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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is preparing to make the icons on the Settings homepage more colorful. This is part of Google’s effort to redesign the Settings app to be more expressive. It’s unclear if colored icons are part of Google’s new Material Design 3 Expressive theme. Earlier this week, we found evidence indicating Google will introduce an expressive new Material Design theme at next month’s Google I/O developer conference. Although several mentions and potential exa
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A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel regarding a chipmaking joint venture. "TSMC is not engaged in any discussion with other companies regarding any joint venture, technology licensing
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 04:40:33
The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting a national security investigation into imports of semiconductor technology and related downstream products, according to a Federal Register notice put online Monday. The official document — which calls for public comments on the investigation — further confirms that chips and the electronics supply chain will not be excluded from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans despite his statement on Friday that many of those products were exempt from his
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Visitors look at the display of SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips at the Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. South Korea announced Tuesday a support package of 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion) for its vital semiconductor industry, as heightened uncertainty over U.S. tariffs threatens domestic companies. This comes after U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors soon, a
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Semiconductors, also sometimes referred to as microchips or integrated circuits, are made from tiny fragments of raw materials, such as silicon. They are altered through a process called doping in order to sometimes conduct electricity and sometimes not. This allows them to be used as electronic switches, speaking the binary language of 0s and 1s that underpins computing. Semiconductors are used in devices such as smartphones and laptops, as well as in vehicles with electronic control systems,
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What just happened? On Sunday, President Donald Trump revealed to reporters aboard Air Force One that he plans to announce a tariff rate on imported semiconductors within the coming week. Significantly, though, Trump also signaled potential flexibility for certain companies in the sector. According to Reuters, Trump told reporters during the flight that he wanted to uncomplicate the semiconductor industry because the US wants to make its chips and other products in the country. While he decline
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Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority There’s very little more that I desire from the modern smartwatch. Sure, I wouldn’t say no to additional sensors to track even more health factors. I could also take slicker software and smoother animations. I’d even smile at brighter, higher-resolution screens. But beyond all those incremental improvements, I still yearn for a sizeable leap in battery life. Thankfully, that doesn’t seem too far off. We’ve already seen one of the most significant smartwatch l
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a visual refresh for the “Autofill with Google” settings page. Changes include new icons, edit options, and clearer outbound link indicators. However, some sections retain inconsistent monochrome icons. Autofill with Google is an underappreciated feature on popular Android phones. Google saves your data, such as name, address, and even login information, and automatically fills it out on web forms and sign-in pages. Most users tak
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Rumor mill: Microsoft is exploring a brand refresh for some of its most iconic applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. To gather insights on this potential redesign, the tech giant recently sent out a survey seeking user feedback on new icon concepts for its Microsoft 365 suite. The discovery was first reported by Windows Central, which received details about the survey from a reader who shared the email. "At Microsoft, we're always striving to improve our products and create a us
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-05 06:19:00
iPhone Glass: When Windows 7 launched back in 2009, one of its standout features was its sleek, glass-like interface – subtle shadows, rounded edges, and a sense of depth that made windows and buttons feel almost tangible. Now, if this massive iOS 19 leak is to be believed, Apple seems to be channeling a bit of that same magic for the next iPhone refresh. Apple's iOS 19 update is set to debut at WWDC in June and is reportedly bringing with it the biggest visual overhaul in a decade. One of the
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is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft appears to be working on new 3D icons for its Office suite. Reddit users have discovered the new icons in an email survey from Microsoft, reports Windows Central. The survey includes a brief look at the new icons, with Microsoft asking for feedback on its changes to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps. The new Microsoft 365 app icons have a more 3D look an
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TL;DR iOS 19 preview leaks hint at UI redesigns, including rounder icons and bouncy animations. A new TabView dock could unify navigation within Apple apps, with third-party support likely. One of iOS 19’s headline features for the iPhone 17 Pro could be simultaneous front and rear camera recording, something Samsung debuted with the Galaxy S4 in 2013. The iPhone 17 series will be Apple’s hot launch of 2025 with a refreshed design, but the company has a lot more in store this year. iOS 19 is
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-11 10:30:00
Silicon Valley let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday when it learned that President Donald Trump’s tariff bonanza included an exemption for semiconductors, which, at least for now, won’t be subject to higher import duties. But just three days later, some US tech companies may be finding that the loophole actually creates more problems than it solves. After the tariffs were announced, the White House published a list of the products that it says are unaffected, and it doesn’t include many kinds o
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Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. The feature is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Beta (Build 26120.3671) and Dev (Build 26200.5518) channels on Windows 11, version 24H2. "We are starting to roll out taskbar icon scaling to Windows Insiders – an improvement to the Windows taskbar that ensures that you have quick access to more of your favorite apps, even w
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 11:41:38
is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in Windows 11 that can shrink as you open more apps or stay at a smaller size for good. The new options are included in the latest Insider Preview Beta. If you’re on the beta, under Taskbar settings > Taskbar behaviors, you can now select options under Show smaller taskbar buttons: Always, Neve
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-21 11:04:58
U.S. semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries is reportedly weighing a merger with Taiwan-based United Microelectronics . U.S. shares of United Microelectronics closed up 9% on the news, while GlobalFoundries shares were flat. Nikkei reported the news, citing sources familiar with the deal. The merger would create a company based in the U.S with production capabilities in Asia, the U.S. and Europe, according to the report. The combined entity would aim to secure American access to mature chi
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U.S. semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries is reportedly weighing a merger with Taiwan-based United Microelectronics . U.S. shares of United Microelectronics popped 13% on the news, while GlobalFoundries shares dipped about 1%. Nikkei reported the news, citing sources familiar with the deal. The merger would create a company based in the U.S with production capabilities in Asia, the U.S. and Europe, according to the report. The combined entity would aim to secure American access to mature
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-24 00:54:00
Big quote: Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has cast doubt on the effectiveness of TSMC's $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing, claiming that it will not restore American leadership in the semiconductor industry. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Gelsinger emphasized the critical role of research and development in maintaining semiconductor leadership. "If you don't have R&D in the U.S., you will not have semiconductor leadership in the U.S.," he told the publication.
