Covid-19 issues in China are still hampering manufacturing of Apple's iPhone. But production is beginning to catch up to demand for the more-expensive Pro models, analysts and people involved in the supply chain say. The iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at about $1,100 and is integral to Apple's strategy of increasing revenue when growth in the overall global smartphone market is slowing.
The CES is set to return in 2023 after being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in previous years. This year, it is expected to focus on a range of products, including new laptops and 2-in-1s from Lenovo, Asus, HP, Dell, and others, as well as gaming laptops with new GPU releases from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.
In terms of AV (audio-visual) technology, CES is expected to showcase new televisions from LG, Samsung, Sony, TCL, and Vizio, as well as soundbars and headphones. The gaming sector is expected to feature new virtual reality (VR) technology from HTC and new gaming laptops from Alienware and LG. There will also be new home appliances, such as refrigerators and washing machines, and an increased focus on home security systems.
CES has become a key event for automakers, particularly in relation to the electric vehicle (EV) revolution, with companies such as Ram, Stellantis, and Mercedes showcasing new EVs and mobility concepts, including eVTOLs and hydrogen-powered carcopters.
Mickey Mouse's 1928 short film will lose copyright protection at the end of next year. Disney has no copyright recourse, as long as the filmmaker adheres to the 1926 material. Disney pushed so hard for an extension of copyright protections in 1998 that the result was derisively nicknamed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
Kraken is closing its cryptocurrency exchange services in Japan as the company restructures to navigate the fallout from this year’s meltdown in digital assets. Payward Asia Inc., which operates Kraken services in Tokyo, will shutter the exchange business on Jan. 31, according to an announcement Wednesday from the firm in a Japanese government publication. The company plans to ask clients to transfer their crypto token holdings into different wallets or exchange them into fiat currencies.
Rocketing electricity prices are increasing the cost of driving electric vehicles in Europe, in some cases making them more expensive to run than gas-powered models—a change that could threaten the continent’s electric transition. Electricity prices have soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in some cases eliminating the cost advantage at the pump that EVs have enjoyed. In some cases, the cost difference between driving both types of cars 100 miles has become negligible. In others, EVs have become more expensive to fuel than equivalent gasoline-powered cars.
IBM is one of only two tech companies valued at $50 billion or more to generate positive returns in 2022. The Nasdaq is closing out its worst year since 2008. High gas prices, soaring inflation and the Federal Reserve’s steady pace of rate increases have punished growth stocks.
2022 has come to an end, and with it a year full of video games news. A lot went on in the gaming space this year, with the industry seeing waves of acquisitions, the rise and fall of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, some game releases that took the world by storm and a casting choice for a video game movie that we all came together to dunk on.
The oversupply marks a sharp turnaround from a global shortage during two years of supercharged demand. Consumer appetite for electronics has weakened against a backdrop of rising interest rates, a falling stock market and recession fears. Chip inventories are swelling, mirroring what is happening in the wider economy where retailers are stuck with goods on their shelves and producers of a range of products in high demand early in the pandemic now face a glut.
South Korean authorities believe North Korean hackers targeted 892 foreign policy experts. The efforts focused on members of think tanks and academics, dating back to April. The attacks began with spear phishing emails, often claiming to be from figures in South Koreas political system. The ploy, while not particularly sophisticated, was enough to fool at least a handful of victims.
Huawei has confirmed its breakthrough in making a light source component used in EUV lithography systems. EUV machines are required for making high-end processors on sub-10nm nodes. EUv machines are not easy to manufacture, because there are more than 100,000 components.
Amazon Prime Video has got the rights to stream Premier League games. The streaming platform has snatched away the Boxing Day games’ streaming rights from Sky and BT Sports. Prime Video members will get free access to the Premier League matches. The Amazon Prime membership costs 8.99 Pound sterling per month in the UK.