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Tuesday 22 March 2022
Major Chinese phone brands optimistic about foldable smartphone market
Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo will reportedly soon release the X Fold, its first foldable smartphone model. This signifies that all major Chinese mobile phone brands have entered...
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Server chip and component shortages likely to carry through 2022
Server-use chips and components remain in extremely tight supply, and their shortage will be more severe than that of notebook components and may stay unresolved through the end of...
Monday 21 March 2022
Chenbro upbeat about 2022
Rack-mounted and tower server chassis maker Chenbro Micom expects new CPU platforms and development of 5G, AI, IoT, edge computing and NFT applications to boost demand for servers,...
Monday 21 March 2022
Electronics makers optimistic about server demand in 2022
Electronics product makers will return to basics in their evaluation of the 2022 PC market. Shipments, which were originally expected to grow, are now expected to remain flat or fall...
Monday 21 March 2022
iPhone SE hits retail shelves, unnerving Android suppliers
Android phone suppliers have felt the pressure caused by the launch of new iPhone SE, which is expected to heat up the competition in the midrange phone segment, according to industry...
Friday 18 March 2022
UNCTAD predicts 11.4% hike in computer and electronic product prices due to Ukraine war
The UN Council for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said the Ukraine war is likely to drive up consumer prices of computer, electronic and optical products by 11.4%, referring to the...
Friday 18 March 2022
Taiwan forms national group for quantum tech R&D
Taiwan has formed a national group for R&D of quantum technologies, with focuses on quantum devices, computing, algorithms and communication, according to Gwo Shangir, convenor's...
Friday 18 March 2022
IC designers upbeat about OLED DDI applications
While the handset industry's prospect is unclear, Taiwan's IC designers have perceived robust demand for display driver ICs (DDIs) for OLED screens, which are used in a widening range...
Friday 18 March 2022
Samsung responds to Galaxy smartphone throttling, poor sub-5nm foundry yields
Samsung Electronics has made an unusual move by responding to its negative rumors - one about the Game Optimisation Service (GOS) app on the Galaxy S22 series; and the other regarding...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Desktop PC and monitor sales to resume growth in 2022, says Wistron
Desktop PC and monitor sales are poised to rebound and resume growth in 2022, buoyed by strong demand coming from the enterprise sector, according to Jeff Lin, president of ODM Wis...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Foxconn embracing strongest first quarter in 10 years
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group expects to register in 2022 the strongest first quarter in a decade, as some customer orders deferred from the fourth quarter are being fulfilled...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Pegatron India plant to start production in April, say sources
Due to China imposing a lockdown on Shenzhen, Pegatron's India plant would start production of iPhones in April, which would help stabilize the global iPhone supplies, said sources...
Thursday 17 March 2022
New Apple iPhone SE shipments to hit 30 million in 2022, says DIGITIMES Research
Apple's new iPhone SE shipments are expected to reach 30 million units in 2022, about the same as shipped volumes of 25-30 million units of its predecessor in its first year (2020)...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
COVID lockdowns in China may affect shipments of new Apple devices
Shipments of new Apple devices may more or less be affected by the COVID lockdowns in Shenzhen and Dongguan, where its supply chain partners including Foxconn, Unimicron Technology...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
COVID spike in China disrupting handset CIS shipments, sources say
A spike in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and other Chinese cities is disrupting handset CMOS image sensor (CIS) shipments, as well as deliveries of related modules and other devices,...