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A new report published today claims that Apple is in the process of designing its own power management chips for the iPhone and that it’s eventually going to stop sourcing them from Dialog Semiconductor. One prediction suggests that Apple is going to meet almost half of the demand for the iPhone’s power management chips itself by next year. The other suggests that Apple’s own chips won’t be ready until 2019.

Dialog Semiconductor shares have predictably taken a hit after this report hit the wires. They’re down 17 percent. The company designs chips for iOS devices and the Apple Watch. Apple’s business accounted for 74 percent of its revenue last year.

For those who are unaware, power management chips are necessary to oversee functions such as charging, managing battery life, and power consumption.

The report from Nikkei Asian Review also mentions that Apple’s own chips will be the “most advanced” and that they will offer more power monitoring capabilities compared to competitors. This should, at least in theory, improve the battery life of devices that come with these chips.

Apple is reportedly going to rely on Taiwan Semiconductor to produce the chips. It’s one of the biggest chipmakers on the planet and it also produces Dialog’s chips.

Apple is yet to comment on the matter officially.

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Roku’s TV licensing program enables TV manufacturers to adopt its operating system to offer a smart connected TV experience. They don’t have to worry about the software development as that’s all left to Roku. It was confirmed earlier this month that Philips TVs for the U.S. market will now be powered by Roku TV. The very first models are now available for purchase.

Philips-branded TVs destined for the U.S. market are manufactured by Funai of Japan. They previously used to run the in-house NetTV platform that wasn’t really that great.

With Roku’s operating system installed straight out of the box, these new TVs offer a much better connected TV experience that’s suited for those who use Roku for their content needs.

Prices for the new Philips TVs start at $349 for the 40 inch model that’s available for purchase right away. The company is also going to release a 50 inch model that costs $429 in January. There’s also going to be a 43 inch model that’s going to cost $379. The company is yet to confirm when this model will be available.

As far as the specifications are concerned, you get what you pay for. In this case, these are TVs with 1080p LED panels, a 120Hz refresh rate, and three HDMI ports.

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