Dominic Preston

The semiconductor giant reported a 60 percent jump in Q1 profits, to NTD$361.56 billion (USD$10.9 billion), and is sticking with its forecast for 2025 revenue growth. Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei says there’s been “no changes” in demand following Trump’s tariffs, with chips next in the president’s crosshairs.

Apologies to the three people out there nostalgic for Acer phones — the new Super ZX and Super ZX Pro handsets announced in India today are made under license by Indkal Technologies, meaning Acer itself has almost nothing to do with them. The same is true for last month’s two budget Acerpure models.

Emphasis on “might.” Leaker billbil-kun, who previously tipped April 23rd preorders for Canada, says US retailers could begin taking orders from either April 21st or April 30th.

Google’s excellent Pixel 9A is suffering from an early bug, but luckily it’s a minor one. The selfie camera’s viewfinder has an unwelcome flicker in dark scenes, as if it’s struggling to find the right exposure — something I’ve spotted on my own 9A. The good news is that photos themselves are unaffected.

That’s the new minimum storage for Android 15 devices to license Google Mobile Services, a requirement if you want to support the Play Store, according to Android Authority. In practice you’d have to work pretty hard to find any Android device with that little storage anyway, but it’s still good to see Android’s lowest storage bar raised a bit higher.

The OnePlus 13T will launch in China on April 24th, though we don’t know if or when it’ll launch elsewhere. The design is a little new for OnePlus, and we already know it will ditch the fan-favorite alert slider for a new shortcut button. It’s small, too, though only by modern standards — its 6.32-inch screen is still bigger than the iPhone 16’s.

Bloomberg reports that local airlines have been told to refuse further deliveries of Boeing jets, in another blow for a beleaguered aerospace company that’s suffered from quality crises and layoffs.

Or at least it does if you’re part of “a select group of invited users.” Google is gradually rolling out support for the Photos app in its Gemini assistant, on both Android and iOS. Once linked up, you can ask Gemini to find photos based on people, places, and other elements, but it can also pull out details like when your passport expires or what you ate during your last vacation.

That’s what the company told Ars Technica when asked about the current pause to the much-delayed update, which brings Android 15 to the Galaxy S24 series and other devices from 2024 and earlier. It was halted following reports of a bug that stopped people unlocking their phones. There’s no word on when the company will resume the rollout.