Foxconn Attempts to Ease Concerns Over China Ties as Sale of Toshiba’s Memory Chip Unit Nears End

Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has spoken out about the ongoing sale for Toshiba’s memory chip unit, which has made headlines over the past few weeks as multiple companies have entered the bidding to win the sought-after unit. Previously, Foxconn was perceived as a long shot for winning the bid due to its connections with China, a fact believed to sit unfavorably with Japanese-owned Toshiba.

Now, Gou is presenting points of argument as to why Foxconn’s acquisition of Japanese technology would not hurt Toshiba nor the Japanese government, because he says Foxconn would not seek to import any of Toshiba’s technologies to Foxconn’s China plants (via DigiTimes). Gou argued that Foxconn is simply an enterprise “seeking new markets” in Japan, “and making investments in these markets is very normal.”

With Foxconn’s help, Gou said that Toshiba has the potential to improve its technology so it doesn’t lag behind the advancements of its competitors. Another point of contention for Japanese officials fearful of Foxconn winning the unit centered upon the China-based company leaking secrets behind Toshiba’s best technology, to which Gou said such a practice would never benefit Foxconn or any of its partners.

Gou felt he had to speak out “to clarify many of the false accusations that have been made about Foxconn over the past few weeks.”

Gou said that leaking technology would not benefit Foxconn or any of Foxconn’s partners, and would only hurt Toshiba’s future development. With all the outcomes coming out negatively, there would be no point for Foxconn to leak IP, Gou stated.

Gou noted that Toshiba’s technology R&D will remain and continue to be processed in Japan, a pointed out that a company with leadership in technology development does not need to be afraid of being copied.

Since Foxconn owns its production lines and plants, details of production procedures would be kept within the plants. Foxconn would also apply to patent Toshiba’s technologies to prevent infringement, Gou noted.

Gou finally said that Foxconn is simply “looking to survive” by bidding on the Toshiba memory chip unit, as well as reduce costs and improve its supply chain delivery times. The last we heard about the bidding, Foxconn had rallied U.S. companies Apple and Amazon to chip in funds to help Foxconn win the unit. Foxconn’s first bid was around $27B, and it was never clear if additional funds would be enough to calm Toshiba’s worries about the company’s ties to China.

In another corner of the ongoing bidding for Toshiba’s memory chip unit, Western Digital has continued to go after Toshiba, this week seeking a court injunction that would prevent Toshiba from selling the unit without Western Digital’s consent (via Reuters). Western Digital and Toshiba are partners in the chip manufacturing business, and the new injunction is said to have emerged after the U.S.-based Western Digital discovered it was left out of a new Japanese government-led group formed to come together and bid for the unit.

Although sources close to the sale say that Western Digital’s legal actions threaten to throw the whole auction “into disarray,” Toshiba has said in a statement that it is proceeding with selecting a bidder “by the second half of June,” as has always been planned. A final, definitive winner for the unit is expected to be decided by June 28.

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Apple Hires Executives From Sony Pictures TV to Lead Push Into Original Programming

Apple today announced that television executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg will be joining the company to help craft its new slate of original video programming. The two will lead Apple’s video programming efforts on a worldwide scale and report to senior vice president of internet software and services, Eddy Cue.

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Erlicht and Van Amburg are joining Apple from Sony Pictures Television, where they were presidents of the company since 2005 and helped produce shows like AMC’s Breaking Bad
and Better Call Saul, Netflix’s The Crown, Amazon’s Sneaky Pete, and more.

Erlicht said that he and Van Amburg will attempt to create content of “unparalleled quality,” matching Apple’s success in its other product categories.

“Jamie and Zack are two of the most talented TV executives in the world and have been instrumental in making this the golden age of television,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We have exciting plans in store for customers and can’t wait for them to bring their expertise to Apple — there is much more to come.”

“It will be an honor to be part of the Apple team,” said Jamie Erlicht. “We want to bring to video what Apple has been so successful with in their other services and consumer products — unparalleled quality.”

