Tim Cook joins US leaders as TSMC announces $40 billion investment to produce chips in Arizona

On Tuesday, Apple CEO joined President Biden and Arizona officials, in a televised event on the site where TSMC is constructing a semiconductor-based manufacturing plant set to open in 2024. As Apple expands its relationship with TSMC, the new factory will begin to produce Apple silicon in the US. Back in 2021, TSMC initially announced it’d invest $12 billion towards a fabrication plant. On Tuesday’s event, TSMC announced it would raise its investment to $40 billion that accounts for a second fabrication plant where 3nm chips would go into production when it opens in 2026. The first...

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Apple Music Sing arrives later this month to quench your karaoke thirst

Today Apple unveiled a new feature that's coming to its Apple Music streaming service "later this month". It's called Apple Music Sing and will be available to all Apple Music subscribers worldwide, on iPhones, iPads, and the new Apple TV 4K. Think of it like Apple's version of karaoke and you won't be very far off. Apple Music Sing is an expansion of the lyrics experience, which lets you sing along to your favorite songs. You can adjust the song's vocals level so you can sing together with the artist, or even take the lead and silence them entirely if that's what you wish. Also,...

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Motorola Moto G13 gets NBTC certified

Motorola unveiled the Moto G10 last February and followed it up with the Moto G20 in April, but it hasn't launched a G series smartphone having a moniker between 11 and 19. Well, that could change soon since the Motorola Moto G13 has been certified by Thailand's NBTC, suggesting imminent launch. Motorola Moto G10 The Thai certifying authority doesn't divulge any specs of the Motorola Moto G13, but the smartphone's listing on NBTC reveals it's a 4G smartphone with model code XT2331-3. Motorola Moto G13 NBTC certified There's no word from Motorola about the Moto G13 yet, but...

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Samsung Galaxy A42 is now receiving Android 13 with One UI 5.0

The Samsung Galaxy A42 5G is a smartphone that is over two years old, and now it is getting the latest software update. Reports revealed devices in Korea are receiving the new firmware with model number A426NKSU2DVK2, which includes Android 13 with One UI 5.0 on top, as well as a November 2022 security patch. The arrival of the new user interface is in line with the previously announced rollout schedule, in which over 30 Galaxy devices were promised to get One UI 5.0 before the end of the calendar year, with eight more waiting their turn in early 2023. The interface brings a...

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Apple considers shift of iPad manufacturing to India

India is having talks with Apple to start manufacturing iPads, according to two sources quoted by CNBC. Cupertino is in discussions with government officials on whether the plant near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, can take up the production of tablets, but no concrete plans have been laid out yet. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, Apple has been considering diversification of its plants to cut off its dependence on Chinese manufacturing. We already saw the India plant take up AirPods and Beats production, as well as the vanilla iPhone 14, which was a first - up until now, the factory only...

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Carl Pei confirms Nothing is in talks with US carriers, “Phone (2) isn’t launching anytime soon"

The Nothing Phone (1) is a mid-range smartphone from a company founded by Carl Pei, one of the co-founders of OnePlus. When it launched, the Nothing Phone (1) would not be made available in the US just due to how difficult it is for emerging smartphone brands to be successful in the US market without a major partner as a carrier. In an interview with CNBC, this could change soon. Pei confirms that that Nothing is “in discussions with some carriers in the US to potentially launch a future product there,” and although he didn’t confirm whether it was a smartphone, it’s heavily implied with...

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