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TOKYO: Japan has asked some Taiwanese manufacturers to cooperate in an alternative production of semiconductors, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said on Tuesday, after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp was hit by a fire this month. “We are in communication with several manufacturing equipment makers (in Taiwan) to speed up procurement,” Kajiyama told […]

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (OTC: SSNLF) Austin, Texas chip plant production had returned to near-normal levels last week after over a month of global chip capacity crunch led interruption, Reuters reports. Samsung and other chipmakers with production facilities in the area had to shut down operations due to severe weather on Feb. 16, further intensifying the crisis. Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) 5G

SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has formally entered the automotive industry with a new smart electric vehicle (EV) business, the company announced on Tuesday in a filing. The firm will initially invest 10 billion yuan ($1.52 billion) in the wholly-owned subsidiary, with a total investment goal of $10 billion over the next ten years.

New Delhi: Microsoft on Tuesday said it has helped over 30 lakh people in India gain access to digital skills amid Covid-19 when hundreds and thousands of students and laid-off workers turned to online courses to better prepare themselves for the job market. Globally, the company has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries

Cupertino (California): Apple on Tuesday announced that it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 7-11, in an all-online format. Free for all developers, WWDC21 will offer unique insight into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. “We love bringing our developers together each year at WWDC to learn about

By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK: Spotify Inc said on Tuesday it has purchased Betty Labs, the company behind sports-focused social audio app Locker Room, to accelerate its move into live audio. New voice-based platforms, including invite-only social app Clubhouse, have seen rapid growth in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Locker Room, launched in October

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New Delhi: Chinese smartphone brand POCO on Tuesday unveiled its latest smartphone X3 Pro in India that will be available on Flipkart in two storage variants from April 6. The smartphone with 6GB+128GB storage variant is priced at Rs 18,999 and the 8GB+128GB variant will be available for Rs 20,999 in three colour variants —

Scientists have discovered a way to power wearable devices using radio waves sent from microwaves, Wi-Fi connections, and other machines. The researchers, led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, a professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, developed a stretchable wideband antenna system made up of two metal antennas integrated onto conductive graphene

By Paresh Dave Google‘s Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors, the company announced on Tuesday. Google, an Alphabet Inc unit, said the feature would launch later this year in the U.S. and eventually reach other countries as part of