Ferroelectric material has potential to reduce data centre costs and could have applications in deep-sea exploration or aerospace.

It is unclear when Apple will introduce AI features to the iPhone in China, where ChatGPT is unavailable and consumers are increasingly turning to local brands.

The denial marks the latest dent on the reputation of flexible display maker Royole, which faces bankruptcy proceedings in Shenzhen.

Apple has unveiled its AI plans, but censorship requirements and local competition remain hurdles in the world’s largest smartphone market.

The founder of the US-sanctioned telecoms giant told Sichuan University that Huawei is looking to ‘overcome its shortcomings’ in basic research.

AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at Apple’s developers’ conference on Monday.

The new best camera phone, the Vivo X100 Ultra takes better photos than the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max thanks to a monster zoom lens and big sensors. Everything about it is top tier.

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo plans to roll out generative artificial intelligence functions across all its product lines, signalling its intention to be one of the most aggressive handset makers to embrace the AI wave.

TSMC chairman and chief executive C C Wei stuck with previous projections for 10 per cent growth in the global semiconductor market this year, excluding the vast memory chip sector.

About 185 brands – including Apple, Xiaomi and Huawei – have each achieved more than US$13.8 million in gross merchandise value on Taobao and Tmall during the initial period of promotions.

The South Korean giant’s market share dropped to under a quarter from more than half a year earlier, while Huawei’s share rose to 35 per cent.

The new system will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time, with the help of large language models, sources say.

SMIC accounted for 6 per cent of global chip foundry sales in the first quarter, behind industry leader TSMC’s 62 per cent share and Samsung’s 13 per cent share.

The Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle (EV) maker Xiaomi grew its first-quarter revenue by a better-than-expected 27 per cent year on year, as handset shipments recovered globally.

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Mainland online retailers JD.com and Alibaba’s Tmall on Monday started offering deeper discounts on iPhone 15 models.

An analysis from TechInsights has found 33 China-sourced components in the standard Pura 70 handset, compared with five sourced from overseas.

ByteDance’s aggressive pricing for its Doubao large language model family shows the increased opportunity in mainland China, where more firms are scrambling to adopt GenAI tools.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country’s eighth-largest EV upstart after selling more than 7,000 units of its SU7 sedan in April, according to industry data.

Foxconn reported a net profit of US$679 million in the first quarter, which missed analysts’ average estimate of US$897 million.

A German court has ordered a sales ban on certain products from Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo and its smartphone subsidiary Motorola over a patent licensing dispute with US firm InterDigital.

The company says its LLM series, also known as Qwen, is used in industries ranging from consumer electronics to cars and online games, with clients that include Xiaomi.

Huawei’s latest high-end smartphone features more Chinese suppliers, including a new flash memory chip and an improved processor, a teardown analysis showed.

Further restrictions on access to Intel and Qualcomm chips would pose challenges to Huawei’s PC business, which has been gaining ground in the China market.

Foxconn, the largest assembler of Apple’s iPhone, said it expects a rise in second-quarter sales as the smartphone market rebounds.

Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer, expects its second-quarter financial results to show both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year growth.

Huawei roars back to form with its flagship smartphone the Pura 70 Ultra, boasting an innovative 4-camera system and tremendous battery life. Its chip is inferior, but still fast, and software fine.

Global iPhone revenue fell 10 per cent in the first quarter, but Apple CEO Tim Cook said he has a “very positive viewpoint” on China despite increased competition.