Consumer electronics

Taiwan’s Foxconn reports 35 per cent rise in Q2 profit on AI demand, beats forecasts

Foxconn’s Q2 profits come on the back of strong demand for AI.

AI keeps consumer prices high in ‘RAMaggedon’ chip crunch

Various chips are seen for sale in a computer centre in Hong Kong.

Switched On

Are portable monitors actually worth buying?

Acer’s dual screen portable monitor

The Yoto music box is a ray of hope for a decadent tech industry

Yoto CEO and founder Ben Drury (pictured) and his business partner Filip Denker created the Yoto Player, which has since gained a cult following.

Fujifilm to launch new QuickSnap disposable cameras amid retro boom

Fujifilm is releasing its single-use QuickSnap film camera to mark the 40th anniversary of the series.

BYD takes on luxury EV rivals in China with more affordable SUV

BYD's Great Tang, also known as the Datang, has gone on sale in China starting at 239,900 yuan (S$46,000).

China’s consumer inflation stalls even as factory prices surge

The AI boom is feeding through to prices by stoking demand for Chinese electronics from chips to printed circuit boards.

Samsung chip employees to get $432,000 average bonus under strike deal

The tentative deal would allow workers to share up to 12 per cent of operating profit as bonuses.

Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal

Around 50,500 workers had been set to walk off production lines.

Samsung denies unauthorised use of Dua Lipa’s image on TV boxes after singer files $19m lawsuit

Samsung said the image had been cleared for use through a content partner before it appeared on TV packaging in the US.

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