“Apple has a relentless focus on delighting customers with their products,” said Zack Van Amburg. “We will bring that same intention to Apple’s programming and we could not be more excited about what lies ahead.”

The hiring announcement today represents Apple’s latest move into establishing its presence in the original TV production space, and comes on the heels of the debut of the company’s first show on Apple Music called Planet of the Apps. Later this summer, Apple Music will also debut Carpool Karaoke: The Series as its next streaming show.

In today’s press release, Apple talked up the pair’s history for creating diverse content — from sitcom The Goldbergs to supernatural action comedy Preacher — but no word was given on the specific kind of television that Erlicht and Van Amburg would be working on for Apple, or when any of the shows they produce might be coming out.
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Maze Alpha: Everything you need to know

Why it matters to you

True bezel-less screens on smartphones are the future, and a new company is about to make its mark by introducing one that costs a lot less than the competition.

Update: Now you can pre-order the Maze Alpha, we’ve updated our story with all the official details

The Xiaomi Mi Mix is one of the most striking smartphones we’ve seen in the last year or so, breaking from design convention and including technology we expect to see more of in the future. However, it’s not the only one looking to make a splash with an edge-to-edge display on a smartphone. Step forward, industry newcomer Maze, which has announced a phone called the Alpha.

Details about the phone have been teased since March, and now, after a short delay from the originally planned April announcement, the Maze Alpha is available to order. The phone is being sold online through Chinese electronics importer GearBest, but Maze is targeting Europe with the phone, and has included 4G LTE connectivity using the most common bands. Unfortunately, U.S. 4G LTE bands aren’t supported by the Alpha, but 3G signals should be fine.

The standout feature of the Maze Alpha is its borderless screen, which in the final photos is revealed to be a slightly different take on the style to other manufacturers. There is a very small bezel at the top of the device, housing the speaker, but none appear visible down the sides. Unusually, a fingerprint sensor sits beneath the screen, rather than on the back like the Mi Mix and the Essential PH-1.

It’s a hefty phone in every way. The metal framed device weighs 225 grams, and measures 8.1mm thick, while the IPS LCD screen measures 6-inches. It has a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, and a piece of curved 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 over the top, with the end result being an 83 percent screen-to-body ratio and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Flip the phone over and you’ll find a dual-lens camera in the top corner, because what self-respecting phone doesn’t have one in 2017? One lens has 13 megapixels and the other 5 megapixels, but we’re not sure how they will operate yet. Maze says the f/2.2 aperture lenses add more detail and color to pictures, which makes us think they will work like the two lenses on the Xiaomi Mi5S Plus, and may not provide telephoto or bokeh effect features. There’s electronic image stabilization, autofocus, and HDR, plus on the front is a 5 megapixel selfie camera with an 84 degree wide-angle lens.

Maze has chosen a MediaTek Helio P25 processor for the Alpha, and paired it with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM, depending on whether you buy the 64GB or 128GB storage version. There’s a MicroSD card slot to give either number a boost. The Helio P25 started arriving in phones at the beginning of 2017. The good news is the Maze Alpha runs Android 7.0 Nougat, and apparently doesn’t deviate far from Google’s OS, which bodes well. Other features include a big 4,000mAh battery, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C with fast charging capability.

How much for all this? It’s a very competitive $180, or about 145 British pounds, a price set for the duration of the pre-sale which runs between now and June 30. This is for the 4GB/64GB model, and the 6GB/128GB version is expected to arrive in August. Maze is a newcomer, but there’s considerable muscle behind the project. It’s part of a larger corporation based in Shenzhen, China, with more than 850 employees, an 80-person-strong research and development team, and partnerships with everyone from Qualcomm and Samsung (which supplies the rear camera technology) to Japan Display and MediaTek.

We like what we see so far, but hope the Alpha ends up being less of a slippery little devil than the Mi Mix.

HTC U11 outselling HTC 10, M9

Early demand makes the U11 the most sought-after HTC phone since the M8.

