Samsung launched three new foldable phones — the Galaxy Z Fold 8 ($1,899), Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra ($2,099), and Galaxy Z Flip 8 ($1,199) — ahead of Apple's expected foldable iPhone debut in September. …
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won warned that the global shortage of AI memory chips is severe enough to trigger government intervention, with foreign governments already treating memory access as a matt…
India's smartphone shipments fell 10 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2026, the steepest June-quarter decline in six years, according to Counterpoint Research. The drop is driven by a m…
India's smartphone shipments fell 10% year-over-year in the April-June quarter, the steepest June-quarter decline in six years, as AI-driven demand for memory chips pushed up handset prices, according…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced Thursday it will invest an additional $100 billion to expand its U.S. chip manufacturing capacity, bringing its total U.S. pledges to $265 billi…
Samsung Electronics will unveil its next-generation foldable phones and wearable devices at Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, with a new wider book-style foldable, a separate Ultra model, and expa…
Global smartphone shipments fell 11% year over year in Q2, marking the worst second quarter in 13 years, according to Counterpoint Research, as the AI-driven memory shortage continues to hammer the in…
ASML Holding NV reported second-quarter revenue of 9.33 billion euros and net income of 2.92 billion euros, beating analyst estimates of 8.80 billion euros and 2.62 billion euros respectively, driven …
AI-capable PCs made up roughly 20% of PC shipments in 2024 and are projected to approach half of the market by 2026, according to Counterpoint Research, but most users still run AI tasks through cloud…
Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in Q2 2026, hitting the lowest level since 2013, according to Counterpoint Research, as a memory chip shortage driven by AI demand drives up prices. Samsung and Ap…
AI is driving up smartphone costs, killing the low-cost segment, according to Omdia and Counterpoint Research data. Apple and Samsung combined for 42% of the global smartphone market in Q2 2026, gaini…
Apple captured 90% of the edge AI smartwatch market in Q1 2026, according to Counterpoint Research, driven by its S9 chip's on-device AI capabilities for health monitoring. The company's dominance in …
Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and Micron Technology are racing to expand production capacity as AI infrastructure demand outstrips supply, with combined industry investment expected to reach about 20…
SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in its US IPO, the largest ever by a foreign company, but analysts are divided on the sustainability of the AI memory boom. The South Korean chipmaker will use the funds …
Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron control 90-95% of the global DRAM market, with a class-action lawsuit alleging price manipulation as conventional DRAM prices surged 700% over four years. The HBM shortag…
Apple accounted for roughly 90% of all Edge AI-capable smartwatch shipments in Q1 2026, as Edge AI penetration reached 25% of the broader smartwatch market, according to Counterpoint Research. The App…
The bill of materials for the iPhone 18 Pro Max is expected to rise by nearly $300 compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, driven by a memory chip shortage linked to AI hardware demand and Apple's shift to…
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, an agentic platform for automating workplace tasks, alongside the broader rollout of GPT-5.6 models that offer stronger performance at lower costs. The company is shiftin…
Smartphones are evolving into 'agent phones' that automate multi-step tasks, with Counterpoint Research forecasting that over 80% of premium smartphones will have agentic AI capabilities by 2027. Chip…
SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, a coding-focused AI model priced at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, aiming to reduce costs for AI-assisted software development. The model is …