https://www.scmp.com/rss/328831/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Apple, seeking to reverse a decline in Mac and iPad sales, is preparing several new models and upgrades for early next year, according to people familiar with the situation. The effort includes updating the iPad Air, iPad Pro and MacBook Air, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the products have not been announced. The new iPad Air will come in two sizes for the first time, and the Pro model will get OLED screens – short for organic light-emitting diode. The MacBook... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3244175/apple-readies-new-ipads-and-m3-macbook-air-combat-sales-slump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3244175/apple-readies-new-ipads-and-m3-macbook-air-combat-sales-slump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:20:13 +0000 China’s chip design industry is facing a sea of losses this year amid excess competition and a rush into the sector due to Beijing’s focus on greater self-sufficiency, a leading Chinese semiconductor industry expert warned. Wei Shaojun, president of integrated circuit (IC) design at the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), told a forum in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province, on Friday that large swathes of the chip industry would end up in the red this year because of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3241136/china-chip-design-expert-warns-losses-due-industry-overcrowding-says-more-cautious-path-self?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3241136/china-chip-design-expert-warns-losses-due-industry-overcrowding-says-more-cautious-path-self?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Nov 2023 02:00:26 +0000 The earnings of chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have offered more evidence a recovery is gathering pace in the personal computer (PC) market, boding well for an industry that had been grappling with a supply glut after the pandemic. Executives at both the companies talked up the stabilising PC market on earnings calls this week and said they expected the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost growth. “The arrival of the AI PC represents an inflection point in the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3240045/pc-market-recovery-gathers-pace-chip-makers-intel-amd-tout-potential-ai-pc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3240045/pc-market-recovery-gathers-pace-chip-makers-intel-amd-tout-potential-ai-pc?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:28:38 +0000 Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly losses in its chip division, demonstrating the broad fallout from a global downturn dogging the biggest technology firms. The world’s most prolific smartphone and memory chip maker said on Thursday it saw demand for the storage components improving gradually, echoing sentiments SK Hynix executives expressed a day ago. Samsung expects a second-half recovery in smartphones and displays, driven by a Chinese recovery. South Korea’s largest company reported... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3218525/samsung-electronics-posts-record-chip-losses-memory-slump-nears-nadir?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3218525/samsung-electronics-posts-record-chip-losses-memory-slump-nears-nadir?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Apr 2023 03:33:08 +0000 Apple’s personal computer shipments declined by 40.5 per cent in the first quarter, marking a tough start to the year for PC makers still grappling with a glut of unsold inventory. Shipments by all PC makers combined slumped 29 per cent to 56.9 million units – and fell below the levels of early 2019 – as the demand surge driven by pandemic-era remote work evaporated, according to IDC’s latest report. Among the market leaders, Lenovo Group and Dell Technologies registered drops of more than 30... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216567/apple-sees-40-cent-plunge-pc-shipments-steepest-among-top-computer-makers-pandemic-demand-evaporates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216567/apple-sees-40-cent-plunge-pc-shipments-steepest-among-top-computer-makers-pandemic-demand-evaporates?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:25:20 +0000 Samsung Electronics said on Friday it would make a “meaningful” cut to chip production, following the lead of smaller rivals, as it grapples with a sharp global downturn in semiconductor demand that has sent prices plummeting. The unusual output cut by the world’s biggest memory chip maker – with no previous announcement recalled by Samsung officials and analysts – came after it flagged a worse-than-expected 96 per cent plunge in first-quarter profit. Investors brushed off the profit miss,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3216283/samsung-electronics-cut-chip-output-ride-out-downturn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3216283/samsung-electronics-cut-chip-output-ride-out-downturn?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:27:53 +0000 Alphabet’s Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models, saying the systems are both faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems from Nvidia Corp. Google has designed its own custom chip called the Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU. It uses those chips for more than 90 per cent of the company’s work on AI training, the process of feeding data through models to make them useful at tasks such as responding to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3216034/google-says-its-ai-supercomputer-faster-greener-nvidia-a100-chip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3216034/google-says-its-ai-supercomputer-faster-greener-nvidia-a100-chip?