After years of decline in the smartphone market, HTC needed the U11 to be a success, and it looks like the new flagship phone is off to a promising start. According to Focus Taiwan, HTC smartphone division head Chia-lin Chang told shareholders and local journalists that in its first month of availability, the U11 was outselling the previous two flagships, the HTC 10 and One M9.

An additional uptick in demand for the U11 is expected in early July, Chang reportedly told the shareholder meeting. The comparison with the HTC 10 and M9 is significant in light of the U11’s narrower carrier availability in some key markets like the U.S.

HTC will reportedly cut its phone lineup to just three or four models per year.

Chang said HTC faced additional challenges in the run up to the rollout of 5G connectivity, adding that in the current smartphone market increased sales don’t necessarily translate into increased profits. HTC will continue to trim down operating costs, while cutting the number of individual phone models launched each year down to just three or four. (That number likely doesn’t include any Pixel phones that HTC would manufacture for Google as an ODM, or original device manufacturer.)

The slimmed-down lineup of HTC phones would likely see HTC doubling down on key price points, like the premium segment — with the U series — and the mid-range space, where the repurposed HTC One brand has been deployed. A focus on fewer, better phones would also allow HTC to be more nimble with its design, marketing and engineering resources, which would help its (currently precarious) balance sheet.

Looking further ahead, Chang said HTC would focus its R&D efforts on 5G in anticipation of faster mobile services launching in 2020.

In the short term though, HTC will be hoping the U11’s early momentum doesn’t fizzle later in the year, as the phone faces further competition from OnePlus, Huawei, Samsung and Apple.

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Moto C Plus will be exclusive to Flipkart in India, launch set for June 19

The Moto C Plus will target the entry-level segment in India.

Another week, another Motorola phone. The company has just announced that it will launch the Moto C Plus in India on June 19, with the phone set to be offered exclusively on Flipkart. The handset will likely be sold in the country for under ₹10,000.

The phone comes with a 5-inch 720p display, MediaTek MT6737 SoC with four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.4GHz, variants with 1GB or 2GB of RAM, 16GB storage, microSD slot, 8MP camera, 2MP front shooter, Bluetooth 4.2, and a massive 4000mAh battery. The phone is available in four color options — Metallic Cherry, Pearl White, Fine Gold and Starry Black — and runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.

We should know more about the pricing on Monday, but the Moto C Plus is going to face tough competition from the likes of the recently-launched Nokia 3 and the bevy of Chinese devices already available in the country. The Nokia 3 costs the same amount of money as the Moto C Plus, has similar hardware, and will be available from over 80,000 retail stores in the country.

When you look at the online space, players like Xiaomi continue to dominate with the Redmi 4A and Redmi 4, offering much better hardware at a lesser cost.

How to sync your calendar with Alexa

Syncing up your Calendar to Alexa should only take a few moments.

Our lives have gotten progressively busier. Whether you’re bouncing between doctors appointments, play dates, meetings, or family occasions, keeping track of everything you have going on can be easier said than done. Thankfully Amazon Alexa is here to help you out by keeping track of your calendar for you. All you need to do is sync your account, and you’ll be good to go!

Alexa can keep track of your calendar

Life can get busy, and even if your calendar is sitting on your phone in your pocket, it can be easy to forget when you have an appointment. Alexa is here to help though, and can let you know when you have something coming up in your day. However before you can ask her what’s on the books, you’ll need to sync your calendar.

This is a fairly simple process; once you know what you’re doing and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. Alexa can sync up with calendars from Google, Microsoft and even Apple. This means that even when your itinerary is on a different service, Alexa can still sync up so you never miss a beat. If you’ve got different events on different accounts, then you’re still free and clear, since you can add multiple calendars, and even choose which folders or events to ignore from within the Alexa app.

How to sync your calendar with Alexa

Open the Alexa app on your phone.
Tap the overflow button that looks like three horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the screen.

Tap Settings.

Scroll down and tap Calendar.
Tap the type of account you want to sync with Alexa.

Tap Link your calendar account.

Tap the account you want to link.
Tap the allow button in the lower right corner.

