iPhone maker Foxconn’s sales decline as China begins probe

iPhone 15 sales started on September 22 for 40 countries however, South Korean market received the smartphone in mid-October and the country became the most popular market for Apple. The hype for the iPhone 15 models was already created among all global markets, but South Korea is the home ground for Samsung devices and buyers mostly prioritize the company's smartphones, but now perception has changed with the new iPhone 15 sales, report shows. Know how many iPhone 15 models were sold in the South Korean market.

AMD's Radeon & Instinct GPUs including the RX 7900 XTX, 7900 XT, PRO W7900 & the upcoming MI300 are now prohibited from sales in China according to a sales advisory guide that's allegedly been rolled out by Dell.

Intel's 14th Gen Non-K CPUs seem to be entering the retail segment as the Core i3-14100 has been listed on China's 3rd party retail outlet, Goofish.

TSMC only had one customer for its 3nm ‘N3B’ process, which was Apple, but in 2024, a new report states that the semiconductor manufacturer is expected to witness a double-digit increase in revenue for this category as it aims to add more partners for its long-supported cutting-edge node. With this growth, the company’s 3nm wafer production is also said to reach 100,000 monthly units by the end of next year.

Bliss Brain has delayed Princess Maker 2 Regeneration from its previously planned December 21, 2023 release date to May 30, 2024. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam with English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

Huawei has been in the smartphone industry for a long time now and we have seen its various innovations that give tough competition to popular smartphones like Apple and Samsung. Although the Chinese company had gone through a very bad period, it has made a comeback with its newly launched Mate 60 which is gaining popularity with what it has to offer to its customers. Now as per reports, Huawei is emerging as the potential competitor to Apple. Know what the study has to say about Apple's sales hit.

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Apple Inc.'s sales dip in China is providing an opportunity for yet another local Android smartphone maker to win favor with customers and investors. Xiaomi Corp. has gained about $20 billion in market value since a June low on excitement over its latest handset as well as as forays into electric vehicles and other businesses. The Hong Kong-listed stock rose more than 60% in that span, making it the best performer on the Hang Seng Tech Index.

The EU added Meta and Snap to a growing list of tech companies it is probing to see how they are complying with a new law meant to stop illegal content online. The European Commission said it has sent formal requests for information to Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, and Snap, which runs the Snapchat image and messaging app, on what measures they have taken to protect minors online. They have until December 1 to reply.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. warned that a hoped-for smartphone market recovery is another year out, and that geopolitical tensions are fomenting a serious glut in global chipmaking capacity.

The success of the Mate 60 series has prompted Huawei to begin development of newer flagships, with the latest rumor claiming that work on the P70 has commenced and a launch slated for 2024. Unfortunately, there is no word on which chipset will fuel its innards or if Huawei and SMIC have teamed up to produce a brand new silicon for it.

Samsung has decided to widen its portfolio of Odyssey OLED gaming monitors through a new entrant, the S49CG934, which boasts high-end specs.