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Apr 2023 02:47:12 +0000 Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co on Wednesday unveiled a new range of commercial office products that deepens its push into the enterprise market, as the company continues to diversify its business under the weight of US trade sanctions. Targeted at both government and corporate clients, the new products – including laptop and desktop computers, printers and displays – come with Huawei’s own cloud storage and data protection services, according to the Shenzhen-based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3175076/chinese-telecoms-giant-huawei-deepens-push-enterprise-market-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3175076/chinese-telecoms-giant-huawei-deepens-push-enterprise-market-new?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:18 +0000 A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool – one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft – is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organisations around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice-president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling to patch,” he said, “and all kinds of people scrambling to exploit it.” He said on Friday morning that in the 12 hours since the bug’s existence was disclosed... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3159319/world-scrambles-fix-log4shell-bug-biggest-most?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3159319/world-scrambles-fix-log4shell-bug-biggest-most?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Dec 2021 04:43:27 +0000 Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer maker, maintained its market leader position globally and at home in the third quarter despite a cancelled blockbuster IPO in Shanghai and a debt controversy. The Beijing-based company came ahead of competitors HP, Dell and Apple in the three months ended September 30, having shipped 20.2 million desktops, notebooks and workstations worldwide – a 4.6 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to research firm Canalys. In a separate report... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3157924/lenovo-retains-lead-global-pc-market-after-surprise-withdrawal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3157924/lenovo-retains-lead-global-pc-market-after-surprise-withdrawal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:00:24 +0000 Apple’s sales in Greater China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, almost doubled year-on-year in the quarter ending March, buoyed by strong demand for 5G iPhones and first-time purchases of Mac computers and iPads, said the Cupertino, California-based giant on Wednesday. Revenue in the region climbed 87.5 per cent to US$17.7 billion, Apple’s highest-ever revenue for its fiscal second quarter in Greater China. It accounted for nearly 20 per cent of Apple’s global revenue during the period,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131606/chinese-consumers-push-apple-record-second-quarter-china-thanks-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3131606/chinese-consumers-push-apple-record-second-quarter-china-thanks-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:00:15 +0000 Apple Inc announced on Tuesday a range of new computers, a paid podcasting service and devices for finding lost items, signalling the continued expansion of its once-simple product line into more and more corners of customers’ lives. The new US$30 AirTags, tiny devices that can be attached to items such as keys and wallets to locate them when they are lost, were applauded by analysts as a likely hot-seller that would also keep the company’s more than 1 billion customers locked into its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130373/apple-packs-ipad-pros-faster-chips-slims-imacs-and-jumps-tracking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130373/apple-packs-ipad-pros-faster-chips-slims-imacs-and-jumps-tracking?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:35:48 +0000 US President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push on Monday for his US$2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, telling them that the US should be the world’s computer chip leader. “We need to build the infrastructure of today, not repair the one of yesterday,” he told the group of 19 executives from the technology, chip and automotive industries. “China and the rest of the world is not waiting and there’s no reason Americans should... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3129281/us-needs-invest-be-world-leader-computer-chips-joe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3129281/us-needs-invest-be-world-leader-computer-chips-joe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:38:30 +0000 The United States on Thursday restricted trade with top Chinese supercomputing centres, saying that Beijing’s growing efforts in the field could have military uses that pose dangers. The seven centres or entities were put on the US government’s entity list, which means they require special permission for exports and imports from the United States. “Supercomputing capabilities are vital for the development of many – perhaps almost all – modern weapons and national security systems, such as... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3128842/us-blacklists-seven-chinese-supercomputer-centres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3128842/us-blacklists-seven-chinese-supercomputer-centres?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:42:29 +0000 Steam, the popular online video game mall, is launching a China-only version, but the news has not been greeted with much enthusiasm from Chinese fans.  