Is your calendar synced?

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Vivo could be the first to launch a smartphone with an on-screen fingerprint sensor

Vivo could edge out Samsung and other companies in launching a phone with an on-screen fingerprint sensor.

Samsung failed in its attempt to integrate a fingerprint sensor into the screen of the Galaxy S8, and it now looks like Vivo will be the first company to roll out a device with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. A leaked video on Weibo shows off a Vivo phone that looks a lot like the X9 Plus, albeit with an optical fingerprint sensor that’s embedded into the screen itself.

In related news, a report out of Korea reaffirms claims that Chinese manufacturers are looking to introduce on-screen fingerprint sensing, but it cites Huawei’s upcoming P11 as the first phone to include the feature, followed by Xiaomi and then Vivo.

The publication also noted that while Vivo will be the first to introduce the feature, Apple will be taking it mainstream by including it in the next iPhone. That’s a given considering Vivo primarily focuses on Asian markets. As for Samsung, it looks like the South Korean manufacturer won’t be able to roll out the feature in the Galaxy Note 8, with Korea’s ETNews citing “security vulnerabilities” as the reason.

Whatever the case, it looks like we’ll finally see on-screen fingerprint sensing tech sometime later this year.

Meet Astro, an email client for Android with artificial intelligence baked in

If you’re into the idea of using Alexa and Slack to answer your email, you might be interested in this little app.

There aren’t too many hearty email clients in the Google Play Store, so we’re naturally curious when one comes out that’s not only a delight to use, but it’s got artificial intelligence baked in, too.

I’ve been using Astro: AI Meets Email for the past week and it’s truly a breath of fresh air compared to the dual Gmail-and-Inbox life I’ve been juggling. Whether you’ve got a scattered brain or you’ve mastered the art of maintaining an inbox, Astro is worthy download for anyone who wants a little help on the backend ensuring that the important emails are always seen.

Here’s a quick rundown of some of the features that make Astro a worthy download, and we’ll walk you through what it’s like to manage your inbox through Slack.

There’s priority, and then there’s “other”

Off the bat, my favorite part of Astro is the concise inbox. Unlike Google’s Inbox, which compartmentalizes emails into a number of different categories, Astro whittles them down to two: important and not important. The pressing stuff will be automatically funneled through to the priority inbox, while the extra stuff — like newsletters, daily mantras, and online shopping receipts — will be filed away to “other.” Best of all, Astro will work in the backend doing all of the message sorting right off the bat.

A look at Astro’s interface, from the hamburger menu (left), to the “priority” and “other” inboxes (middle two photos), to the ability to schedule an email (right).

If you’re finding that the Astro is having a bit of trouble properly parsing your contacts, you can add the very important people to the VIP list. This ensures that every email from the addresses you’ve specified make their way into the priority inbox. Then from the settings, you can control how you’re alerted for those especially crucial letters.

It looks like Android

Snooze an email for later if you don’t need it.

The Astro app for Android has been designed so that it follows the basic rules of the Android design paradigm. It has a simple color scheme; two floating action buttons, one for composing a message and one to call upon the AstroBot; and a well-organized hamburger menu. What’s more: there’s a companion desktop app for the Mac that properly integrates with its mobile counterpart.

It also takes advantage of some user-friendly swiping mechanisms in its interface. You can swipe left on an email to immediately archive it, or swipe to the right to snooze it until you get back to your desktop at the office. Astro also lets you enable read receipts, and offers quick toggles for unsubscribing from newsletters and scheduling emails.

It’s not a useless bot

The “bot” categorization for Astro’s functionality might seem passe with the proliferation of so many digital assistants. But the good news is that the AI-based features in Astro are contained within the app so that you only hear from AstroBot when you’re in need. AstroBot will mostly rely on you to prompt it, too, so there’s no need for any Microsoft Clippy comparisons here.

AstroBot is especially useful if you’re feeling overwhelmed by your inbox.

