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Apple iPhone was the top-selling smartphone series in China for the first time last year, a surprisingly strong showing in the face of fierce local competition and expanding government prohibitions against the American company's technology. The iPhone ranked first in shipments in the fourth quarter and 2023 overall, market tracker IDC said. It came after several analysts, including Jefferies, said iPhone sales tanked in the fourth quarter due to a lull in enthusiasm for the Cupertino, California company's latest generation of hardware in the world's biggest smartphone market. IDC also noted rising competition from domestic names like a resurgent Huawei Technologies Co., but timely discounts and promotions helped reduce the harm for Apple. 

A bunch of companies in the technology sector have been laying off some of their employees recently after quickly ramping up hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic while people spent more time and money online. Now, many of them are making job cuts to help lower costs and bolster their bottom lines. Here's some of the companies that have laid of employees of late:

Sony has revealed the PlayStation Store's most downloaded games of last year. And while the usual suspects are all present and accounted for, there are some nice surprises thrown in too.

A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported on Tuesday it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create products that help energy companies adapt to climate change.

2024 might be the Academy Awards’ biggest year in ages. The Oscar nominations, set for announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 23, are primed to honor highly regarded films from around the world, performances that premiered in theaters and on streaming, and a few of the biggest movies of the year — including the Barbenheimer double feature of Oppenheimerand Barbie. It’s been a slow crawl back from the hazy pandemic era where movies that kinda sorta came out in time won Best Picture, but here we are, with a set of nomations that stands to be both predictable and electrifying.

In a groundbreaking move, Google has unveiled an advanced AI-powered multisearch feature in the United States, reshaping the way users engage with their mobile devices. The innovative Google AI multisearch feature is set to roll out on January 31. It caters to users of cutting-edge smartphones like the Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 8 Pro, and the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S24 series.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: Samsung on Wednesday released its latest Galaxy smartphone with new artificial intelligence features as the South Korean giant seeks to regain its spot as the world's biggest phone seller from Apple. The premium Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra -- unveiled at an event in San Jose, California -- was said to have the capability to translate foreign language phone calls and texts simultaneously. Available in 13 languages, the on-device function is powered by Samsung's own AI technology.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked LIVE: All the expected launches at the event

A slump in smartphone demand did not shake Apple’s resolve or the sales momentum of its iPhones because, according to the latest data, the California-based giant achieved one milestone that it took the firm 13 years to fulfill ever since it launched the first iPhone, and that is overtaking its closest adversary, Samsung, in global smartphone shipments.

As the countdown begins for Samsung Unpacked 2024, tech enthusiasts eagerly await the unveiling of Samsung's latest flagship smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Samsung Galaxy S24 launch is scheduled for January 17 at 1 pm ET in San Jose, California, this event promises to be, not only a showcase of cutting-edge devices, but also introduce new 'Galaxy AI' features.

Genshin Impact could be adding 5-Star weapons to the in-game store, as a recent leak suggests that players will be able to purchase 5-Star weapons directly as part of a gift package. Even if it didn't come to fruition, it's no secret that the latest law proposal in China has caused the Genshin Impact community to wonder if HoYoverse would be making any changes to the game's gacha system. While there is a way to guarantee limited 5-Star characters in Genshin Impact after a certain number of pulls, no such option exists for 4-Star characters or the Standard Banner.

One developer behind a fabulous recent roguelike is planning to add voice acting post-launch, and he's strongly intent on doing it the old-fashioned way: with actual human voices.