China tightly regulates the games that get published, and last year the government required all publishers to obtain a special license.  These tight rules left Steam as the only avenue for its 30 million users to access games that have not been approved in China. Gamers are worried that an official Chinese version will spell the doom of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/steam-coming-china-and-fans-are-not-happy/article/3117852?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/steam-coming-china-and-fans-are-not-happy/article/3117852?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:48:45 +0000 Just over a year ago, Google declared it had conquered quantum supremacy, building a supercomputer that could perform an elaborate operation in 200 seconds.  But just as the race for quantum computing looked set to be potentially sealed by the United States, China last week claimed its new prototype had achieved an even bigger breakthrough – and could process a calculation 10 billion times faster than Google’s “Sycamore” machine. Using a process called “Gaussian boson sampling,” researchers said... https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-claims-quantum-breakthrough-build-worlds-fastest-supercomputer/article/3113015?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-claims-quantum-breakthrough-build-worlds-fastest-supercomputer/article/3113015?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:27:09 +0000 While most international travel has come to a halt amid the global spread of the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, an Australian technology company has come up with a smart passenger kiosk that may provide clues about what the future holds for air travel. The portable, cloud-based kiosk, unveiled by Elenium Automation in April, is both a health-screening device and a self-service check-in machine. The new hands-free technology used to assess a passenger’s vital signs – which can also be retrofitted... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/innovation/topics/machine-learning-data-powered-innovations/article/3101899/ML-AI?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/innovation/topics/machine-learning-data-powered-innovations/article/3101899/ML-AI?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:20:06 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS For the second time this year, Computex has announced it will postpone its yearly event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Computex Taipei’s organizers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), originally rescheduled the conference from June to September with plans for live-streamed product launches. But with many countries still under travel restrictions, the organizing team has given up on 2020 altogether.... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3088787/computex-taipei-postponed-again-time-until-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3088787/computex-taipei-postponed-again-time-until-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:02:57 +0000 For the second time this year, Computex has announced it will postpone its yearly event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Computex Taipei’s organizers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), originally rescheduled the conference from June to September with plans for live-streamed product launches. But with many countries still under travel restrictions, the organizing team has given up on 2020 altogether. Computex will focus on next year’s event,... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/computex-taipei-postponed-again-time-until-2021/article/3088730?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/computex-taipei-postponed-again-time-until-2021/article/3088730?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:02:55 +0000 Tao Xiaorong spent a month’s rent to buy her 12-year-old son a used laptop in February, a few weeks after schools in Hong Kong closed and classes went virtual. But their internet service is so spotty that he’s had trouble participating in online classes. “He was very frustrated and used it as an excuse to not study hard,” said Tao, a single mother raising her son on government subsidies in a one-room, 100-square-foot apartment in Sham Shui Po, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. “His exam... https://www.scmp.com/tech/homeschooling-pandemic-highlights-hong-kongs-digital-divide/article/3085297?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/homeschooling-pandemic-highlights-hong-kongs-digital-divide/article/3085297?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2020 12:00:14 +0000 Island-building and farming games such as Nintendo’s hugely popular Animal Crossing and the role-playing game Stardew Valley are having a moment – allowing players to build their own paradise and live off the land – but environmental issues aren’t exactly an important consideration. Players are encouraged to constantly plant more trees, to craft and make their own food, but the available natural resources never run out. Trees will keep producing fruit, oceans never run out of fish, and no matter... https://www.scmp.com/games/asias-new-animal-crossing-knockoff-isnt-china-and-its-all-about-conservation/article/3084934?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/games/asias-new-animal-crossing-knockoff-isnt-china-and-its-all-about-conservation/article/3084934?