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Samsung produces in-house chipsets, but they barely get used by the company's own smartphones. However, things might be changing soon as the latest report claims that the Korean tech giant is planning to push the usage of the Exynos chip among the Galaxy devices.

Apple's venture into the electric car business might have now come to the next step. According to DigiTimes, the tech giant is meeting with Toyota to establish its new supplier network for the highly-anticipated project. Last month, sources claimed that Apple representatives have also met with South Korea's SK Group and LG Electronics for the same purpose.

Apple entering the car business is not the latest news anymore as the rumours have been roaming around for years. Earlier, it was reported that the tech giant has finally taken the first step by choosing Hyundai as a partner for car production. Now, the deal might be closed soon as Apple is reportedly going to invest 3.6 billion USD (~RM14 billion) in Hyundai's subsidiary Kia.

Apple entering the car business is not the latest news anymore as the rumours have been roaming around for years. Earlier, it was reported that the tech giant has finally taken the first step by choosing Hyundai as a partner for car production. Now, the deal might be closed soon as Apple is reportedly going to invest 3.6 billion USD (~RM14 billion) in Hyundai's subsidiary Kia.

At the beginning of 2021, we'll get to see smartphone manufacturers showcasing their latest devices that come with 5nm chipsets that include Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888, Samsung Exynos 1080, and Exynos 2100. As Apple has already launched the iPhone 12 with the 5nm A14 Bionic chip earlier this year, the tech giant might have now shifted their focus to something more powerful. It is reported that Apple has become the first to contract with TSMC for the 3nm process.

As most people know, almost everything is made in China but that could change in the future. Just recently, 16 companies have gotten formal approvals by the Indian Government to start local manufacture of consumer electronics. Among the 16 companies, both Apple and Samsung are included and this initiative is part of the $6.65 billion production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to increase exports over the 5 years.

As the launch of the Apple iPhone 12 series is getting closer and closer, many of us are wondering if the devices are going to make it without any further delay. Although the first batch of iPhone 12 series might still facing production delay, it has been reported that Apple is preparing to assemble the devices in India that are for the middle of next year.

Although Nintendo Switch has been launched almost three years ago, the console is still a popular choice for gaming while everyone is staying home now. Not to mention with the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch has reached the peak of selling out the consoles across regions, making the company raise production by 20 percent to counter the shortage. While Nintendo is busy with the production of the Nintendo Switch, there is still rumour coming up for the next generation console saying it will use a processor by Samsung and AMD.

When it comes to getting a new smartphone, will you check for the storage type and how fast the device can read or write data? These days, most of the smartphones are doing a good job processing our data. With many smartphone manufacturers adopting the new standard UFS 3.0 storage to their latest flagship devices, it seems like data transferring speed is not even a thing for us to worry about, at least for now. To be ahead of time, Samsung has started producing UFS 3.1 storage modules, and they are said to be used in flagships later this year.

LG has recently announced the unveiling of their new 24-inch 4K display, as well as a 27-inch 5K UltraFine display starting from USD699.95(~RM2899) and USD1299.95(~RM5385) respectively. The new monitors by LG are designed specifically for Apple users in mind due to the fact that the brightness and volume of the speakers can be controlled via the touch bar or keyboard of a Macbook.

Xiaomi has announced that their 100W Super Charger has hit the mass production phase, and we should expect this technology to be available Q3 or Q4 end this year. As far as we know from the video courtesy of weibo.com, the charger is able to fully charge a 4000mAh battery in about 17 minutes.