Industry News - Week of Mar. 26, 2018

THIS WEEK: Apple-IBM partner on app dev; Front camera notch could become essential;  Intel Vault smart specs (video); 'Right-to-repair' bill tips device makers' apple cart; Android P preview;

Apple, IBM Use Artificial Intelligence to Make Apps

Two of the world's largest tech companies have put their heads together to help make apps easier to make.

Front-Camera Notch Could Become Essential​

When Essential Products​ designers unveiled their first smartphone display notched out for a camera, they could not have seen this coming.

Intel's Vaunt Might Be the Smart Specs that Stic

'Right to Repair' Bill Introduced in California

Left-coast lawmakers want to force device makers to build phones that are easier to fix; Apple and others aren't happy about it.

Preview of Android P is Available

The next version of Android will improve job scheduler for network-related jobs, enhance ART performance, include optimizations for Kotlin, employ an all-new image decoder, support dual cameras front and back, and deliver an API for Wi-Fi 802.11mc "round-trip time" for indoor positioning.

Take a Hands-on Look at Android P

Ars Technica reviews editor Ron Amadeo takes an exhaustive walk through some of the many changes in Google's next dessert flavor.

Trump Quashes Qualcomm-Broadcom Takeover​

Citing national security concerns, President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order blocking Broadcom's bid to acquire Qualcomm.

Satellite Company Defies FCC Order​

Denied permission to launch its IoT satellites because they're too small to track, Silicon-Valley startup Swarm Technology​​ did it anyway.