NVIDIA’s plan to acquire chip designer Arm Holdings is dead. The companies announced the deal a year and a half ago, but since then it’s come under heavy scrutiny from antitrust regulators around the globe, and now NVIDIA and Arm’s parent company Softbank say they’ve terminated the agreement. At the same time, Softbank is unveiling […]
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Lenovo launches Tab6 5G mid-range Android tablet in Japan
The Lenovo Tab6 is a 10.3 inch Android tablet with a full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Those are solidly mid-range specs, but the tablet does have at least one unusual thing going for it – Lenovo says the Tab6 is the first Android tablet available […]
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Leica launches its first smartphone in Japan (but it’s really a re-branded Sharp Aquos R6)
1 Comment on Leica launches its first smartphone in Japan (but it’s really a re-branded Sharp Aquos R6)Camera maker Leica has been partnering with smartphone makers for years, with companies including Huawei, Panasonic, and Sharp shipping phones with Leica-branded cameras. Now Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank has introduced the first Lecia-branded smartphone. The Leica Leitz Phone 1 is available exclusively in Japan, where it goes up for pre-order June 18 for ¥187,920 (~$1700). The phone […]
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NVIDIA is buying Arm for $40 billion
Four years after buying Arm Holdings for $32 billion, Softbank is selling Arm to NVIDIA for $40 billion. It’s the most expensive deal in the semiconductor space to date, and it would put NVIDIA in control of the technology that powers most of the world’s smartphones and a growing number of other devices. Qualcomm, Samsung, […]
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Lilibits: Chip news, OnePlus Nord design, and CES Asia is canceled (permanently)
The latest retro console isn’t a console at all… it’s a LEGO kit that lets you build a model of a NES game system and a retro-style TV with a Super Mario level depicted on screen. After scrapping this year’s CES Asia event due to the pandemic, the Consumer Technology Association has decided it might […]
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SoftBank completes acquisition of ARM
After announcing plans in July to acquire ARM, Japan’s SoftBank is now the proud owner of the company that designs the technology used in most of the world’s smartphone processors. SoftBank has completed its $32 billion acquisition of UK-based ARM Holdings. ARM doesn’t actually make any processors, but it licenses its designs to companies including […]
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SoftBank to acquire ARM for $32 billion
Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank is buying UK-based chip designer ARM, which would give SoftBank control over the company that designs the technology used in the processors that power almost every major smartphone, many tablets and a range of other devices including servers, set-top-boxes, and even some Chromebooks. ARM-based chips are also expected to play a […]
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Lenovo launches a Windows 10 smartphone (in Japan)
There aren’t a lot of companies making Windows smartphones anymore, but the list just got a little longer. Lenovo has introduced its first phone powered by Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile operating system. The phone will be available through Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank, which helps explain the phone’s name: SoftBank 503LV. Lenovo and SoftBank are positioning the […]