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Friday 4 September 2015
Merger with Asustek unlikely, says Acer CEO
In response to market watchers' suggestions that Asustek Computer should merge with Acer to create synergies and international competitiveness, Acer CEO Jason Chen emphasized that...
Thursday 3 September 2015
New Zealand PC market stabilizes, says IDC
New Zealand PC shipments totaled 188,000 units during second quarter of 2015, about 2.8% higher than the previous forecast, according to the IDC's Asia Pacific Quarterly PC Tracker...
Thursday 3 September 2015
IFA 2015: Asustek unveils gaming products
In addition to several Zen-series products, Asustek Computer has unveiled new products under its gaming Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand including a water-cooling gaming notebook, the...
Thursday 3 September 2015
IFA 2015: Acer unveils new gaming products
At the company's IFA 2015 pre-show conference, Acer has unveiled a full series of products under its Predator gaming sub-brand including two gaming notebooks, a desktop, a curved...
Thursday 3 September 2015
Online TV viewing habits differ in Europe, says IHS
New research from IHS Technology indicates that traditional broadcast TV viewing is being overtaken by two forces: Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) like Sky+ and online video from...
Thursday 3 September 2015
IFA 2015: Asustek unveils new innovations at pre-show conference
Asustek Computer has unveiled its latest innovations at a pre-show conference before IFA in Germany and displayed two ZenWatch 2 smartwatches, the VivoStick, the RT-AC5300 wireless...
Thursday 3 September 2015
Acer to acquire bicycle GPS device vendor Xplova
Acer has announced it will acquire bicycle GPS vendor Xplova and integrate the vendor's GPS technologies, bicycle routes and maps into its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform.
Wednesday 2 September 2015
China market: Asustek to launch Vivo Stick
Asustek Computer will launch Vivo Stick, a Windows computer-on-stick (Intel Compute Stick) equipped with Intel Bay Trail-CR processor, 2GB memory and 32GB storage, in the China market,...
Wednesday 2 September 2015
US pay TV cord-cutting fears validated by subscriber losses in 2Q15, says IHS
Validating industry cord-cutting fears, in the second quarter of 2015, pay TV companies in the US posted their worst ever quarterly video subscriber losses, shedding 658,450 subscribers...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Acer and Asustek looking to raise notebook prices in Taiwan, says paper
Acer is planning to raise pricing of its new PC by 4.5-5% in Taiwan in September as the NT dollar has been depreciating over the past few weeks. Asustek Computer is also planning...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Digitimes Research: Osram expected to keep leading status in automotive lighting
Germany-based Osram has become a main international LED automotive lighting vendor and due to its particular capability in OLED lighting and laser lighting is expected to maintain...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Xiaomi said to release notebook in 2016 with help from Inventec and Foxconn
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi reportedly is planning to launch a notebook in 2016 and is currently developing the device jointly with its ODM partners Inventec and Foxconn...
Monday 31 August 2015
Toshiba sells shares in Topcon
Toshiba has announced it has decided to sell all shares of its shares in Topcon Corporation held both by it and its consolidated subsidiary, Toshiba Insurance Service Corporation...
Monday 31 August 2015
Ruggedized and gaming notebooks becoming new target of ODMs
Notebook ODMs are keen to expand into to gaming and ruggedized device segments that offer high ASPs. The ruggedized notebook market also has seen about a 10% shipment growth every...
Friday 28 August 2015
Revenues from vehicle-to-external communications systems expected to total nearly US$180 billion from 2015-2025, says report
The increasing drive to reduce vehicle emissions and increase safety for drivers is spurring several technological developments in the transportation segment. One area benefiting...