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Wednesday 27 July 2016
E-sports expected to push demand for gaming notebooks, desktops in 2H16
Many e-sports contests will be held around the world in the second half of 2016 and this is expected to stimulate demand for gaming notebooks and desktops. Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell,...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Chip orders for notebooks from Huawei and Xiaomi falling, say sources
Chip orders for notebooks from Huawei Device and Xiaomi have fallen rapidly recently, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 July 2016
HTC to face increasing competition in VR market in 2H16
HTC is expected to face increasing competition from other brand vendors in the VR (virtual reality) market in the second half of 2016 as VR or AR (augmented reality) devices appear...
Monday 25 July 2016
Rebound in notebooks in Western Europe boosted PC shipments in EMEA in 2Q16, says IDC
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) performed above expectations, reaching 16.1 million units in the second quarter of 2016 - a 4.7% on-year decrease, according...
Monday 25 July 2016
Oculus tying up with Asustek to promote Rift, says paper
Oculus VR will partner with Asustek Computer to promote the sale of Oculus Rift in the Taiwan market, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
Friday 22 July 2016
MSI becomes the largest gaming notebook vendor worldwide, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) has become the largest gaming notebook player worldwide with a market share of 19%, surpassing Asustek's 15%, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 22 July 2016
Wistron slightly reduces 2015 dividend
Wistron on July 21 decided to reduce its dividend per share for 2015 from NT$1.20 (US$0.04) in cash and NT$0.03 in stock to NT$1.1965 and NT$0.02991 respectively, according to the...
Friday 22 July 2016
Worldwide smartwatch market experiences first decline as shipments fall 32% in 2Q16, says IDC
For the first time, the worldwide smartwatch market saw an on-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Smartwatch...
Friday 22 July 2016
Foxconn-incubated Ceewa launches sports drone
Ceewa Intelligent Drones Technology based in Nanjing, eastern China, a start-up cultivated by an incubation center jointly established by Foxconn Electronics and China's Alibaba Group,...
Friday 22 July 2016
Sharp to roll out new smartphone utilizing MediaTek 10-core chip, says report
Sharp is reportedly engaged in the development of a new smartphone utilizing MediaTek's 10-core Helio X20 chip (dubbed MT6797).
Thursday 21 July 2016
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending to drop 0.7% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decrease 0.7% to US$64.3 billion in 2016, according to Gartner. This is up from the estimated 2% decline in Gartner's previous...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Spreadtrum LTE chipset adopted for Samsung Galaxy Tab A7.0
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that its quad-core LTE mobile chipset, the SC9830i, has been adopted by Samsung Electronics for the vendor's Galaxy Tab A7.0-series tablets.
Thursday 21 July 2016
Asustek to elect new directors and supervisors
Asustek Computer will host an investors conference on July 28 and elect new directors and supervisors. The company's CSO Ted Hsu, who left Pegatron Technology and joined Asustek in...
Thursday 21 July 2016
HTC to partner with HP and launch Vive branded PCs
High Tech Computer (HTC), in addition to strengthening its software-hardware integration and retail channel expansion, is reportedly planning to release HTC Vive-branded PCs bundled...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Asustek to raise UK PC prices by 9% in October
With the depreciation of the British pound because of the Brexit vote, Asustek has decided to raise prices in the UK by 9% in October, while Acer still has not yet reached a final...