503 news items tagged Windows
Notebook ODMs to see strongest-ever first quarter in 2021
Tuesday 17 November 2020Notebook ODMs are expected to post only single-digit sequential decreases in shipments for the first quarter of 2021, compared with the 20-30% declines usually seen during the same...
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.
Microsoft Surface makes way into entry-level sector
Monday 19 October 2020Microsoft has priced the latest member of its Surface family - the Surface Laptop Go - at only US$549 with the device believed to be targeting primarily Chromebooks as its competition,...
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.
Notebook shipments to sustain sequential growth in 3Q20, says Digitimes Research
Monday 10 August 2020Global notebook shipments will continue to grow sequentially in the third quarter despite having registered a 10-year quarterly high of 52 million units in the second quarter on robust...
Chromebook to win most in Japan purchase program, says Digitimes Research
Monday 25 May 2020The Japanese government will begin a JPY300 billion (US$2.786 billion) plan to purchase mobile computing devices to cope with urgent demand for remote study triggered by the coronavirus...
Chromebooks expanding presence in notebook market
Monday 18 May 2020Demand for Chromebooks has expanded from the education sector to the enterprise and consumer sectors, and the penetration may lead to decreased share of Windows-based notebooks in...
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2019
Wednesday 19 February 2020Taiwan's notebook shipments slipped 4.4% sequentially, but grew 3.1% on year to arrive at 32.37 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to decline in 1Q20
Tuesday 4 February 2020Global notebook shipments were weaker-than-expected in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to Intel's ongoing CPU shortages and major brands stopping stocking extra inventory in the wake...
Foldable screens, new network support highlighted at CES 2020
Thursday 16 January 2020At CES 2020, many brand vendors showcased devices with support to the latest network standards such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G, and emerging technologies such as foldable screen, but a lack...
Traditional PC shipments grow 4.8% in 4Q19, says IDC
Thursday 16 January 2020The worldwide market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, finished an impressive 2019 with fourth quarter growth of 4.8% on year, according to...
Acer announces new Spin convertible notebook series
Monday 6 January 2020Acer has debuted the new Spin 5 and Spin 3, updated models in its convertible notebook line that feature slimmer designs, the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors and Windows 10...
Intel not yet ready to promote foldable-screen notebooks
Thursday 26 December 2019Intel is unlikely to promote foldable-screen notebooks until after issues such as insufficient flexible panel supply and immature OS support are solved in mid 2020, according to sources...
Commercial refresh of Windows 7 EOS to Keep EMEA PC market afloat despite CPU shortages, says IDC
Friday 29 November 2019Shipments of EMEA traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will total 72.1 million in 2019, a 0.6% on-year growth, according to IDC. While weakness...
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2019
Tuesday 19 November 2019Taiwan's notebook shipments rise 1.8% sequentially and 8.6% on year to come to 34.14 million in the third quarter of 2019.
Global tablet shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Friday 18 October 20192019 global tablet shipments will slide significantly from the level of 2018 as brand tablets are experiencing weakening momentum from tablet replacement and demand for education...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Wednesday 9 October 2019Notebook shipments in 2019 are estimated to show a 1.6% increase with vendors ramping up inventory in preparation for the US-China trade war and business notebooks as well as Chromebook...
Wintel developing standards for dual-screen notebooks, paving way for foldable-screen models
Monday 2 September 2019Intel and Microsoft have recently started establishing standards for dual-screen notebooks and are looking to extend the concept to cover foldable-screen notebooks, according to sources...
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2019
Monday 5 August 2019Taiwan's notebook shipments increased 27.5% sequentially and 11.2% on year to come to 33.53 million units in the second quarter, thanks to rising orders from vendors building up extra...
Desktop renewals ahead of Windows 7 EOL drive EMEA PC market in 2Q19, says IDC
Friday 26 July 2019The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew 1.1% on year in the second quarter of 2019 and totaled 16.4 million units,...
Microsoft unveils plans for Xbox
Tuesday 11 June 2019Microsoft has showcased a lineup of 60 anticipated games for both console and PC in its Xbox E3 Briefing and shared a glimpse of its Project Scarlett, which launches alongside Halo...
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2018
Thursday 31 January 2019Taiwan-based notebook makers failed to see a boost in demand during the traditional peak season in fourth-quarter 2018, recording weaker-than-expected shipments that dipped 0.1% sequentially...
Global tablet market – 3Q 2018
Tuesday 13 November 2018According to Digitimes Research statistics, global tablet shipments totaled 44.89 million units in third-quarter 2018, up 21.1% on quarter and 6.1% on year thanks to high season ef...
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...
Global server shipment forecast, 2019 and beyond
Monday 22 October 2018According to Digitimes Research's study on the trend of server shipments over the next five years, global server shipments will grow better than before.
- Microsoft planning special gaming, cloud, and Windows events in coming months (Feb 2) - The Verge
- Azure cloud will pass Office to become Microsoft's biggest business next year, says analyst (Jan 28) - CNBC
- Google quietly buys company that turns your old Windows 7 PC into Chrome OS machine (Dec 16) - ZDNet
- Apple's M1 crushes Windows on ARM in 64-bit benchmarks (Dec 16) - ExtremeTech
- Microsoft Pluton is a new processor with Xbox-like security for Windows PCs (Nov 17) - The Verge