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Kinect : comment le plus grand échec de Microsoft a fini par conquérir le monde

✇Numerama.com - Magazine
Par : Lisa Imperatrice
2 février 2026 à 19:42

En 2009, Microsoft pariait un milliard de dollars sur une promesse folle : supprimer la manette. Si l'accessoire, baptisé Kinect, a fini par prendre la poussière dans nos salons, sa technologie, elle, a survécu. Des blocs opératoires à l'iPhone, voici l’histoire d’un « brouillon » devenu indispensable.

The AI Boom Is Coming for Apple's Profit Margins

✇Slashdot
Par : msmash
2 février 2026 à 19:00
Apple's long-standing dominance over its electronics supply chain is eroding as AI companies outbid the iPhone maker for critical components like chips, memory and specialized glass fiber, giving suppliers the leverage to demand that Apple pay more. CEO Tim Cook acknowledged the pressure during a Thursday earnings call, noting constraints in chip supplies and significant increases in memory prices. Nvidia has overtaken Apple as TSMC's largest customer, CEO Jensen Huang said on a podcast; Apple had held that position by a wide margin for years. DRAM prices are set to quadruple from 2023 levels by year-end and NAND prices will more than triple, according to TechInsights. The firm estimates Apple could pay $57 more for memory in the base iPhone 18 due this fall compared to the base iPhone 17 currently on sale -- a significant hit on a device that retails for $799.

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