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Thursday 19 September 2024
Chinese MacBook bearing supplier hit by quality issues, orders shift to US, Taiwan
Kunshan Kersen Science Technology Co., Ltd., a crucial supplier of MacBook bearings, has reportedly suspended shipments due to quality control issues. In response, Apple has redistributed...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
A18 and Android SoCs face performance plateau; NPUs emerge as new battleground
Apple's recently unveiled A18 and A18 Pro processors, introduced alongside the iPhone 16 series, have generated less excitement than their predecessors. Even Apple provided relatively...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Qualcomm comes up short in AI PC debut, casting doubt on MediaTek market entry
Notebook supply chain sources reveal that Qualcomm's June launch of the Copilot+ PC has fallen short of expectations, with disappointing reviews and market feedback. Adding to this,...
Monday 16 September 2024
Winmate projects revenue to double in 3-5 years on expanding rugged notebook applications
Taiwan's major rugged solutions provider Winmate is anticipating significant growth in the rugged notebook market. Fueled by the ongoing enterprise mobility trend and expanding applications...
Monday 16 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: Chinese LLM developers navigate US chip sanction; Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT set to launch
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 9 – September 13.
Friday 13 September 2024
Huawei's triple-fold Mate XT reaches 5 million pre-orders, but converting to actual orders will be challenging
Despite coming at a steep price, pre-orders for Huawei's new Mate XT triple-fold smartphone on the official online store have already surpassed 5 million as of September 11.
Friday 13 September 2024
Samsung counters Apple's Korea strategy with unprecedented US discounts in 3Q24
Apple has, for the first time, included South Korea in the initial wave of countries for the iPhone 16 series launch. In response, Samsung Electronics has raised its alert level and...
Friday 13 September 2024
Apple signals flexibility on App Store policies to maintain Chinese market share
At Apple's product launch event on September 10, the company dedicated a segment of the presentation to announce that Tencent's latest game, "Honor of Kings: World" is scheduled to...
Friday 13 September 2024
Apple's cautious AI rollout: supply chain anticipates iPhone 16 3Q24 sales impact
Apple unveiled its AI feature, Apple Intelligence, at its product launch event on September 10, announcing a US rollout in October. However, support for languages such as Chinese,...
Friday 13 September 2024
Momentum for mass NB growth limited by AI PC surrogate marketing
Sunrex, a major notebook (NB) keyboard manufacturer and one of Apple's main Magic Keyboard suppliers, has been actively developing products such as touch modules and backlight modules...
Thursday 12 September 2024
iPhone 16 fixes long-standing hardware woes; missing AI spark may stall upgrade frenzy
Apple recently unveiled the iPhone 16 at its latest event. The most notable hardware update is the introduction of a dedicated camera button, while other changes involve standard...
Thursday 12 September 2024
Dixon signs MoU with HP for PC manufacturing in India
Padget Electronics, a subsidiary of India-based Dixon Technologies, has signed an MoU with HP to manufacture notebooks, PCs, and all-in-one PCs as part of India's initiative to encourage...
Thursday 12 September 2024
IC design houses brace for weak 4Q24 demand, pin hopes on 2025 recovery
As the traditional year-end peak season approaches, the usual surge in chip demand will clearly not materialize this year, aligning with earlier predictions in the industry. With...
Thursday 12 September 2024
AI PCs fail to boost 2H24 notebook shipments despite launch
Despite the launch of AI PCs, their impact on the peak season effect for the second half of 2024 is limited. The notebook (NB) supply chain estimates that shipments in the second...
Wednesday 11 September 2024
AMD shifts focus to mid-range GPUs, targets 40-50% market share
In the gaming graphics processing unit (GPU) market, Nvidia currently holds an 88% market share, while AMD accounts for only 12%. An AMD senior executive stated during an interview...