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Big quote: Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has cast doubt on the effectiveness of TSMC's $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing, claiming that it will not restore American leadership in the semiconductor industry. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Gelsinger emphasized the critical role of research and development in maintaining semiconductor leadership. "If you don't have R&D in the U.S., you will not have semiconductor leadership in the U.S.," he told the publication.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-26 15:32:55
The growing energy use of AI has gotten a lot of people working on ways to make it less power hungry. One option is to develop processors that are a better match to the sort of computational needs of neural networks, which require many trips to memory and a lot of communication between artificial neurons that might not necessarily reside on the same processor. Termed "neuromorphic" processors, this alternative approach to hardware tends to have lots of small, dedicated processing units with thei
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-26 21:14:51
While there may be debate about whether iOS 19 will be a UI revolution or evolution, there does seem to be a consensus view on app icons. Namely, that they are likely to switch from squircles – squares with rounded corners – to circles. Whether one looks better than the other is of course a matter of subjective judgement. But there is a small problem with circular icons … If you look at current iPhone icons, they can be broadly divided into three: An underlying square design An underlying ci
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority The new Apple iPhone 16e has a lot going for it: an affordable price, the latest iOS features, and flagship-tier performance. Well, that last point comes with a little asterisk. The Apple A18 processor inside the iPhone 16e isn’t quite the same as the A18 in the iPhone 16 or 16 Plus, which itself is already a downgrade on the A18 Pro in the latest iPhone 16 Pro. While sliding performance for more affordable products is very much the status quo, the fact that App
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Bottom line: Europe continues to lag in semiconductor production despite spending billions of euros trying to rectify this. But a new initiative signals the continent's intent to compete with leading semiconductor markets such as the United States and Asia. A coalition of nine European Union countries, led by the Netherlands, has been formed to accelerate plans for a potential second funding package under the European Chips Act. This initiative aims to present proposals by summer, following the
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Robert Triggs / Android Authority Battery life; we can never have enough of it. Even though most smartphones from the past few years will easily take you through a day of use and possibly even two, the oldies among us still pine for those good old days when a single charge was enough to take your feature phone through a busy week. Thankfully, battery engineers are on the case, and many of today’s best flagship smartphones are now shipping with new silicon carbon batteries. This allows them to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 03:45:32
The electric vehicle transition is really a story about China. There, subsidies have helped juice not just automakers, but the entire battery supply chain behind them. Those incentives, plus decades of industrial policy focused on controlled critical mineral supply chains, has left American and European automakers flat-footed. Take graphite, for example. Every lithium-ion battery today, regardless of the chemistry, requires some or all of the anode to be made of graphite, and Chinese companies
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In brief: The Vietnamese government has just approved the construction of the country's first-ever wafer fabrication plant. It's an ambitious project with a total investment of VND 12.8 trillion (~$500 million), and construction is expected to be completed before 2030. But it doesn't end there. The country also aims to become one of the world's leading semiconductor nations between 2040 and 2050. TrendForce reports that the facility will focus on producing specialized chips for high-tech applic
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Qualcomm unveiled its next generation of processors for gaming handhelds at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Monday. Fortunately, it isn't all just dry specs; the chip-maker also previewed some of its partners' portable consoles that the new silicon will power. These include new models from Ayaneo, OneXSugar and Retroid Pocket. Snapdragon chips Qualcomm The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 (the flagship processor) has 30 percent faster CPU performance and 28 percent faster graphics than its Gen 2 p
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ZDNET's key takeaways Super-fast SSD that's speedy enough to handle Apple ProRes video recording The drive is small, thin, and light enough to attach to an iPhone without adding too much bulk or weight Systems that don't support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 will see significantly slower speeds. View now at Walmart The iPhone is a fantastic tool for both budding and professional videographers, and it can easily capture stunning shots. However, the downside of using your smartphone for recording video is th
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ZDNET's key takeaways Super-fast SSD that's speedy enough to handle Apple ProRes video recording The drive is small, thin, and light enough to attach to an iPhone without adding too much bulk or weight Systems that don't support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 will see significantly slower speeds. View now at Walmart The iPhone is a fantastic tool for both budding and professional videographers, and it can easily capture stunning shots. However, the downside of using your smartphone for recording video is th
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel Launcher is adding an icon shape customization feature in a future Android release. The feature isn’t live yet in Android 16 Beta 3, but we managed to enable it to show what the feature’s like. There will be six total shapes to choose from, including the default circle. While many third-party Android launchers offer extensive customization options, the stock launcher on Google Pixel phones is more limited. To its credit, the Pixel Launcher d
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