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China’s Restrictions on Rare Earth Mineral Exports to Reportedly Adversely Impact Supply Chain Jobs in India
China’s continued restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals could reportedly have a negative impact on India’s consumer tech supply chain job market. In 2023, the Chinese government imposed stricter export controls over seven rare earth minerals due to the ongoing tariff war and trade-related tensions. Notably, these restrictions are pl...
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Apple and Alibaba's AI Rollout in China Said to Be Delayed by Trump's Trade War
Apple and Alibaba's rollout of artificial intelligence services in China is being delayed by a Beijing regulator. Industry analysts have pointed to the absence of advanced AI features - a key selling point in latest-generation smartphones - as a significant disadvantage for Apple in the Chinese market.
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In Over 2 Years Of War, Russia And Ukraine Are Also Fighting Fake News
Disinformation and propaganda, long mainstays of war, have been digitally supercharged in the battle for Ukraine, the biggest conflict the world has seen since the advent of smartphones and social media.
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Xiaomi SU7 Deliveries Set to Begin in China Amid Brutal Price War
Xiaomi SU7 (Speed Ultra 7) deliveries will begin this month, according to the company. The smartphone maker said that it has 59 stores in 29 cities in China that will take orders for the electric vehicle that is claimed to be capable of delivering acceleration speeds faster than Tesla and Porsche's EVs.
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'Semiconductor Wars': Why the US and China Are Fighting Over Chips
The United States has moved to block China's access to the most advanced semiconductors and the equipment and talent needed to make them in recent months, citing national security. China has dismissed those concerns, accusing the United States of "technological terrorism" and unfairly hindering its economic growth.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Allow Smartphones to Directly Connect to Starlink Broadband in Coming Years: Report
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is working to provide its Starlink satellite broadband internet directly to smartphones. The company received a go-ahead to launch 7,500 new Starlink satellites over the next 10 years, expanding its satellite fleet in low-Earth orbit to over 10,000.
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Ukraine Proves Value Of IT In War, Says Google Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt
Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, said Monday.
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Google Play Games Beta Brings Support for ‘Seamless’ Android Gaming to Windows PCs
Google Play Games is now available in limited beta for Windows PCs and laptops, allowing gamers to bring their favourite games to larger screens with mouse and keyboard input support. The service will allow syncing of progress and achievements across smartphone, tablet and mobile, according to Google. Gamers will also be able to collect Google Play...
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5G’s Arrival Tees Up Patent Fights in Market Set to Grow 12,000 Percent
Battles unfolding on several continents over who profits from connected cars, smart homes, and robotic surgery may dwarf the size and scope of the tech industry’s first worldwide patent war – the one over smartphones.
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Huawei's Chip Supply and Growth Affected by US Sanctions, Richard Yu Says
A Huawei executive says that recent US sanctions against the company have caused a shortage of computer chips for the company, hurting the growth of its smartphone business.
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Huawei Says Will Launch Harmony OS on Smartphones Next Year
Huawei Technologies plans to introduce its Harmony operating system, seen as the company's best bet, to replace Google's Android mobile operating system, on to smartphones next year, the head of its consumer business group said on Thursday
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Cyclone Nisarga: Vodafone Idea Readies Mobile DGs, War Rooms to Maintain Connectivity
Vodafone Idea has arranged for mobile DGs, vehicles are kept ready at key locations, and War Rooms have been created to monitor the network 24x7.
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Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Realme X2 Star Wars Edition Launching Alongside Realme Buds Air and Realme XT 730G on December 17, Flipkart Teases
Realme X2 Star Wars Edition is coming to India. A dedicated page for the smartphone has been spotted on Flipkart, teasing at the arrival of the phone.
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Global Smartphone Shipments May Decline in 2019 Thanks to US-China Trade War: Canalys
Canalys slashed its forecast for the global smartphone market by over 3 percent amid the US government's decision to ban businesses from working with Huawei.
