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Science & Technology

Apple Cuts Ties with Samsung over A7 Processor

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Amidst rising tensions between the two constantly embittered tech giants, the Korea Times is reporting that Apple has plans to sever its ties with Samsung when it comes to producing its A7 processors, Apple’s next generation of mobile CPUs. An unnamed executive working for a Samsung partner revealed that Apple is looking to move its business to Taiwan, as the company has allegedly shared information regarding the A7 processors with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

The processors are expected be to available in the first half of 2014 for use in mobile devices and it’s looking like Apple is preparing to decrease its dependence on Samsung for its component parts. Despite the fact that a recent $1 billion settlement between Apple and Samsung was slashed nearly in half, Apple still pays billions of dollars a year to its primary competitor for components like processors and displays.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech

Science & Technology

Google and LG Reportedly Developing Smartwatches

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Like it or not, smartwatches are apparently the hot new trend, with both LG and Google now throwing their hats in the ring alongside Apple and Samsung. A mere three days after Samsung’s confirmation that they were developing a smartwatch, rumors have begun circulating about similar devices in the works from both Google and LG.

An unnamed source allegedly familiar with the inner workings of LG told the Korea Times that the company was currently working on two pieces of wearable mobile technology: a smartwatch and a device similar to Google Glass. Though it remains to be seen if the devices will utilize an Android or Firefox operating system, the source hinted that both were being considered.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech

Computers

As PC sales stall, Samsung exec has harsh words for Windows 8

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With Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales, you can hear the grousing of PC makers get louder.

The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, president of Samsung’s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a meeting with reporters in Seoul.

“The global PC industry is steadily shrinking despite the launch of Windows 8,” he said Friday, according to Korea Times. “I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista platform.”

Jun’s statements echo findings by IDC and Gartner, who found that PC sales declined during the holiday shopping season. Jun added that Microsoft’s Surface has seen “lackluster demand,” and that demands for thinner Ultrabooks by Microsoft and Intel failed “mostly because of the less-competitive Windows platform.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at PCWorld