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We roundup the Wi-FI 6E routers, with Asus' model is launching as soon as this month.
Ars Technica
Also, the charging port might be retired.
Ars Technica
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday said the global lender needed more resources to help heavily indebted countries, citing a highly uncertain global economic outlook and a growing divergence between rich and poor countries.
Reuters
Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong is going back to prison, casting the future of leadership at the massive tech company in doubt.
CNN
The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pay for news sourced from local media outlets.
Reuters
Samsung has slashed prices of its Galaxy S21 lineup, but will that give it an edge over the iPhone 12 family?
CNET
The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Reuters
China's economy grew more than expected last year, even as the rest of the world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN
Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing.
Reuters
The Trump administration has added smartphone giant Xiaomi to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies.
CNBC
Samsung is giving itself wiggle room with how it moves forward
The Verge
The UK-based chip designer, which dominates smartphones, now is trying to fix lackluster PC performance.
CNET
Alphabet-owned Google announced Thursday it's completed its acquisition of Fitbit.
CNBC
Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should "prepare for the worst" and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations, European business groups said.
Reuters
Tech will be used in laptops, phones, cars, and more.
Ars Technica
Senior Trump administration officials had been mulling plans to add the tech giants to a list of firms with alleged Chinese military links
South China Morning Post
The two companies first announced a partnership in 2019.
engadget
12 Jan 2021
Microsoft's new Surface Pro 7+ for Business is not available to consumers, at least for now.
CNBC
One expert said that the new rules, especially around data, are part of China's broader effort to become a "technological superpower."
CNBC
Qualcomm's new in-screen reader is 77 percent larger and 50 percent faster.
Ars Technica
Today, TCL is announcing a trio of Android tablets to be released over the next few months, including a model using a NXTPAPER display, their competitor to color E Ink.
9to5Google
The Korean giant adjusted to the new reality of 2020. This year, it needs to be bolder and it all starts this week.
CNET
The so-called "lighter than air" laptops will be available in January.
engadget
It starts at $1,149.99
The Verge
Micron on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates as a global shift to remote work and a recent uptick in 5G smartphone adoption drove demand for its chips.
Reuters
Samsung predicts its profits rose nearly 26% last quarter. That suggests demand for many of its products has kept up during the coronavirus pandemic even as it faces tough competition in the smartphone market.
CNN
The shares of Alibaba and Tencent fell after a Wall Street Journal report said the Trump administration could be about to add the Chinese tech giants to a U.S. blacklist.
CNBC
South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Friday it was in early, unspecified talks with Apple after a local broadcaster said the pair were discussing an electric car and b
Reuters
Verizon will kick off the show with a keynote on 5G. And while not officially part of CES, Samsung will cap things off by introducing its 5G-enabled Galaxy S21 line.
CNET
Tencent along with a number of investors including CITIC, CICC Capital and Primavera invested 1.8 billion yuan ($278.5 million) in Shanghai-headquartered Enflame Technology.
CNBC
Huawei this year will likely see slower 5G business and push further into software, while hoping its smartphones get a reprieve from U.S. sanctions which last year struck the chip-reliant heart of its group, analysts said.
Reuters
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf is retiring this year, the company just announced.
CNBC
Alibaba founder Jack Ma is lying low, but not missing, CNBC's David Faber reported Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
CNBC
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month.
Reuters
The chipset's headline feature is its X51 5G and LTE modem.
engadget
A notable milestone but not a huge change
The Verge
Activity in China's factory sector rose in December as the world's second-largest economy sustained its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, a business survey showed on Monday, however, increasing cost pressures slowed the pace of expansion.
CNBC
The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer plans to delist three Chinese telecommunications giants: China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom.
CNBC
Microsoft is 'working as hard as we can' to increase Xbox Series X/S stock
Tech Radar
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