Apple wants to stop Western Digital from buying Toshiba’s chip unit

(Reuters) — Apple Inc has sought to stop Western Digital Corp from taking control of Toshiba Corp’s chip business by threatening not to buy its products in the future, people with knowledge of the deal said. Apple, which uses Toshiba’s NAND flash memory chips in its iPhones, is concerned about losing pricing power if Western […]

Foxconn confirms Apple and Dell joining consortium of bidders for Toshiba’s chip business

(Reuters) — Apple, computing giant Dell, and Kingston Technology are members of a Foxconn-led consortium bidding for Toshiba Corp’s chip unit, the CEO of the world’s largest electronics manufacturer told Reuters on Monday. Terry Gou, Foxconn’s founder and chief executive, also said Amazon.com was close to joining and that the Taiwanese firm was also in […]

Apple and Amazon want a stake in Toshiba’s memory business

Apple and Amazon are joining a Foxconn bid to purchase Japanese chip giant Toshiba’s NAND manufacturing division, according to Nikkei. The deal could make it easier for the companies, particularly Apple, to access all-important flash memory more cheaply for iPhones and Kindles. Foxconn has at least five other bidding rivals, including two backed by the […]

Apple and Amazon reportedly to join Foxconn’s bid for Toshiba’s semiconductor chip unit

(Reuters) — Apple and Amazon will join Foxconn’s bid for Toshiba’s semiconductor business, the Nikkei business daily quoted Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying on Monday. The two U.S. technology giants plan to “chip in funds”, Gou said, according the interview with the newspaper. It was not immediately clear if this would take the form […]