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Tuesday 21 February 2023
Tatung sees 60% order hikes in 2022 for amorphous transformer
Electric machinery maker Tatung saw orders for amorphous transformers hiking 60% on year for in 2022, according to the company.
Monday 20 February 2023
Philippines smartphone market recorded biggest annual decline of 8.6% in 2022, says IDC
According to the IDC's Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the Philippines smartphone market declined 8.6% on year, shipping 16.3 million units in 2022.
Friday 17 February 2023
Chinese chipmakers to advance GPU development for ChatGPT
The rising popularity of ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, has encouraged Chinese chipmakers to accelerate their related GPU development.
Friday 17 February 2023
Falling NAND chip prices to accelerate smartphone memory specs upgrades
NAND flash prices have fallen below suppliers' cash-cost levels, hastening the promotion of 1TB as the standard specification for flagship mobile phones, according to industry sour...
Thursday 16 February 2023
Chinese startup Cambricon gets new funds to advance 7nm chips for ChatGPT-like applications
China-based AI chip startup Cambricon Technologies, already listed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, recently has been approved to issue CNY1.672 billion...
Thursday 16 February 2023
GF warns of slowdown in 1Q23 after record 2022
Despite achieving record gross margins and net income in 2022, GlobalFoundries has warned of a slowdown in the first quarter of 2023.
Thursday 16 February 2023
IDC forecasts edge computing investments to reach US$208 billion in 2023
Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be US$208 billion in 2023, an increase of 13.1% over 2022. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and...
Thursday 16 February 2023
Intel launches new Xeon workstation processors under W-3400, W-2400 series
Intel has announced the new Intel Xeon W-3400 and Intel Xeon W-2400 desktop workstation processors (codenamed Sapphire Rapids), led by the Intel Xeon w9-3495X, the most powerful desktop...
Thursday 16 February 2023
Chinese smartphone vendors promoting foldable models
Chinese handset vendors are promoting the adoption of foldable models, and many of them have launched models priced below CNY10,000 (US$1,463) to ramp up sales, according to industry...
Thursday 16 February 2023
China smartphone shipments enjoy boosts from promotions and holidays in 4Q22, says DIGITIMES Research
Smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to over 70 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, soaring more than 20% from a quarter ago thanks to vendors' keen preparation...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
By 2026, 40% of IT service providers' revenues to come from resilence needs from large enterprises, says IDC
IDC predicts that by 2026, the need to increase resiliency will drive large enterprises to create new digital business models and digital products/services, which will account for...
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Seagate promotes storage as a service as subscription market heats up
With IT subscription services growing fast, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has also launched the Lyve Cloud, a Storage as a Service (STaaS) platform to compete in the market. Jeffrey...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
iPhone 14 Pro Max costs 3.7% more to make than iPhone 13 Pro Max, says Counterpoint Research
The blended bill of materials (BoM) cost for the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 128GB Nand flash is about US$464, a 3.7% increase from that of the iPhone 13 Pro Max, according to Counterpoint...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Industrial computer makers see January revenues grow on year
Seven industrial computing device makers have reported consolidated revenues for January, all increasing on year despite fewer working days due to 2023 Lunar New Year holidays in...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Huawei gearing up for foldable smartphones
Suppliers engaged in the value chain for Huawei's foldable smartphones are poised to kick off production in March for the Chinese vendor's upcoming models, according to industry so...