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Jul 27

Samsung, LG Display chiefs talk 2H26 memory headwinds and OLED push

Samsung Display's (SDC) and LG Display's (LGD) presidents told media at the K-Display 2026 show that memory-related cost pressure will persist into the second half of 2026, even as both companies step up OLED investment and technology development to defend competitiveness through differentiation and customer-focused strategies.

Apple reportedly delays smart glasses launch to late 2027 due to privacy risks

Jul 27

Nokia says AI spending is driving optical networking demand

Jul 27

India roundup: India accelerates electronics and space ambitions as manufacturing and market shifts reshape its tech ecosystem

Jul 27

Apple prepares sweeping Mac refresh, betting on AI-driven demand

Jul 24

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MOBILE DEVICESQualcomm chip price hike to squeeze China's Android makers on two fronts

Jul 28, 13:57

China's smartphone brands are bracing for a new round of cost pressure after Qualcomm reportedly notified customers of double-digit percentage price increases on products shipped from September 1—a move that compounds already rising memory and materials costs hitting the Android supply chain.

MOBILE DEVICESSamsung trims Z Fold8 display module 10% using Flex Titanium

Jul 28, 13:57

Samsung Electronics has introduced Flex Titanium technology in its next-generation foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra, cutting display module thickness by 10% to make room for a larger battery and improve user experience. According to ZDNet Korea, Samsung is applying the technology to these two models for the first time.

MOBILE COMPONENTSSK Hynix enters LPDDR6 production race with Xiaomi first in line

Jul 28, 12:12

SK Hynix reportedly plans to begin mass production and shipments of LPDDR6 in the second half of 2026, with Xiaomi expected to become its first customer for mobile devices. Industry sources said an early LPDDR6 launch would strengthen SK Hynix's position in premium mobile DRAM and lay the groundwork for expansion into AI server memory.

MOBILE DEVICESSamsung eyes Chinese DRAM sourcing to cut costs, expand budget-phone share in China

Jul 28, 11:37

Samsung Electronics is evaluating the use of lower-cost Chinese DRAM in some smartphones as it seeks to offset rising component costs and regain momentum in China's highly competitive budget handset market.

MOBILE DEVICESApple, Micron's clash over CXMT puts White House in the middle

Jul 28, 07:54

Apple and Micron are fighting over whether the smartphone maker can buy memory chips from Chinese manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for non-US devices, a move opposed by Micron. Both companies are lobbying the administration of US President Donald Trump, which could force him to make an uncomfortable choice between his goals of cheaper prices or domestic chip production.

MOBILE DEVICESQualcomm expands Galaxy AI partnership as Samsung adopts Snapdragon across new device lineup

Jul 25

Qualcomm is expanding the reach of its Snapdragon platform across Samsung Electronics' Galaxy ecosystem, with Samsung's latest foldable smartphones, smartwatches and next-generation smart glasses all powered by Snapdragon processors. The move highlights the two companies' growing focus on on-device AI and seamless cross-device experiences.

TELECOM SERVICE, INFRASTRUCTUREChunghwa Telecom urges Taiwan to integrate low-altitude communications into key infrastructure

Jul 25

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has called on the Taiwan government to build low-altitude communications into national critical infrastructure planning as drones move toward beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and large-scale operations for defense, disaster relief, logistics, and infrastructure inspections.

TELECOM SERVICE, INFRASTRUCTUREAMD advances telecom AI with AT&T and Microsoft

Jul 24

AMD unveiled a next-generation open-source telecom large language model (LLM), OTel 2.0, with AT&T and Microsoft at its Advancing AI 2026 conference, completing a training pipeline of more than 1 trillion tokens. AT&T used AMD Instinct GPUs and Microsoft Azure Foundry compute for post-training, pushing the Open Telco AI initiative from proof of concept toward commercial deployment.

MOBILE DEVICESRealme exits China smartphone market, Oppo hands domestic focus to OnePlus

Jul 24

Realme has stopped producing smartphones for China and will launch no new models there, ending its domestic expansion as parent company Oppo consolidates overlapping brands and redirects resources overseas.

MOBILE DEVICESAI memory crunch hits smartphones and PCs, splitting winners from losers

Jul 24

AI-driven memory demand is raising smartphone and PC costs, weakening mass-market sales and widening the gap between premium brands and manufacturers reliant on lower-priced devices.

MOBILE DEVICESTranssion raises phone prices to offset memory-chip inflation and weaker shipments

Jul 23

Transsion Holdings, Africa's largest smartphone vendor, expects revenue and profit to rise sharply in the first half of 2026 after higher handset prices offset weaker unit sales and rising memory-chip costs.

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