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Battery makers expand ESS business amid slow EV market

사진 확대 (Yonhap) South Korean battery manufacturers are increasingly turning to energy storage systems (ESS) as a breakthrough strategy to overcome the stagnant electric vehicle (EV) market. Industry observers view this move as a strategic shift acknowledging the limits of EV-centered growth and the need to secure new future revenue sources. LG Chem Ltd. announced…

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蘋果準備進軍低價筆電市場? | TechNews 科技新報

蘋果準備進軍低價筆電市場? | TechNews 科技新報

據《彭博社》報導,蘋果正準備首次進入低價筆電市場,開發一款主打學生、企業與一般消費者的平價 Mac,目標是吸引 Chromebook 與入門級 Windows PC 的使用者。 報導引述知情人士指出,這款新筆電代號為「J700」,目前正進行內部測試,並已進入海外供應商的早期生產階段。蘋果計畫在明年上半年正式發表。該產品鎖定主要用於網頁瀏覽、文書處理或輕度影音編輯的族群,也將吸引原本考慮購買 iPad、但偏好傳統筆電操作體驗的潛在客戶。 這將是蘋果策略上的重大轉變。長期以來,蘋果始終聚焦於高毛利的高階裝置,並多次強調不會為了市場占有率而推出低價產品。然而隨著 Google 推出的 Chromebook 在教育市場迅速普及,加上部分 Windows 用戶對 Windows 11 的升級政策感到不滿,蘋果看準機會,準備以平價新機切入市場。 消息傳出後,惠普(HP)股價一度下跌至盤中低點,與戴爾(Dell)股價同樣下滑約 2%,反觀蘋果股價小漲近 1%,收於每股 270.25 美元。 這款筆電售價將遠低於 1,000 美元,採用成本較低的零組件,包括 iPhone 等級的處理器與較低階的 LCD 螢幕,螢幕尺寸略小於現行 13.6 吋的 MacBook Air;這將是蘋果首次在 Mac 上使用 iPhone 處理器,而非專為電腦設計的 M 系列晶片。不過內部測試顯示,該手機晶片的效能仍優於早期 MacBook 使用的 M1 晶片。 蘋果過去曾於 Walmart 等通路以不到 700 美元的價格銷售 M1 MacBook Air 作為試水溫,但新款筆電將是全新設計,而非舊機降價版本。目前蘋果最便宜的 Mac…

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Rivian rides on EV tax-credit rush to beat revenue estimate, expects lower tariff costs

Rivian rides on EV tax-credit rush to beat revenue estimate, expects lower tariff costs

By Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) -Rivian Automotive surpassed third-quarter revenue expectations on Tuesday, fueled by strong deliveries as U.S. consumers rushed to grab a federal tax incentive on electric vehicle purchases before its expiry. Shares of the Irvine, California-based company rose more than 4% after the bell. The company said last month it…

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6 Android Apps Caught Recording Conversations

Security researchers have found a batch of Android chat apps that secretly harvested users’ messages. The discovery is the latest in a string of privacy scandals to hit popular tech services. The effort, examined by ESET, linked the spyware to a remote access trojan called VajraSpy and found that distribution was mainly focused on users…

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