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Wednesday 11 March 2026
Asus: Apple's MacBook Neo undercuts mainstream notebooks, shocks PC market
Apple Inc. launched the MacBook Neo at an aggressive price that has disrupted the notebook market, with the most basic version in Taiwan priced at NT$19,900 (US$624.71) — the...
Wednesday 11 March 2026
NB ODMs see no clear early pull-in, 1Q26 shipments to decline double digits
Memory shortages and price increases continue to escalate. To avoid even higher prices, vendors are shipping products sooner rather than later. However, two major notebook ODMs, Quanta...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Apple's smart home ambitions stalled by Siri AI delays
Apple's plans to expand deeper into the smart home market are facing renewed delays as the company struggles to complete a long-promised AI overhaul of Siri. The setbacks are pushing...
Monday 9 March 2026
US and Finland lead bids for Taiwan's quantum hybrid computing system
The Taiwanese government has decided to advance its second-phase quantum computing program. It will build a high-power quantum computing (HPQC) heterogeneous hybrid computing system...
Monday 9 March 2026
Inside Apple's US$599 MacBook Neo and the 3D-printed future
The launch of the US$599 MacBook Neo has sparked a global debate over how Apple managed to hit such a breakthrough price point without abandoning its premium identity. While industry...
Monday 9 March 2026
Apple reshapes product lineup with budget MacBook and ultra-premium push
Apple is reshaping its product lineup at both ends of the price spectrum, introducing a lower-cost MacBook while reportedly preparing a new wave of ultra-premium devices aimed at the...
Monday 9 March 2026
Component price surge hits business PC market harder than consumer segment
Rising costs for memory, passive components, and battery modules are intensifying pressure on PC makers, while DynaPack and Acer Taiwan report shortages that are constraining supply...
Friday 6 March 2026
Apple's US$599 MacBook Neo uses A18 Pro, partly due to supply constraints

Apple's newly introduced MacBook Neo, a low-cost laptop priced from US$599, uses the A18 Pro chip instead of the newer A19 Pro, according...

Friday 6 March 2026
Foxconn eyes double-digit revenue growth in 2026, driven by AI servers and smartphones

Foxconn chairman Young Liu said on March 6 that 2026 is expected to be "a very good year" for the company, with full-year revenue projected...

Friday 6 March 2026
MacBook Neo lowers Apple’s entry barrier, challenging budget laptops

Apple this week unveiled a series of new products, including the latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, but the launch drawing the...

Friday 6 March 2026
AW 2026: Asus expands B2B with NUC 16 Pro mini PC ahead of IPO
At Automation World (AW) 2026, Asus revealed its roadmap for the Asus NUC 16 Pro that expands on the traditional office productivity towards high-uptime B2B infrastructure. At the...
Friday 6 March 2026
Notebook shipments buoyed by early-2026 orders amid memory shortages and Apple's MacBook Neo reveal
Memory supply shortages and price hikes continue to impact the notebook market, prompting major non-Apple brands to accelerate shipments. This surge has helped original design manufacturers...
Friday 6 March 2026
Foxconn February revenue rises 8% on continued AI server demand
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported consolidated revenue of NT$595.81 billion (approx. US$18.78 billion) for February 2026, down 18.39% from NT$730.04 billion in January,...
Thursday 5 March 2026
How Apple's 'triple $599' strategy could change everything for 2026

While thousands of tech executives gathered this week in the cavernous halls of Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress (MWC), showcasing motorized...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo tests a new low-cost play in the PC wars
Apple has introduced a US$599 MacBook Neo, its lowest-priced laptop ever, in a direct bid to expand competitiveness in the global PC industry. The new model targets budget Windows...