130 news items tagged operating system
Acer expects replacement demand to drive notebook market growth in 2021
Friday 23 October 2020Replacement demand from the consumer sector, in addition to Chromebooks, will be driving the overall notebook market growth in 2021, according to Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen.
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Wednesday 14 October 2020Notebook shipments are expected to grow over 20% on year in 2020 thanks to demand from stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Supply chain ramping up shipments for new Microsoft Surface
Thursday 21 May 2020Microsoft has rolled out its new-generation Surface series, which will be buoying shipments at suppliers including assemblers Quanta Computer and Pegatron, chassis maker Ju Teng International...
China-based Loongson unveils new CPUs
Monday 30 December 2019China-based CPU developer Loongson has announced its in-house developed 3A4000 series processors, which the company claimed were created without using intellectual properties (IPs)...
Foxconn intros AGV solutions to manufacturing sector in Taiwan
Thursday 26 December 2019Foxconn Technology Group is gearing up to promote its AGV (automated guided vehicle) solutions in Taiwan through its affiliated Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) and FHnet to help manufacturers...
China software designers ready UOS for end-of-2019 release
Friday 22 November 2019Unity Operating System (UOS), an in-house developed operating system by China-based software designers including NewStart, Wuhan Deepin Technology and stated-owned CEC, is expected...
China homegrown processors to be ready for mass shipments in 2020
Tuesday 24 September 2019China's homegrown processor makers will be ready for commercial shipments of their newly developed CPUs and GPUs in 2020, according to industry sources.
Taiwan component makers seek opportunities from 5G and foldable devices
Monday 2 September 2019Taiwan-based component makers, despite seeing shrinking demand for notebooks, have found new opportunities from emerging businesses such as foldable smartphones, foldable-screen notebooks...
No timetable set for Huawei Ark OS launch, says executive
Friday 5 July 2019Huawei has set no clear-cut timetable for the launch of its own handset operating system, dubbed Hongmeng OS, which could also be known as ARK OS globally, according to the firm's...
Huawei suspends notebook deliveries and development
Monday 10 June 2019Huawei has recently asked its notebook supply chain partners to suspend deliveries, and has also halted all its new notebook projects, according to sources from the related upstream...
Mobile SoC specialists moving to tap slim-notebook market
Tuesday 13 November 2018Qualcomm is taking the lead to incorporate its Snapdragon 850 series mobile chips into thin and light notebooks adopting Microsoft Windows operating system, and other handset SoC...
Microsoft to release new Windows Server OS in October
Thursday 27 September 2018Microsoft is planning to release its new Windows Server 2019 operating system worldwide in October and will completely stop support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in 2020.
Global 2017 smartphone AP market drops while growth resumes in tablet AP sector, says Strategy Analytics
Thursday 31 May 2018The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to US$20.2 billion in 2017, while the tablet AP market grew 3% to US$2 billion, according to Strategy...
Microsoft mulls raising license fees for Windows OS
Thursday 29 March 2018Microsoft reportedly is mulling adjusting its current Windows licensing plan and is expected to charge more fees on models with higher-end specifications. The move is expected to...
Edge computing, deep learning and open-source Robot Operating System driving the evolution of machine vision
Wednesday 28 March 2018Manufacturers today are looking to transform traditional production systems as they struggle to addresses challenges associated with shortening product life cycles, rising labor costs...
Siemens announces MindSphere and investment in Taiwan
Friday 16 March 2018Siemens Taiwan has unveiled its open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere in Taiwan and announced to invest NT$60 million (US$2.04 million) to establish a digital...
China-based Zhaoxin Semiconductor expects CPU sales to double in 2017, 2018
Thursday 9 November 2017Zhaoxin Semiconductor, a leading China maker of x86 processors, expects its annual CPU sales to double for two consecutive years in 2017-18 due to its successful penetration into...
Alibaba forays into CPU sector via investment in C-Sky Microsystems
Monday 6 November 2017As part of its efforts to enhance its presence in the CPU sector, China tech giant Alibaba Group has invested in Hangzhou-based C-Sky Microsystems, an IC design house dedicated to...
Smartphone growth expected to remain positive in 2021, says IDC
Wednesday 30 August 2017Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to maintain positive growth through 2021, according to IDC, which expects shipments to grow from 1.47 billion in 2016 to just over 1.7...
Demand for 4G smartphones in emerging markets spurs growth in 2Q17, says Gartner
Wednesday 23 August 2017Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7% increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. In the smartphone...
MWC Shanghai 2017: HP, Alibaba showcasing education 2-in-1 device
Thursday 29 June 2017China-based Alibaba and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have announced the HP YunOS Book 10 G1 2-in-1 device featuring YunOS operating system developed by Alibaba at Mobile World Congress (MWC)...
Inventec expects shipment growth in 2016 thanks to enterprise sector orders
Tuesday 21 June 2016Despite weakening worldwide notebook demand, Inventec still expects its notebook shipments to grow on year in 2016 thanks to stable shipments to the enterprise sector; however, revenues...
Worldwide wearable shipments to reach 173.4 million by 2019, says IDC
Tuesday 15 September 2015A growing list of vendors, a proliferation of devices, experiences, and price points, and steady consumer adoption will fuel growth in the worldwide market for wearable devices. According...
Computex 2015: Startup company Endless pushing PC for developing countries
Thursday 4 June 2015Startup company Endless, an operating system developer, has participated at Computex 2015 showcasing its first product, the Endless PC, priced from US$169-229, targeting mainly developing...
Spreadtrum announces support for Tizen operating system
Friday 13 February 2015IC design house Spreadtrum Communications has successfully completed the integration of Tizen operating system (OS) with its WCDMA chipsets, according to the China-based company....