In a DIGITIMES interview with Acer's Chao-Guang Yang, senior vice president of the Computing Software Technology Division, Yang stated that an AI PC is essentially still just a more advanced PC. Every major technological upgrade ultimately comes down to applying the newest technologies to make a "better" PC. Most AI PC upgrades are built upon fundamentals such as performance, battery life, lighter design, and integrated peripheral AI functions. The core of Acer's strategy boils down to making improvements that consumers can naturally adapt to, which will enable smoother penetration into the mass market.

PC manufacturers are planning significant price increases on 2026 models as an acute shortage of conventional memory chips, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence hardware, tightens supply and inflates component costs, according to reports by ZDNet Korea and cited by Wccftech. The shortage is pushing major PC makers such as ASUS, Acer and Lenovo toward higher 2026 pricing, with ZDNet Korea reporting industrywide plans for increases of at least 20 percent.

Qualcomm is hosting another summit with Taiwan's local PC ecosystem by the end of 2025, following its 2023 event. Kedar Kondap, Qualcomm's senior vice president responsible for PC and gaming computing divisions, delivered a keynote speech in Taiwan and spoke exclusively with DIGITIMES.

AmBank Group has provided MYR350 million (approx. US$84.74 million) in financing to Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to support the development of Malaysia's digital infrastructure, including its second 5G network. The funding is intended to advance Malaysia's digital transformation and encourage further foreign investment by offering tailored financing solutions, according to Bernama.

The Chinese tablet market is undergoing significant shifts, with domestic brands expanding their presence to collectively hold a 77% market share in the third quarter of 2025, up 5pp from the same period in 2024.

AI glasses have become a new competitive front for global tech giants. Since 2025, China's smart-glasses sector has accelerated into what analysts describe as a "hundred-model race," with Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi, Huawei, RayNeo, Meizu, Inmo, and others rapidly launching products.

Amid reports that Taiwan plans to invest US$400 billion in the US to secure better tariff treatment, avoid overlapping tax rates, and reduce Section 232 impacts under the Trump administration, a Deloitte Taiwan consultant says concerns over industrial relocation and hollowing out are largely unfounded.

Acer Group subsidiary Highpoint Service Network (HSN) is charting its next phase of expansion after recording three consecutive years of double-digit growth, driven by a "multi-country, multi-product, multi-brand" strategy. Chairman Andrew Hou said the company is evaluating market entry into India or China and aims to maintain double-digit growth through 2026.

Despite challenges in the global consumer electronics market, Acer's subsidiary Acer Gadget has reported 33 consecutive months of revenue growth. President Allen Jong attributes this performance to the company's strategic focus on edge devices powered by artificial intelligence, positioning Acer Gadget for long-term growth despite a difficult macroeconomic outlook expected in 2026.

China is set to roll out what industry players call the strictest-ever safety standard for power banks. Reports from Sina and China National Radio say the new "Safety Technical Specification for Power Banks" will reshape the sector by removing non-compliant legacy capacity and lifting safety requirements to unprecedented levels.

Apple has taken the unusual step of mounting a constitutional challenge against India's revised antitrust penalty framework, arguing that a new rule allowing penalties based on a company's global turnover exposes it to disproportionate fines and violates basic principles of fairness. The dispute, first reported by Reuters, marks the most significant pushback to date against India's tougher competition regime and underscores growing tension between global tech giants and New Delhi's regulators.

Taiwan's national quantum program is entering the final year of its first phase, with Academia Sinica and other research groups achieving significant breakthroughs. These include optical Schrödinger cat state generators using heralded photon pairs and high-integration polarization-entangled Bell-state quantum light source chips.

Samsung Electronics approved 161 promotions in its 2026 reshuffle — 51 vice presidents, 93 managing directors, 1 Fellow, and 16 Masters — marking its largest wave since 2021. After dropping from 214 promotions in 2021 to 137 in 2025, the rebound reflects Samsung's preparations for renewed momentum in semiconductors, AI, and robotics.

Power management IC (PMIC) supplier Anpec Electronics held its investor conference on November 24, 2025, stating that multiple product lines for 2026 have already passed the design-in stage and are about to enter mass production. Although the 2025 comparison base is already relatively high, the company still hopes to achieve double-digit growth in 2026.

Apple is reportedly set to equip its 2026 iPad mini with an OLED display for the first time, with Samsung Display slated as the exclusive supplier, according to ET News. The move is expected to support the expansion of the medium-to-large OLED segment, which has seen modest growth in recent years.

National Development Council (NDC) minister Chun-Hsien Yeh has pointed out that shifting global geopolitical risks are disrupting supply chains. To adapt, Taiwan aims to seize the AI trend by advancing its "five trusted industries" that are closely linked with AI development. The government's strategy includes promoting 10 major AI infrastructure projects to generate over NT$15 trillion (US$462 billion) in output value, driving nationwide industrial upgrades through AI commercialization and integration toward becoming a smart nation.

Samsung Electronics has announced its 2026 senior executive promotions, marking a sharp departure from its five-year pattern of steadily reducing the number of high-level advancements. The company increased its total senior promotions to 161, up from 137 in the previous year, drawing widespread industry attention and signaling a strategic shift toward bolstering leadership in future growth sectors, according to ET News and Chosun Biz.

Dell Technologies' record fiscal third-quarter results and a sharply higher outlook for AI servers signal strengthening demand for advanced infrastructure, underscoring the company's widening lead in the AI hardware market and raising expectations for industry supply chains and enterprise technology spending in the coming year.

HP reports stronger-than-expected revenue growth in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025 while announcing a sweeping cost-reduction initiative that underscores both the opportunities and pressures facing the company as it accelerates investment in artificial intelligence-enabled products.

India's traditional PC market, encompassing desktops, notebooks, and workstations, experienced a robust 10.1% year-over-year increase in shipments during the third quarter of 2025, totaling 4.9 million units. This figure represents the highest quarterly shipment volume on record, exceeding the previous milestone of 4.5 million units set in the third quarter of 2024, according to IDC data.

The global memory market is once again nearing an inflection point. With AI workloads spreading across end devices, DRAM has turned into the central bottleneck dictating shipment rhythms for PCs, servers, and AI PCs. Korean suppliers continue to curb production and keep the market tight, prompting rising expectations for new, credible sources of supply.

Apple has confirmed a restructuring of its global sales organization after eliminating dozens of roles, marking a rare round of layoffs for the company. The changes come as Apple faces heightened scrutiny over its leadership future, with reports stating that CEO Tim Cook may step down next year.

Lenovo expects component costs to stay elevated but says its inventory buffer, scale, and long-term supplier contracts will keep PC and server prices steady through 2025. During its latest earnings call, the company said it has the "capacity and experience" to navigate the sharp rise in memory prices.

At Samsung Technology Conference (STC 2025), the latest research findings in AI agents, communications, healthcare, and cybersecurity were showcased. Security, intelligent software, robotics, and open-source ecosystems were identified as four key fields that will guide AI transformation.