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China’s Restrictions on Rare Earth Mineral Exports to Reportedly Adversely Impact Supply Chain Jobs in India
China’s continued restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals could reportedly have a negative impact on India’s consumer tech supply chain job market. In 2023, the Chinese government imposed stricter export controls over seven rare earth minerals due to the ongoing tariff war and trade-related tensions. Notably, these restrictions are pl...
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Apple and Alibaba's AI Rollout in China Said to Be Delayed by Trump's Trade War
Apple and Alibaba's rollout of artificial intelligence services in China is being delayed by a Beijing regulator. Industry analysts have pointed to the absence of advanced AI features - a key selling point in latest-generation smartphones - as a significant disadvantage for Apple in the Chinese market.
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In Over 2 Years Of War, Russia And Ukraine Are Also Fighting Fake News
Disinformation and propaganda, long mainstays of war, have been digitally supercharged in the battle for Ukraine, the biggest conflict the world has seen since the advent of smartphones and social media.
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Xiaomi SU7 Deliveries Set to Begin in China Amid Brutal Price War
Xiaomi SU7 (Speed Ultra 7) deliveries will begin this month, according to the company. The smartphone maker said that it has 59 stores in 29 cities in China that will take orders for the electric vehicle that is claimed to be capable of delivering acceleration speeds faster than Tesla and Porsche's EVs.
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'Semiconductor Wars': Why the US and China Are Fighting Over Chips
The United States has moved to block China's access to the most advanced semiconductors and the equipment and talent needed to make them in recent months, citing national security. China has dismissed those concerns, accusing the United States of "technological terrorism" and unfairly hindering its economic growth.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Allow Smartphones to Directly Connect to Starlink Broadband in Coming Years: Report
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is working to provide its Starlink satellite broadband internet directly to smartphones. The company received a go-ahead to launch 7,500 new Starlink satellites over the next 10 years, expanding its satellite fleet in low-Earth orbit to over 10,000.
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Ukraine Proves Value Of IT In War, Says Google Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt
Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, said Monday.
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Google Play Games Beta Brings Support for ‘Seamless’ Android Gaming to Windows PCs
Google Play Games is now available in limited beta for Windows PCs and laptops, allowing gamers to bring their favourite games to larger screens with mouse and keyboard input support. The service will allow syncing of progress and achievements across smartphone, tablet and mobile, according to Google. Gamers will also be able to collect Google Play...
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5G’s Arrival Tees Up Patent Fights in Market Set to Grow 12,000 Percent
Battles unfolding on several continents over who profits from connected cars, smart homes, and robotic surgery may dwarf the size and scope of the tech industry’s first worldwide patent war – the one over smartphones.
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Huawei's Chip Supply and Growth Affected by US Sanctions, Richard Yu Says
A Huawei executive says that recent US sanctions against the company have caused a shortage of computer chips for the company, hurting the growth of its smartphone business.
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Huawei Says Will Launch Harmony OS on Smartphones Next Year
Huawei Technologies plans to introduce its Harmony operating system, seen as the company's best bet, to replace Google's Android mobile operating system, on to smartphones next year, the head of its consumer business group said on Thursday
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Cyclone Nisarga: Vodafone Idea Readies Mobile DGs, War Rooms to Maintain Connectivity
Vodafone Idea has arranged for mobile DGs, vehicles are kept ready at key locations, and War Rooms have been created to monitor the network 24x7.
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Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Realme X2 Star Wars Edition Launching Alongside Realme Buds Air and Realme XT 730G on December 17, Flipkart Teases
Realme X2 Star Wars Edition is coming to India. A dedicated page for the smartphone has been spotted on Flipkart, teasing at the arrival of the phone.
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Global Smartphone Shipments May Decline in 2019 Thanks to US-China Trade War: Canalys
Canalys slashed its forecast for the global smartphone market by over 3 percent amid the US government's decision to ban businesses from working with Huawei.