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 21:00:16 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Ongoing tension with the US is boosting calls within China to reduce dependence on American technology. But it’ll be years before the country can create a homegrown operating system good enough to rival Microsoft Windows. “It will take at least 3, 5 or even 10 years [for us] to truly compete with foreign operating systems,” said Union Tech general manager Liu Wenhuan, who oversees the development of UOS, on Wednesday. The Linux-based system, which looks... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3083351/chinas-homegrown-operating-system-could-take-years-rival-windows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3083351/chinas-homegrown-operating-system-could-take-years-rival-windows?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ongoing tension with the US is boosting calls within China to reduce dependence on American technology. But it’ll be years before the country can create a homegrown operating system good enough to rival Microsoft Windows. “It will take at least 3, 5 or even 10 years [for us] to truly compete with foreign operating systems,” said Union Tech general manager Liu Wenhuan, who oversees the development of UOS, on Wednesday. The Linux-based system, which looks very much like Windows, is marketed as a... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/chinas-homegrown-operating-system-could-take-years-rival-windows/article/3083319?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/chinas-homegrown-operating-system-could-take-years-rival-windows/article/3083319?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2020 09:59:58 +0000 Demand for personal computers (PC) surged in the March quarter as millions of people worked from home amid the coronavirus outbreak but shipments fell due to supply chain disruptions, a new report showed. Global personal computer shipments including desktops, notebooks, and workstations declined 8% year on year to 53.7 million units in the first three months of the year mainly due to supply constraints, according to a report published on Saturday by research firm Canalys. It was the biggest... https://www.scmp.com/tech/pc-makers-struggle-keep-surging-demand-during-coronavirus/article/3079616?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/pc-makers-struggle-keep-surging-demand-during-coronavirus/article/3079616?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:12:42 +0000 Yu Chengdong, chief executive of Huawei's consumer business group, said he expects revenue at the unit to grow this year despite pressure from the coronavirus health crisis, which has hit supply chains and squeezed consumer demand across the world. Yu’s forecast, which was given in an interview with local media on Thursday, came as the Shenzhen-based company launched its latest high-end P40 series of smartphones in China. Besides China, the Google-free smartphone will be available in all markets... https://www.scmp.com/tech/huawei-expects-its-consumer-business-grow-2020-despite-pandemic-and-us-restrictions/article/3079439?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/huawei-expects-its-consumer-business-grow-2020-despite-pandemic-and-us-restrictions/article/3079439?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:00:16 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS China’s homegrown operating systems haven’t made much of a dent on the global stage. Now there’s a Linux-based system that’s aimed at weaning the country off Windows. UOS, or Unified Operating System, hit a new milestone after its first stable release in January: Union Tech’s OS can now boot in 30 seconds on China-made chips. It’s an important step as Chinese tech companies look to reduce their dependence on US-made software and hardware. The struggles... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3075656/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3075656/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:00:13 +0000 China’s homegrown operating systems haven’t made much of a dent on the global stage. Now there’s a Linux-based system that’s aimed at weaning the country off Windows. UOS, or Unified Operating System, hit a new milestone after its first stable release in January: Union Tech’s OS can now boot in 30 seconds on China-made chips. It’s an important step as Chinese tech companies look to reduce their dependence on US-made software and hardware. The struggles of ZTE and Huawei illustrate this clearly:... https://www.scmp.com/tech/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows/article/3075616?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows/article/3075616?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:00:11 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Under normal circumstances, doing well in school involves showing up to class and handing in assignments on time. Now the coronavirus outbreak has introduced a brand new challenge to completing these simple tasks: Getting ahold of computers and printers. “Begging for my online classes to delay a little longer!” one person posted on Weibo. “My iPad hasn’t shipped yet.” “I bought an iPad a week ago to take online classes,” another wrote. “Online classes... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3052137/cheap-ipads-and-printers-installment-homebound-students-and-parents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3052137/cheap-ipads-and-printers-installment-homebound-students-and-parents?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:21:44 +0000 Under normal circumstances, doing well in school involves showing up to class and handing in assignments on time. Now the coronavirus outbreak has introduced a brand new challenge to completing these simple tasks: Getting ahold of computers and printers. “Begging for my online classes to delay a little longer!” one person posted on Weibo. “My iPad hasn’t shipped yet.” “I bought an iPad a week ago to take online classes,” another wrote. “Online classes are starting tomorrow, but my iPad still... https://www.scmp.com/culture/cheap-ipads-and-printers-installment-homebound-students-and-parents-cope-coronavirus-epidemic/article/3052106?