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Microsoft on Tuesday launched two models of its Xbox gaming console, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games.
Reuters
Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba plunged 8.86% by Wednesday afternoon in Asia, while Tencent dropped 5.38%. Smartphone maker Xiaomi also declined 5.73% and Meituan fell 7.47%. JD.com also saw its stock plummet 8.11%.
CNBC
Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Reuters
One of MSI's main manufacturing plants in China catches fire, could have a bad effect on MSI products going into next year.
TweakTown
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW boasts a big screen and clever camera tech.
engadget
We've never seen an Arm chip do what Apple is about to try on Macs
The Verge
Billionaire tycoon Masayoshi Son's huge bets in recent months on listed tech stocks didn't pay off.
CNN
The vaccine is more than 90% effective, and will not be widely available until next year, but stocks surged on the view that earnings for a broad group of companies will be revised higher.
CNBC
The Chinese semiconductor industry will maintain 'sound and continuous' growth and achieve partial self-reliance over time, according to KPMG
South China Morning Post
Shares in Japan hit a near 30-year high on Monday, the first day of trading following news that Joe Biden had won the US presidential election. The Nikkei 225 closed up 2.1% at a level not seen since 1991.
BBC News
Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
CNBC
As the country awaits the outcome of the US presidential election, Corporate America is watching closely, especially Silicon Valley.
CNN
And probably delayed once again
Techradar
Blame it on Sprint
The Verge
SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, said it expected inventory build-up by Huawei's competitors in China to boost mobile demand in the current quarter, but its mainstay server demand would remain week.
Reuters
China's Lenovo Group, the world's biggest PC maker, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said it is continuing to benefit from "new normal" remote working after COVID-19.
Reuters
Ant Group's highly anticipated IPO has been suspended following a meeting between the company's billionaire co-founder Jack Ma and regulators in China, an abrupt move that threatens what was due to be the largest share sale in history.
CNN
Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business Division is planning to supply its smartphone application processor (AP) Exynos to Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo in 2021.
BusinessKorea
Desktop Macs with Apple Silicon will come at a later date.
engadget
Yes, it's building up hype for an Exynos.
engadget
It wouldn't help the company's phone business, however.
engadget
On Saturday, the China's official manufacturing PMI fell slightly to 51.4 in October from 51.5 in September, but continued to show strong activity
South China Morning Post
Apple One lets people pay for Apple's premium services with one monthly payment.
CNBC
Telecom equipment maker Nokia cut its full-year profit and margin forecasts on Thursday, sending its shares tumbling 13% as the Finnish company's new chief executive overhauled its strategy to win the 5G race.
Reuters
For the fourth quarter, Amazon forecast operating income to fall between $1 billion and $4.5 billion, assuming about $4 billion of costs tied to Covid-19.
CNBC
China's Omnivision also gets permit but smartphone maker's supply woes not over
Nikkei Asian Review
There's much to celebrate about Thursday's GDP report, which showed the US economy grew at a record annualized rate of 33.1% during the third quarter.
CNN
Whoop has closed a $100 million Series E Financing round, valuing the company at $1.2 billion.
CNBC
Ted Cruz yelled. His Democratic colleague Brian Schatz called the hearing in which he was speaking "a sham." Committee chair Roger Wicker couldn't pronounce the last name of Google's CEO. Just another day on Capitol Hill for Big Tech.
CNN
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it expects fourth-quarter profit to fall due to weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition, after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years in the third quarter.
Reuters
Sony raised its annual profit outlook amid strong demand for gaming and ahead of the launch of its PlayStation 5 console next month.
CNBC
Immersive Home Platform-based nodes could flood your home with gigabit WiFi.
engadget
Apple will be using a superpowered version of the A14 chips used inside the iPhone 12, a report claims.
Computerworld
The tech could help the company improve its Photos, TV and News apps and more.
engadget
Samsung Electronics' display unit has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain display panel products to Huawei, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Reuters
Unlike the first Nord, the N10 5G and N100 will eventually release in the US
The Verge
Apple plans to launch two new models of AirPods next year, Bloomberg reported.
CNBC
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived at a Canada courtroom on Monday for the first of five days of witness testimony, the latest round of hearings as Canada seeks to extradite her to the United States on charges of bank fraud.
Reuters
Battery life is up to five hours with ANC on and up to seven with it off
The Verge
For the first nine months of the year, revenue totaled 671.3 billion yuan ($98.57 billion), up 9.9% from the 610.8 billion yuan reported in the same period last year.
CNBC
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