Apple supplier Foxconn adjusts production to avoid holiday blues

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Thursday it expected smartphone revenue to fall this quarter and is adjusting production to prevent recent COVID-19 curbs at a massive iPhone factory in China from impacting holiday orders.
Exclusive: Samsung, SK Hynix to be spared brunt of China chip crackdown by U.S.

The Biden administration plans to spare SK Hynix and Samsung from the brunt of new restrictions on memory chipmakers in China aimed at thwarting Beijing’s technological ambitions and blocking its military advances, sources said.
Apple to raise App Store prices in some countries in Europe, Asia

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Tuesday it will raise prices of apps and in-app purchases on its App Store from next month in all of the euro zone and some countries in Asia and South America.
EXCLUSIVE EU will not appeal court ruling against $991 mln Qualcomm fine – sources

EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM.O) because it would be difficult to convince Europe’s top court of the merits, people familiar with the matter said.
As Apple upgrades its software, developers hunt for headset hints

As Apple Inc (AAPL.O) rolls out its usual stream of upgrades to operating systems for its iPhones, iPads and Macs at its annual software developer conference Monday, analysts and developers will be scouring between the lines for any hints about how a future mixed-reality headset might work.
Qualcomm’s new CEO eyes dominance in the laptop markets

Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering how they can compete with Apple Inc (AAPL.O), which last year introduced laptops using a custom-designed central processor chip that boasts longer battery life.
Apple adds virtual IDs on iPhone, video plans that rival Zoom, Teams

Apple Inc (AAPL.O), facing accusations from rivals that it has too much control over its App Store, on Monday outlined plans to increase user privacy and keep consumer data out of other companies’ hands, laying out features including expanded video conferencing and storing virtual government IDs on iPhones.