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Sony Group might spin off the Semiconductor division into a separate business entity, Bloomberg reports. According to people familiar with the matter, the Japanese company is considering distributing the bulk of the chip business to shareholders, retaining a minority stake after the spinoff.
The change might occur as soon as this year, but deliberations are still ongoing, especially given the volatility of markets in the wake of US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Sony is following the suggestion
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Huawei’s Pura series has become the de facto breeding ground for the brand’s latest camera developments, and the Pura 80 Ultra offers the most capable setup to date. This year's headlining factor is a massive 1/1.28-inch periscope telephoto sensor attached to two lenses. Huawei managed to integrate an intricate moving mechanism that shifts between the two lenses. You get 3.7x and 9.4x optical zoom with sensor-shift OIS between the two... Read more ›
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Huawei has introduced its next generation Pura 80 series – they flaunt 1” sensors, more processing power, bigger batteries, improved satellite communication and more. Note that there are four new models and we will cover the first three here, the Ultra model is discussed in a separate post. The Huawei Pura 80 is the smallest of the family with a flat 6.6” display (1,256 x 2,760px). Advancing battery tech gives... Read more ›
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Honor is rumored to be skipping the number 4 and going from the Magic V3 which launched last year to the Magic V5 which we're expecting in a few weeks (blame tetraphobia). Now a new rumor out of China purportedly shares the Magic V5's colorways, and one stands out - gold. It used to be all the rage many years ago, then it fell out of fashion, and while you... Read more ›
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Yesterday we heard that Google is preparing a new Pixelsnap brand for magnetic accessories for its upcoming Pixel 10 devices, and we got all excited assuming that meant the phones would have the magnets built-in like iPhones. Today a new rumor contradicts that, saying that Google's basically doing what a lot of other Android device makers have done - supporting Qi2 but with the magnets in cases, not the phones... Read more ›
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RedMagic is changing course and leaving LCD behind for its latest gaming tablet. It also opted for a smaller form factor and brought the same performance hardware that powers the RedMagic 10S Pro. RedMagic Tablet 3 Pro The RedMagic Tablet 3 Pro launches in China at midnight and will be available for the global market from July 1 – but note that internationally the tablet will sell under the name... Read more ›
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Qualcomm announced it has reached an agreement to acquire British chip design firm Alphawave Semi in a deal that’s reportedly valued at $2.4 billion. The deal will play a key role in Qualcomm’s growth across the data center market while complementing its Oryon mobile CPU and Hexagon NPU development. Alphawave also holds key IP across custom silicon chips, AI and connectivity products. It also has “industry-leading high-speed connectivity solutions” for... Read more ›
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Huawei unveiled the Watch 5 internationally at a dedicated press event in Berlin (recorded here). This year, there is no Pro variant, so the Watch 5 is the company's current flagship wearable. It's compatible with both iOS and Android and there are models with eSIM support too if you'd like to go out without your phone. It's hard to innovate in the wearable space where the feature set has reached... Read more ›
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