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/cheap-ipads-and-printers-installment-homebound-students-and-parents-cope-coronavirus-epidemic/article/3052106?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:21:43 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS After more than 10 years, the curtain has finally come down on Windows 7. But it looks like many people in China aren’t quite ready to bid farewell to the country’s dominant PC operating system. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 this week, ceasing technical assistance and security updates for all users. While this affects nearly a third of the world’s computers, according to figures from NetMarketShare, the situation is even more drastic in China.... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3046470/windows-7-gone-chinas-dedicated-users-arent-ready-let-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3046470/windows-7-gone-chinas-dedicated-users-arent-ready-let-go?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:22 +0000 After more than 10 years, the curtain has finally come down on Windows 7. But it looks like many people in China aren’t quite ready to bid farewell to the country’s dominant PC operating system. Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 this week, ceasing technical assistance and security updates for all users. While this affects nearly a third of the world’s computers, according to figures from NetMarketShare, the situation is even more drastic in China. In the third quarter of last year, almost... https://www.scmp.com/culture/windows-7-gone-chinas-dedicated-users-arent-ready-let-go/article/3046210?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/windows-7-gone-chinas-dedicated-users-arent-ready-let-go/article/3046210?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:18 +0000 Worldwide shipments of personal computers increased 2.3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, continuing a 2019 trend fueled by commercial customers upgrading to Microsoft Corp.’s new operating system. Lenovo Group Ltd. held onto the top spot with almost 25% of the market amid a quest by PC makers to find new types of machines to entice customers. PC shipments climbed to 70.6 million units in the period that ended Dec. 31, researcher Gartner Inc. said Monday in a report. Competing firm... https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinas-lenovo-still-worlds-most-popular-pc-seller/article/3046041?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinas-lenovo-still-worlds-most-popular-pc-seller/article/3046041?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:19:08 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS After more than a decade, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 7 on Tuesday. That means computers running on the platform will no longer receive technical assistance and software updates, including security updates that protect users from cyberattacks. While more than half of the world’s Windows devices had upgraded to Windows 10 by the end of 2019, Windows 7 is still immensely popular in China. As of the third quarter last year, a whopping... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3046004/microsoft-just-ended-support-dominant-pc-os-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3046004/microsoft-just-ended-support-dominant-pc-os-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:26:25 +0000 After more than a decade, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 7 on Tuesday. That means computers running on the platform will no longer receive technical assistance and software updates, including security updates that protect users from cyberattacks. While more than half of the world’s Windows devices had upgraded to Windows 10 by the end of 2019, Windows 7 is still immensely popular in China. As of the third quarter last year, a whopping 62% of PCs running Windows in the country... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/microsoft-just-ended-support-dominant-pc-os-china/article/3045984?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/microsoft-just-ended-support-dominant-pc-os-china/article/3045984?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:26:24 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS The man who founded the world’s biggest PC maker is retiring -- for the third time.   Liu Chuanzhi announced on Wednesday that he’s stepping down from his role as chairman of Lenovo parent company Legend. As a member of China's first generation of entrepreneurs, the 75-year-old started Lenovo 35 years ago in Beijing with computer scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an investment of 200,000 yuan.  Over the years, Lenovo has seen ups and... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3042711/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3042711/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:00:10 +0000 The man who founded the world’s biggest PC maker is retiring -- for the third time.   Liu Chuanzhi announced on Wednesday that he’s stepping down from his role as chairman of Lenovo parent company Legend. As a member of China's first generation of entrepreneurs, the 75-year-old started Lenovo 35 years ago in Beijing with computer scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an investment of 200,000 yuan.  Over the years, Lenovo has seen ups and downs, which explains why Liu returned from... https://www.scmp.com/tech/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and-motorolas-phones/article/3042665?