Industry Electronics China may restrict exports of Nokia and Ericsson equipment if EU countries ban Huawei Both companies depend on China to manufacture telecom equipment By Adrian Potoroaca, July 20, 2020, 8:27 PM 36 comments
Hardware Industry Huawei won't get any more TSMC chips after September Another nail in the coffin? By Isaiah Mayersen, July 19, 2020, 10:13 AM 64 comments
Industry Hardware Huawei has spent billions on a two-year stockpile of American chips But obviously, there are reasons why companies don't want to stockpile tech By Isaiah Mayersen, May 31, 2020, 10:03 AM 40 comments
Industry Hardware TSMC has halted new orders from Huawei in response to new US export controls A huge blow to Huawei that China considers an "unreasonable suppression" By Adrian Potoroaca, May 18, 2020, 12:14 PM 17 comments
Industry Electronics China may be considering restrictions against US chipmakers amid renewed Huawei ban The new wars are fought with silicon By Adrian Potoroaca, May 15, 2020, 8:42 PM 44 comments
Security Industry US urges European countries to tap Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for their 5G needs The trade war is still very much alive By Adrian Potoroaca, February 19, 2020, 9:08 PM 30 comments
Industry Trade agreement between US and China means no price rise for next-gen consoles Thankfully By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2020, 10:11 AM 13 comments
Industry Apple Trump's trade deal with China means no iPhone price increase The iPhone 11 Pro could have become $150 more expensive By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2019, 5:20 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Industry China to replace all foreign hardware and software at government and public institutions by 2022 Beijing's "3-5-2" policy plans to phase out foreign tech suppliers in favor of local alternatives over the next three years By Humza Aamir, December 9, 2019, 8:20 AM 11 comments
Industry The Trump Administration vows 100 percent tariffs on $2.4 billion of French products over digital services tax US officials think the new legislation is unfair towards American companies By Adrian Potoroaca, December 3, 2019, 12:54 PM 31 comments
Industry Hardware The RISC-V standards body is moving to Switzerland over fear of US trade restrictions The US is putting a lot of pressure on the silicon industry By Adrian Potoroaca, November 26, 2019, 4:06 PM
Industry The US says it's starting to process applications for licenses to sell tech to Huawei The trade ban is still in effect for over a hundred non-US affiliates on the entity list By Adrian Potoroaca, November 21, 2019, 7:39 AM
Industry US will allow some companies to deal with Huawei "very shortly" US-China relationships could be improving By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2019, 7:05 AM
Industry Hardware China establishes $29B fund to wean itself off of US semiconductors The fund will help finance Beijing's domestic semiconductor efforts By Eric Hamilton, October 30, 2019, 2:35 PM 17 comments
Industry Tech Culture US tariffs on Chinese goods will cost between $300 to $1,000 per household Laptops and phones won't be affected until mid-December By Adrian Potoroaca, September 3, 2019, 6:58 AM 28 comments
Google Mobile Google is reportedly looking to shift Pixel production from China to Vietnam An old Nokia factory in Bac Ninh will be converted to further Google's hardware ambitions By Humza Aamir, August 30, 2019, 6:50 AM
Industry Car Tech Tesla is reportedly planning to increase EV prices in China on August 30 Further price hikes could follow By Cohen Coberly, August 26, 2019, 3:14 PM
Industry Apple Tim Cook and President Trump discuss implications of the trade war on Apple Cupertino might be given some tariff relief considering the trade war puts rival Samsung in a better position By Humza Aamir, August 19, 2019, 8:19 AM 24 comments
Industry Electronics Smartwatches, smart speakers, and bluetooth headphones will be hit with 10 percent Chinese import tax Bad news for Apple and other tech giants By Cohen Coberly, August 13, 2019, 3:43 PM
Industry Trump administration puts Huawei licenses on hold as China tensions increase It looks like the easing of Huawei restrictions isn't going to happen anytime soon By Rob Thubron, August 9, 2019, 6:57 AM 13 comments
Industry Trump announces an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports It will go into effect on September 1 By Cohen Coberly, August 1, 2019, 4:47 PM 45 comments
Mobile Industry Your next iPhone might come from Vietnam as manufacturers seek to avoid trade war fallout Vietnam could become the next epicenter for consumer electronics manufacturing By Adrian Potoroaca, July 31, 2019, 5:49 PM 32 comments
Industry Sony says its PlayStation consoles could get more expensive if China tariffs are expanded Both the PS4 and PS5 would be affected By Rob Thubron, July 31, 2019, 7:20 AM 15 comments
Software Industry GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Crimea Developers in the affected countries will get very limited access By Adrian Potoroaca, July 29, 2019, 12:20 PM
Industry Huawei lays off over 600 workers from its Futurewei subsidiary in the U.S. The trade war has essentially frozen the research arm By Adrian Potoroaca, July 23, 2019, 4:04 PM 8 comments