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Apple has a problem on its hand. Apple used Samsung and TSMC to build its SoCs but has chosen to adopt an Intel modem for all of its AT&T and T-Mobile variants of the iPhone 7. Factory-unlocked devices for Sprint and Verizon all use Qualcomm’s modem silicon. According to data gathered By Cellular Insights, both of the devices perform at a comparable level when there is a strong signal present but the device with the Intel modem tails off significantly as the signal weakens.

Researchers and professionals at the University of California Riverside along with the State University of New York have teamed up and have discovered that there has been a fault in many computer hardware systems. The dilemma has been founded in the computers central processing system unit (CPU) that can release full access to one’s computer to hackers that attempt to break into a computer.

On October 26^th 2016, Gareth Halfacree wrote an article on Bit Tech talking about how Zotac Corporation has its 10 year anniversary and how it will be released a new product range.

HP has decided to become exclusive when it comes to ink, because Hewlett Packard (HP) is concerned with their innovative nature and intellectual designs at which they want to become an exclusive product in the market. There has always been some type of conflict or stress when it comes to third party cartridge manufacturers and printer companies because these third party cartridge manufacturers have to follow the designs and specs of the printer companies. This conflict started in early September when HP has designed new printers to reject ink cartridges from any other source than HP, and the way they are doing that is by adding authentication chips to the Ink cartridge that tells the printer this is an HP Cartridge or not. HP Printers have always been on the competitive edge when it comes to their electronics and they always have their own unique touch and now they are becoming more exclusive when it comes to ink by adding an authentication chip to their cartridges.

David Manners wrote an article for Electronics Weekly talking about how Linear Tech has a new power and energy monitor. This Monitor accessory is for 0V to 15C DC supply rails.

Mediatek Corp. has just released its X20 Development Board which features a 10-core chip and 4k graphics and could be used as an Android PC. Looking to compete with PCs, developer boards like Raspberry Pi and Mediatek’s X20 are loading up on horsepower to run faster applications while featuring 4k graphics. Starting at just $199, Mediatek X20 Development Board is crammed to the gills with the latest mobile chips that allow this developer board to boast PC-like computing power.

On August 17 2016, Agam Shah wrote an article for PC World discussing about how Intel is switching out its use for copper cables and implementing lights and lasers in order to speed up data transfers. This is due to the fact that copper networking cables are becoming more dated as technology progresses.

 Apple Inc is coming back with a new operating system this fall and calling it macOS Sierra. There are several updates to this operating system and they are being viewed by Apple WWDC 2016. This is a great time for apple because they have had the current operating system for years now. There is a trend with apple products now to have names such as watch OS, iOS, or tvOS so the fact that their operating system is still named or called OS X is kind of out of trend. Obviously this new operating system is being launched with a new name just like the releases of the current operating system with OS X had a new name. However, this year the operating system itself is going to have a whole new name.

Sony Corporation, the Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation reported Friday that their revenue was down to 10.8 percent with a reported profit decrease of 74.3 percent year-on-year. An unexpected increase in gaming revenue has helped counter the shrinking business in smartphones with the impact of the Kumamoto region earthquakes impacting the production of the camera sensors that Sony supplies to various smartphone vendors such as Apple. The increase of revenue for its game and network services grew to 14.5 percent largely in part due to the significant increase in the PS4 software sales through the PlayStation Network.  PS4 games consoles sales rose from 3 million to 3.5 million compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

On July 28^th 2016, Agam Shah wrote an article for Computer World talking about how Intel is quietly closing down the Project Tango smartphone and refocusing their ideas towards augmented reality. During Intel’s Developer Forum in San Francisco last year, most of the audience was attracted towards the Real-sense 3D camera which used drones and robots to “see” the world around them.

Microsoft Corporation is partnering up with IBM in to push Surface devices to enterprises. Microsoft whose Surface devices quarterly revenue total more than $1 billion USD, hopes to further increase that figure by putting said devices on more corporate desktop. Microsoft has sought out IBM who is one of the world’s largest software makers specifically in order to write the applications for the Surface devices with the explicit goal of tailoring the Surface devices to meet the everyday needs of consumer goods, financial and retail organizations. Microsoft wants to make Surface devices more appealing to enterprises with the IDC forecasting that enterprise PC upgrades will pick up more in the second of the year. Microsoft is hoping that by preemptively tailoring their Surface devices with software that caters to enterprises they will be able to increase their stranglehold on the Surface device market share.

NVIDIA and AMD have an all-out war on graphics cards and things get more interesting in regards to custom cards. Although the GTX 1060 will be revealed soon, companies like Gigabyte and ASUS are already eyeing their own variants. With ASUS, teasing with the idea that they have multiple custom versions which include the Turbo, Dual, and ROG Strix.

Advanced Micro Devices, the American multinational semiconductor company based in California, has recently launched their RX 480 graphics cards with AMD LiquidVR technology as well as Polaris Architecture in order to provide immersive and rich virtual reality experiences with advanced capabilities and compatibility. In engineered setups used to test the precise power offered from the video card itself, a couple of reviewers, specifically Tom’s Hardware and PC Perspective, found that the RX 480 slightly exceeds its target TDP. The card itself may also exceed the limits of the PCI Express specification.

HP Inc. officially rolled out its “Device as a Service” for all enterprises which is aimed exclusively to consolidate all of the device acquisition and management. This covers the entire sequence from when a customer purchases the devices throughout the entire lifecycle until the moment it is time to recycle them. Otherwise known as DaaS, this package will also include optimization and analytics services which will free up IT resources as well. This newest offering by Hewlett Packard Inc. allows more customized offerings in the form of packaged products and services which ensures that HP Inc.’s customers are guaranteed to get the most out of all of their equipment.

On May 25^th 2016, Natalie Gagliordi wrote an article for ZD Net that talks about how well Hewlett Packard is doing. Hewlett Packard Inc announced their second quarter financial results however the results show that the company is not doing so well in terms of the PC and printer hardware market. By looking at the second quarter results from the balance sheet, segment revenues are considered down around the board.

This year’s annual Computex trade show featured the newest and most innovative technology to date. The Computer Hardware Parts industry manages to surpass even the highest expectations set each year. This year was no exception- showcasing the wildest and most exciting computer hardware from the world’s leading manufacturers.

On May 17th 2016, Lucas Mearian wrote an article for Computer World that talks about how digital manufacturing could possibly eliminate warehouses with the potential on demand production capabilities.

Intel Corporation, the renowned chipmaker is looking into cutting more products from their esteemed line as part of a reshuffling effort as the company looks towards a post-PC world. There have been many product ideas throughout the years that Intel have deemed a colossal failure and axed from their product line such as the WiMax, OnCue TV streaming service and the smartphone chips. Last month, Intel has promised to review and cut more products from their line as part of a company-wide plan to restructure which includes laying off an estimated 12,000 employees. This initiative was introduced to cease production on things like the Atom smartphone chips in order to redirect its resources to making more profitable products in areas like servers, hybrid devices, gaming PCs, and 5G connectivity.

On April 29^th 2016, Agam Shah released an article on Computer World that talks about how Intel could potentially be leaving the smartphone and tablet hardware business. It seems as if billions of dollars are being wasted.

On April 14^th 2016. Agam Shah wrote an article that was published on Infoworld that described about the new Pentium and Celeron chips from Intel that will be hitting the markets very soon. The Intel Core chips are dominating the PC market currently however that doesn’t mean that Intel is not working on the Pentium and Celeron brands. Intel is planning to release a new type of chip called the Apollo Bay sometime during the latter half of 2016.