AstroBot is especially useful for managing bulk tasks, which can become overwhelming if you’re terrible at trimming your inbox on the regular. For instance, if AstroBot notices you’re receiving newsletters that you don’t actually read, it will ask you whether you want help unsubscribing to them all. There are other prompts it will relay overtime, too, like whether you want to add a contact to your VIP list or archive a pile of messages.

It works with Slack and Alexa

One of the best features of Astro was added only a few days ago, and that’s integration with Slack and Amazon Alexa. I did not test the Alexa integration, but in the demonstration I saw, you can use it to compose and reply to emails with just your voice.

Slack integration is so robust, I couldn’t show you a screenshot without having to blur the whole thing out.

I have been using the Slack abilities and I can say it’s now a feature I rely on daily. If you spend most of the work day in Slack, as I do, you might find that email falls by the wayside. Having Astro set up with Slack helps ensure that I’m consistently notified whenever I receive an email from those ten very important contacts. I don’t have to leave Slack to reply to them either, as Astrobot works entirely inside the Slack app — on both the desktop and mobile Slack apps. The only downside is that the replies will appear weirdly formatted when they’re sent out if you’re using emoji in the body text (and yes — I use emoji in my email correspondence).

There’s also an included signature to let people know you’ve replied from Slack, in case there are any follies. I’ve already had one when I didn’t realize that Slack was stuck in the “reply to email” command. Fortunately, there are enough prompts so that you’re not constantly, accidentally sending emails.

Try it for yourself

Contextual engines and artificial intelligence and the ability to message bots — these are all the ways of the future, and it seems to be an especially popular tag line to add on to mobile apps. In Astro’s case, the AI-infusion seems legitimate enough after a week of use to take the app for a ride as a daily driver. Perhaps this is the kind of assistance we need to keep us from going insane from digital clutter.

Astro is free for now, so you can try it out as an email assistant without too much commitment. It works with email addresses that are served by Gmail, GSuite, and Office 365.

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LG G7: What’s the story so far?

LG was one of the first to release a flagship smartphone in 2017 with the G6. It’s a great phone with plenty going for it including a brilliant camera, excellent display and all-screen design.

Nothing ever stands still in the tech world though, especially not when it comes to the star smartphones. Here we are rounding up everything we have heard so far about the LG G7. Stay tuned and keep checking back as there will no doubt be plenty of rumours over the next few months.

LG G7: Release date

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The LG G5 was announced at Mobile World Congress 2016, while the LG G6 was announced a year later at MWC 2017 and both were available to buy around April of the same year they were announced. An educated guess would therefore suggest the LG G7 will be announced during the Barcelona show at the end of February 2018 and go on sale around April 2018.

That might not be the case though. Reports from Korea have claimed the forthcoming flagship might appear a little earlier than expected in order to give the company more time to sell devices before competitor devices arrive, such as the Samsung Galaxy S9.

Apparently the LG G7 is already in development and it could be announced at CES 2018, which takes place at the beginning of January in Las Vegas. We are a long way off from these dates though and plenty could change so don’t get too excited just yet.

LG G7: Design

• Large screen, small footprint design expected to continue
• Embedded fingerprint sensor?
• Iris scanning?

The LG G6 brought with it a fabulous redesign compared to the modular misfire of the LG G5. Like the Samsung Galaxy S8, the G6 offers a large screen, minimal bezels and a premium, solid build.

We’d expect the LG G7 to follow in the G6’s footsteps. Naturally there will no doubt be a few tweaks here and there, but we suspect many of the same principals will be followed, including the large screen in a minimal footprint format. 

The G6 features a circular fingerprint sensor on the rear, along with a dual-camera setup and unlike the Samsung Galaxy S8, there is no iris scanner on the front. We wouldn’t be too surprised to see a fingerprint embedded into the display for the G7, something rumoured for the iPhone 8, and we’d also hope to see iris scanning capabilities included on the 2018 flagship too.

Iris scanning was rumoured for the the LG G6 but it never appeared, suggesting LG was perhaps considering it but it may not have been ready for the 2017 flagship.

