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Thursday 1 September 2016
IFA 2016: Acer unveils VR devices and new notebooks
Acer has unveiled a number of new products, including ultrathin notebooks, Chromebooks, VR devices, 2-in-1 models, tablets and smartphones, at a product presentation prior to the opening...
Thursday 1 September 2016
IFA 2016: Asustek launches new mobile devices
Asustek Computer unveiled its latest innovations at the pre-show conference before IFA 2016 including its ZenWatch 3 smartwatch, new 2-in-1 devices and gaming notebooks.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Tablet market to decline over 11% in 2016 before rebounding in 2018, says IDC
Global tablet shipments are expected to decline 11.5% on year to 183.4 million units in 2016 before making a rebound in 2018-2020, according to IDC.
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Worldwide tablet shipments drop to 40 million units in 2Q16
Worldwide tablet shipments dropped 9.4% sequentially and 13.2% on year to reach only around 40 million units in the second quarter of 2016. This was due to overall weak demand for...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Weak tablet demand prompting vendors to leave segment
With tablet demand continuing to weaken, Taiwan-based vendors have taken a conservative attitude about their tablet operation. Asustek Computer and Acer have turned to focus more on...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
HTC speeding up development of Viveport app store
HTC has said that it will continue to strengthen the development of its virtual reality app store, Viveport, as a means to foster the HTC Vive ecosystem and to ramp up sales of the...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Acer, Asustek to release 18-inch and larger gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer and Acer are planning to launch gaming notebooks with 18-inch and above displays. Asustek is currently developing an 18-inch gaming notebook, while Acer is looking...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
SSD adoption in notebooks to top 50% in 2018, says DRAMeXchange
DRAMeXchange has maintained its estimate given earlier in 2016 that the adoption of SSDs in notebooks would exceed 30% in 2016. The proportion is forecast to reach 56% in 2018, according...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Vendors to shift away more orders from BYD
Asustek Computer and Huawei are expected to shift more of their existing orders for notebooks and smartphones away from China-based BYD, which is having a difficult time fulfilling...
Monday 29 August 2016
Global tablet market – 2Q 2016
Worldwide tablet shipments dropped 9.4% sequentially and 13.2% on year to total only around 40 million units in the second quarter of 2016.
Monday 29 August 2016
TV panels shipments up in July, says WitsView
Global LCD TV panels reached 22.80 million units in July, increasing 5% sequentially and 2.2% on year, according to WitsView.
Monday 29 August 2016
Pegatron denies China Labor Watch charges of violating Apple-set maximum working hours
China Labor Watch published a report on August 24 in which it accused ODM Pegatron of having workers at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, work more than 80 hours a week, far...
Friday 26 August 2016
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2016
Smartphone shipments in the China market totaled 149 million units in the second quarter of 2016, representing an increase of 2.7% on quarter and 14.3% on year.
Friday 26 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Panasonic expected to remain largest automotive Li battery maker, steps into LED automotive lighting
Panasonic has started production at new automotive Li battery factories in Japan, the US and China and is expected to maintain the status as the global largest maker. In addition,...
Thursday 25 August 2016
MSI may ship 5 million graphics cards in 2016
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped two million graphics cards in the first half of 2016 and is likely to ship five million units in the whole year, growing 31.6% on year, for an...