Consumer Electronics

Companies Now Mandated to Fix Out-of-Warranty Devices Following New EU Directive

The European Commission approves new 'right to repair' legislation, easing the repair process for out-of-warranty devices and extending warranties.


Nvidia Now Acquiring Close Partner Run:ai! Acquisition Price, Purpose, Other Details

Nvidia is acquiring Run:ai. Here's what the giant GPU manufacturer plans to do with this acquisition...

iPhone Sales Plummet in China While Huawei Reigns Supreme in Q1

In Q1 2024, iPhone sales in China dropped significantly by 19.1%, contrasting with the modest 1.5% growth in the overall smartphone market, largely attributed to Huawei's 69.7% surge with its Mate 60 ..

Amazon Is Ending Drone Deliveries in California, Eyes Arizona Expansion

Amazon has ceased drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California, as it prepares to expand its Prime Air program in Arizona...


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Apple Inc. to acquire a controlling stake in Renesas Electronics
US smartphone giant Apple Inc. had been in discussion with Renesas Electronics to buy a controlling stake in the company, according to a source familiar with the matter said a Reuters report.
German smart headphones The Dash breaks crowdfunding goal by reaching $3M mark on Kickstarter
Munich, Germany-based smart headphones The Dash broke its $260,000 crowdfunding goal on the Kickstarter platform by reaching a total of more than $3 million for the whole campaign.
Longtime Microsoft exec Antoine Leblond leaves the firm
Antoine Leblond, a longtime executive for Windows and Office, is leaving Washington, US-based software giant Microsoft on Monday to explore his opportunities outside of the firm.
BBM now has 85M monthly active users
BlackBerry's new chief John Chen revealed that its messaging app BBM now has 85 million monthly active users and a steady growth in its user base after the app was released to the Android and iOS plat
Belgian chemical firm Solvay completes acquisition of US-based Plextronics
Two weeks after receiving approval from the US bankruptcy court in Delaware, Brussels, Belgium-based chemical firm Solvay completed the acquisition of Pennsylvania-based electronics company Plextronic
Less than 12 hours after rollout, Microsoft Office for iPad tops free iPad apps in App Store
Less than 12 hours after Microsoft launched its Office for iPad, the apps ranked in the top three of the world's most popular free apps on the Apple App Store, VentureBeat reported.
Y Combinator startups vote on top three classmates for Winter 2014
The startups on Y Combinator's Winter 2014 class held a vote as to who among their classmates would be most likely to succeed and their votes were different from that of TechCrunch's own picks.
BlackBerry sues exec who resigned for Apple
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd sued former executive vice-president Sebastien Marineau-Mes for breach of contract when he resigned to transfer to Apple in a case where the court ruled in fav
Dell adds US-based analytics firm StatSoft
Texas, US-based PC giant Dell added Tulsa, Oklahoma-based analytics and data visualization software firm StatSoft for an undisclosed sum to beef up its software portfolio.
Dell adds US-based analytics firm StatSoft
Texas, US-based PC giant Dell added Tulsa, Oklahoma-based analytics and data visualization software firm StatSoft for an undisclosed sum to beef up its software portfolio.
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