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Google just dumped a whole bunch of news about its upcoming Pixel 6 smartphone. Maybe the company was looking to get out in front of August 11's big Samsung event — or perhaps it's just hoping to keep people interested in the months leading up to a big fall announcement (and beat addi

Columbus, Ohio-based Finite State, a startup that provides supply chain security for connected devices and critical infrastructure, has raised $30 million in Series B funding.  The funding lands amid increased focus on the less-secure elements in an organizations' supply chain, such as Interne

Hello and welcome back to technewss's China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The tech industry in China has had quite a turbulent week. The government is upending its $100 billion private education sect

Last quarter, Chromebooks saw 275% year-over-year growth up to 12 million units. The figure isn't quite as unwieldy for Q2, but a 75% year-over-year growth is still extremely respectable, with the category hitting 11.9 million shipments, per the latest figures from research firm, Canalys. Chrom

Carl Pei says he looked around and saw a lot of the same. He's not alone in that respect. Apple didn't invent the fully wireless earbud with the first AirPods, but it did provide a kind of inflection point that sent many of its competitors hurtling toward a sort of homogeneity. You'd be

"1627511151.002000" tabindex="-1" role="listitem" aria-expanded="false" data-qa="virtual-list-item"> Following the quarterly release of Facebook’s earnings numbers where the company’s CFO takes time to walk through the nitty gritty of the company’s financials, CEO Mark Zuc

As I write this, I have no fewer than five recently reviewed earbuds sitting on the desk in front of me. And you know what? They're all pretty good. Some are better than others, of course — that's why they invented gadget reviews. But as far as consumer electronics go, the category seemed

It's been just over five months since Carl Pei first told the world about Nothing. Perhaps it's just the way time moves these days or maybe it's the fact that the company has trickled out information in the intervening months. Whatever the case, it feels like we've been waiting on t

Samsung sent out invites for its August 11 Unpacked event last week. While it's clear this is going to be packed (somewhat ironically) even by the company's standards, the event may well be as notable for what it doesn't include. Namely, a slew of rumors have pointed to Samsung skipping

Playdate, the adorable whimsy-and-nostalgia-box/handheld game system built by Panic (with some help from Teenage Engineering), has taken one more big step toward reality: it has an official preorder date. And it’s soon! The company announced this morning that preorders for the handheld will g

With a couple of generations of wireless earbuds under its belt, OnePlus finally has the AirPods Pro — and the rest of the premium market — in its sights. As part of an event today that also includes the launch of its budget Nord 2, the company officially announced the OnePlus Buds Pro.

As phones and other consumer devices have gained feature after feature, they have also declined in how easily they can be repaired, with Apple at the head of this ignoble pack. The FTC has taken note, admitting that the agency has been lax on this front but that going forward it will prioritize wha

Samsung just sent out invites for its next Unpacked event. There are those companies that like to sneak hints into their invites — and then there's Samsung. The note leads with the big, bold words “Get ready to unfold” and features a pair of flat-colored objects that can reasonably be

MIT CSAIL spinout Inkbit this week announced that it has raised $30 million. The Series B, led by Phoenix Venture Partners LLC, brings the firm's total funding up to $45 million. PVP joins existing partners like industrial 3D printing giant Stratasys, DSM Venturing, Ocado, 3M, IMA and Saint-Gob