LG G7: Display

• Almost all-screen front expected again
• Will LG move to AMOLED?
• Aspect ratio expected to remain same

The display was one of the main focus areas of the LG G6 and rightly so as it is excellent. The 5.7-inch IPS LCD screen features an 18:9 aspect ratio, along with a Quad HD+ resolution at 2880 x 1440 pixels. It puts out a pixel density of 565ppi and it delivers accurate colours, sharp detail and good viewing angles. 

The LG G6 also supports HDR 10 and Dolby Vision, which will no doubt feature on the LG G7 too and probably be more useful next year as there will more than likely be more compatible content available from both Netflix and Amazon Video. 

Whether LG will increase the display size for the G7 remains unknown for now, though we wouldn’t be too surprised to see a bump in resolution and/or a switch to AMOLED in order to support Google’s Daydream VR.

As for the aspect ratio, that’s likely to stay the same too and although there is already plenty of compatible content available, including Netflix Original series, there will no doubt be more next year, making full use of the great display.

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LG G7: Camera

• Dual-rear camera expected to remain
• Improvements over G6 likely

The LG G6 features dual-lens rear cameras, as did the LG G5. The LG G6 improves on the G5’s camera and it delivers some excellent results. Both are 13-megapixel sensors, with one a standard lens and one wide-angle lens.

As the dual-camera setup has done so well for LG the last couple of years, we’d be surprised to see a move away from it, especially as more manufacturers jump on the bandwagon.

No doubt the LG G7 will deliver improvements over the LG G6 but at the moment, we don’t know what these will be.

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LG G7: Hardware

The LG G6 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, rather than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset that can be found under most of 2017’s other flagship smartphones.

A report from Korea has claimed the LG G7 will offer the latest hardware from Qualcomm when it launches, which is reported to be the 7nm Snapdragon 845.

We also wouldn’t be surprised to see a bump in RAM, perhaps to 6GB and we’d expect at least 32GB of internal storage, if not 64GB, with microSD support for storage expansion.

LG has placed a big focus on audio capabilities over the last couple of years so we’d expect 2018 to be no different. We’d also expect a battery capacity of at least 3000mAh. The LG G6 has a 3300mAh cell under its hood.

LG G7: Software

The LG G7 is likely to launch on Android O with LG’s skin over the top. We already know about a couple of features coming with Android O, which you can read about in our separate feature, but we’ll learn about more when the software launches later this year. 

LG will no doubt take most of the Android O features and add a few of its own software tweaks to the LG G7. We’d expect the experience to be familiar for LG users though.

LG G7: Conclusion

Rumours surrounding the LG G7 are currently scarce at the moment but they will undoubtedly pick up in the next few months, especially if a January launch is true.

We will update this feature as soon as we hear any murmurings surrounding the LG G7 but in the meantime, feel free to let us know what you would like to see on the 2018 flagship in the comments.

Microsoft Modern Keyboard is a sleek slab of aluminium with a built-in fingerprint sensor

Continuing with its run of sleekly designed products and devices, Microsoft has, rather quietly, introduced an aluminium clad keyboard for use with Windows 10 PCs, macOS computers and the latest Android systems.

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Called the Modern Keyboard, Microsoft’s new accessory is full-width with a numerical keypad, is slim at 19.3mm in height, and has a built-in fingerprint sensor where you would normally find the Windows key on the right-hand side. The fingerprint sensor can be used to log into a Windows computer, or websites using Windows Hello.

It’s primarily a wireless Bluetooth keyboard, but can be connected to a computer using a wired connection instead. If you connect using a wire when you first use the Modern Keyboard, it will automatically pair via Bluetooth next time you come to use it. 

Microsoft says the Bluetooth range is up to 15 metres in open-air, or up to seven metres in an office environment, and the built-in rechargeable battery can last up to two months. 

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The Microsoft Modern Keyboard is “coming soon” to the US Microsoft Store where it will cost $129.99, there’s currently no word on UK or global availability. The Modern Keyboard is the ideal match for the Modern Mouse, which can be yours for $49.99.