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/lenovos-founder-retiring-whats-next-company-bought-ibms-computers-and-motorolas-phones/article/3042665?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:00:09 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS In an event that was compared to the first flight of the Wright brothers, Google announced on Wednesday that it managed to solve in minutes a problem that would take the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to solve. “For those of us working in science and technology, it’s the ‘hello world’ moment we’ve been waiting for -- the most meaningful milestone to date in the quest to make quantum computing a reality,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote. IBM... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3034469/they-lag-behind-google-alibaba-and-baidu-are-also-fighting-quantum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3034469/they-lag-behind-google-alibaba-and-baidu-are-also-fighting-quantum?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:17:17 +0000 In an event that was compared to the first flight of the Wright brothers, Google announced on Wednesday that it managed to solve in minutes a problem that would take the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to solve. “For those of us working in science and technology, it’s the ‘hello world’ moment we’ve been waiting for -- the most meaningful milestone to date in the quest to make quantum computing a reality,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote. IBM has cast doubt on Google’s claims of quantum... https://www.scmp.com/tech/they-lag-behind-google-alibaba-and-baidu-are-also-fighting-quantum-supremacy/article/3034356?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/they-lag-behind-google-alibaba-and-baidu-are-also-fighting-quantum-supremacy/article/3034356?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:50:35 +0000 The China operation of British chip software firm ARM said on Wednesday it would continue to supply Chinese partners, a move that takes some of the pressure off a growing number of companies including Huawei Technologies, which are restricted from purchasing vital US semiconductor technology. Allen Wu, chief executive of ARM China, said the company would keep licensing its technologies and providing service support to Chinese customers after an assessment by its legal department concluded that... https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-will-keep-its-access-arm-smartphone-chip-designs/article/3034381?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-will-keep-its-access-arm-smartphone-chip-designs/article/3034381?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:38:24 +0000 Apple Inc. said the next version of its high-end Mac Pro desktop computer will be assembled in Texas after the company received tariff waivers on key components. The new model will be produced in the same factory in Austin operated by Flex Ltd. that has produced the previous Mac Pro since 2013, Apple said in a statement Monday. Manufacturing of the new model was “made possible” after the US government approved on Friday Apple’s request for a waiver on 25% tariffs on 10 key components imported... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apple-will-make-new-mac-pro-texas-instead-moving-china/article/3030109?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apple-will-make-new-mac-pro-texas-instead-moving-china/article/3030109?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:13:05 +0000 Huawei will step up its presence in the global market for computer hardware, a top company official said on Wednesday, as the Chinese telecom giant weathers a US assault on its 5G network and smartphone business.   Deputy chairman Ken Hu said the strategy is based on expectations that “incredible computing power” is going to be needed as the world turns to complicated and resource-hogging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. “We have a lot of challenges... https://www.scmp.com/tech/huawei-bets-computer-hardware-pressure-mounts-5g-equipment/article/3027911?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/huawei-bets-computer-hardware-pressure-mounts-5g-equipment/article/3027911?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:26:21 +0000 In Shenzhen’s glitzy financial district, a five-year-old outfit creates a 360-degree sports camera that goes on to win awards and draw comparisons to GoPro Inc. Elsewhere in the Pearl River Delta, a niche design house is competing with the world’s best headphone makers. And in the capital Beijing, a little-known startup becomes one of the biggest purveyors of smartwatches on the planet. Insta360, SIVGA and Huami join drone maker DJI Technology Co. among a wave of startups that are... https://www.scmp.com/start-ups/chinas-new-generation-tech-startups-are-following-djis-path/article/3026846?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/start-ups/chinas-new-generation-tech-startups-are-following-djis-path/article/3026846?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:52 +0000 China’s heavy dependence on foreign chips has worried Beijing for decades. Just like Washington thinks including Chinese vendors in its telecoms network could pose a national security threat, Beijing also believes that a reliance on Western chips is a sword hanging over the head of its booming digital economy. The desire to cut reliance on foreign chips and become a global leader in the semiconductor industry has never been stronger in Beijing than it is now. The urgency around the issue has... