5G will finally get its U.S. closeup with the expected debut of Apple's next iPhone on Tuesday. But the blazing speeds promised will not materialize for most people.

The Galaxy A42 5G is Samsung's latest mid-range offering

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Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment.

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India on Tuesday said it was approving incentives under a federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production to 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron.

The House Judiciary subcommittee released a report on Tuesday that said that Apple has "monopoly power" over software distribution on iPhones.

Apple just announced a product launch event on Oct. 13 where it's expected to reveal the next iPhone model.

A 16-month congressional investigation into Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook has found that the tech giants hold "monopoly power" in key business segments and have abused their dominance in the marketplace, in a full-throated condemnation of the giants.

Anticipations are high for South Korea's electronics industry to announce earnings surprises for the third quarter, despite initial worries about the impact of COVID-19, according to industry sources Monday.

Sony and chipmaker Kioxia are seeking US approval to export semiconductors to Huawei Technologies despite Washington's imposition of sanctions on the Chinese telecom giant, sources familiar with the situation said Monday.

Nokia has signed 17 new 5G commercial deals since Q2 earnings announcement. With these wins, the company now has 100 commercial 5G deals with individual customers and a total of 160 commercial 5G engagements, including paid trials.

While Micron's solid report card didn't exactly come as a surprise, it was nonetheless a positive end to the fiscal year. There's work to be done to get back to record sales and profits, but 2020 at least brought an end to a year-and-a-half-long memory chip industry slump and a return to growth.

Japan's Sony and memory chipmaker Kioxia have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei, Nikkei reported on Sunday.

Chinese technology giants have seen their businesses thrive during the coronavirus pandemic in areas from health care to cloud computing.

Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in equipment used in the UK's telecoms networks despite previous complaints, an official report says.

Telecoms company Huawei is part of China's surveillance state, complicit in human rights abuses, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday, as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifth-generation (5G) networks.

China's official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) for the month of September came in at 51.5 as compared to 51.0 in August, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics.

Amazon's latest effort to speed up shopping trips lets you pay with the palm of your hand at some of its stores.

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Japan's NTT said it is looking at taking full control of its wireless carrier business in a deal that could be worth around 4 trillion yen ($38 billion) and pave the way for price cuts in the sector.

Huawei Technologies has built up stakes in Chinese semiconductor companies and other tech businesses as the world's largest telecoms equipment maker bolsters its supply chain in the face of pressure from the United States.

A report today suggests that Apple might be making South Korea a priority target for the iPhone 12, with this year's models to go on sale there earlier than usual - or at least, at an earlier point in the rollout.

Google said Monday it will enforce rules that require app developers distributing Android software on the Google Play Store to use its in-app payment system.

The European Commission plans to appeal against a ruling that Apple does not have to pay 13bn euros (瞿11.6bn) in back taxes to Ireland.

Samsung Electronics has signed up Verizon as its first customer in the United States for its 5G products to increase indoor coverage, weeks after winning a $6.64 billion order for telecom equipment from the mobile network operator.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 users are about to get access to a major new feature.

Intel is aiming to create an ecosystem for industrial IoT, which will be enabled by 5G.

Microsoft will offer a new service called Azure Orbital that connects satellites directly to its cloud computing network.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies said on Wednesday its supply chain was under attack from the United States and called on Washington to reconsider its trade restrictions which were hurting suppliers globally.

The deleveraging of China-U.S. supply chains and protectionism on both sides of the Pacific will only drive up costs and limit the flow of ideas, the chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Wednesday.

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Old chips, new tricks

It's Microsoft's turn to feed the Xbox Series X shopping frenzy, after retailers opened up Sony's PlayStation 5 preorders last week. Demand for the video game systems is off-the-charts, but ordering either console has been a difficult experience for many gamers.

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Boasting 20% faster system performance and 19% faster web application performance compared to the 10th Gen.

The need for larger rechargeable batteries and more energy storage for 5G technology is expected to significantly boost demand for cobalt over coming years and potentially pit the sector against electric vehicle makers.

The Australian operation of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies said it would continue to cut staff numbers and investment in the country amid strained relations between Beijing and Canberra.

AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh said Apple's 5G iPhones, likely to be announced in October, may not be the frenzy some are expecting, as certain consumers choose to stick with 4G LTE service.