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/china-wants-local-chip-supply-chain-could-be-odds-other-goals/article/3024373?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/china-wants-local-chip-supply-chain-could-be-odds-other-goals/article/3024373?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:29:35 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s largest PC maker, warned it will have to raise product prices if U.S. tariffs increase, sending its shares tumbling 6.5% to two-month lows. Lenovo’s warning amid mounting business uncertainty due to the U.S.-China trade war cast doubt on its sales outlook and took the shine off forecast-beating quarterly results where robust PC sales helped the company more than double its profit. U.S. President Donald Trump said this... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029541/lenovo-pcs-getting-more-expensive-thanks-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029541/lenovo-pcs-getting-more-expensive-thanks-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:18:21 +0000 China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s largest PC maker, warned it will have to raise product prices if U.S. tariffs increase, sending its shares tumbling 6.5% to two-month lows. Lenovo’s warning amid mounting business uncertainty due to the U.S.-China trade war cast doubt on its sales outlook and took the shine off forecast-beating quarterly results where robust PC sales helped the company more than double its profit. U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that he would postpone imposing an... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/lenovo-pcs-getting-more-expensive-thanks-tariffs/article/3022950?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/lenovo-pcs-getting-more-expensive-thanks-tariffs/article/3022950?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:18:21 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS I spent a day at Computex 2019 looking at new gaming PCs, laptops, motherboards and graphics cards from Taiwanese manufacturers like Asus, MSI and Gigabyte. It was Asus that stole the show, though. Here’s a look at the best stuff the Taiwanese tech giant had on display: Asus ZenBook Pro Duo One product that really amazed me? The ZenBook Pro Duo from Asus. It’s a dual-screen laptop with a 15-inch, 4K, OLED, touchscreen display. (And for those who need... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029391/best-gadgets-i-saw-computex-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029391/best-gadgets-i-saw-computex-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:59:38 +0000 I spent a day at Computex 2019 looking at new gaming PCs, laptops, motherboards and graphics cards from Taiwanese manufacturers like Asus, MSI and Gigabyte. It was Asus that stole the show, though. Here’s a look at the best stuff the Taiwanese tech giant had on display: Asus ZenBook Pro Duo One product that really amazed me? The ZenBook Pro Duo from Asus. It’s a dual-screen laptop with a 15-inch, 4K, OLED, touchscreen display. (And for those who need it, the screen supports 100% DCI-P3 RGB... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/best-gadgets-i-saw-computex-2019/article/3012926?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/best-gadgets-i-saw-computex-2019/article/3012926?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:59:38 +0000 Min-Liang Tan is the sort of CEO who will say "dick move" on camera and play a round of Apex Legends with you. His company, Razer, is a staple in the gaming and esports industries, known for a selection of high-end hardware -- everything from smartphones and laptops to keyboards and even mousepads -- designed with gamers in mind. And the CEO is adamant that he's a hardcore gamer, just like his customers. It is undoubtedly a bit of showmanship and marketing. But it's also true. Tan sat down with... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/razers-ceo-super-excited-about-5gs-impact-gaming/article/3002879?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/razers-ceo-super-excited-about-5gs-impact-gaming/article/3002879?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:58:25 +0000 Min-Liang Tan is the sort of CEO who will say "dick move" on camera and play a round of Apex Legends with you. His company, Razer, is a staple in the gaming and esports industries, known for a selection of high-end hardware -- everything from smartphones and laptops to keyboards and even mousepads -- designed with gamers in mind. And the CEO is adamant that he's a hardcore gamer, just like his customers. It is undoubtedly a bit of showmanship and marketing. But it's also true. Tan sat down with... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029237/razers-ceo-super-excited-about-5gs-impact-gaming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029237/razers-ceo-super-excited-about-5gs-impact-gaming?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:58:25 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS The first big tech show of 2019 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. As in recent years, China still has a massive presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It's true that the trade war with the US means fewer Chinese companies are making the flight across the Pacific. Yet, there are still some 1,200 Chinese exhibitors present -- a sizeable number unmatched by any country besides the US. Here's what we're expecting to see. Better... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029080/electric-cars-and-laser-tvs-what-expect-chinese-gadget-makers-ces-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029080/electric-cars-and-laser-tvs-what-expect-chinese-gadget-makers-ces-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:45:29 +0000