11530 news items tagged Portable
Apple Watch helps smartwatch shipments rebound in 4Q 2016, says Strategy Analytics
Thursday 2 February 2017According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments grew 1% annually to hit a record 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016. Apple Watch...
Samsung and Apple remain top global semiconductor customers, says Gartner
Thursday 2 February 2017Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top-two semiconductor chip buyers in 2016, representing 18.2% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung and Apple together...
Acer covering all bases with niche notebook offerings in 2017
Thursday 26 January 2017With the kickoff of the 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) in London, Acer announced multiple notebooks targeting the education market, adding to an already...
Acer expects over 10% on-year revenue growth from Taiwan
Thursday 26 January 2017Acer Taiwan general manager Dave Lin expects the company's revenues from Taiwan to grow by a double-digit percentage on year in 2017 and he has seen demand for the company's ultra-thin...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2017 and beyond
Wednesday 25 January 2017Digitimes Research estimates that 2016 was another down year for the global notebook market, with shipments dipping below 150 million. While the market will continue shrinking in...
Dell to separate Greater China office from Asia Pacific branch
Monday 23 January 2017Dell is expected to change its company structure in February and turn its Greater China operations into an office independent of its Asia Pacific branch. The Greater China office...
Apple reportedly planning 3 new tablets for 2017
Thursday 19 January 2017Apple reportedly is planning three new tablets for 2017, a 9.7-inch iPad with a friendly price range, a 10.5-inch iPad, and an upgraded 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The products are still...
Acer, Asustek see notebook sales rising in Russia, says paper
Tuesday 17 January 2017Acer and Asustek Computer saw their notebook sales in Russia grow strongly in the second half of 2016 thanks to an economic recovery triggered by rising oil prices, according to a...
Compal aims to ramp up device shipments by 10% in 2017
Monday 16 January 2017Compal Electronics aims to ramp up shipments of its device products by 10% to 87 million units in 2017, according to company president Ray Chen. Shipments of device products, including...
PC market stabilizes with solid 4Q16 shipments despite component shortages, says IDC
Thursday 12 January 2017Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, posting an on-year decline of 1.5%, according...
MSI pushing new gaming products in 2017, says paper
Thursday 12 January 2017Micro-Star International (MSI) has released a total of 25 new VR-supported gaming motherboards targeting the mid-range to high-end sector and 21 new VR-ready mid-range to high-end...
Quanta sees growth in December revenues; Acer suffers drops
Wednesday 11 January 2017Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$104.97 billion (US$3.28 billion) for December, the company's second highest record with on-month growth of 13.42% and on-year...
Asustek sees better-than-expected 4Q16 revenue growth
Monday 9 January 2017Asustek's fourth-quarter revenues reached NT$117.23 billion (US$3.66 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 9.1% from a quarter ago and better than the company's original expectation...
Quanta to make next-generation Apple Watch, says paper
Tuesday 3 January 2017Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation Apple Watch in the third quarter and the wearable device will be manufactured by Quanta Computer and features better performance and...
Qualcomm, Gionee sign 3G/4G patent license agreement
Wednesday 28 December 2016Qualcomm and Gionee Communication Equipment have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China, according to the companies.
Asustek, Gigabyte restructing poorly performing businesses
Tuesday 27 December 2016As the mobile device market is no long seeing strong growth, Asustek Computer has been reorganizing its loss-making tablet business since the first half of 2016, while Gigabyte Technology...
Foxconn appoints CMO, says report
Monday 26 December 2016Foxconn Electronics has named Freddie Yuan as the first person to hold the title of chief marketing officer (CMO) for the company, with the appointment becoming effective in December,...
China e-sports industry entering golden age, says IDC
Thursday 15 December 2016China's e-sports games revenues are expected to exceed CNY50 billion (US$7.3 billion) for 2016, up more than 50% from 2015 thanks to the increasing popularity of tournaments as more...
Digitimes Research: Top notebook vendors and ODMs see combined shipments increase in November
Thursday 15 December 2016The worldwide top-5 notebook brand vendors' combined shipments grew 8% on month in November, while the top-3 ODMs' notebook shipments increased 10% thanks to rising sales from North...
MSI sees on-month drop in November revenues
Tuesday 13 December 2016Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.74 billion (US$273.59 million) for November 2016, representing a 6.85% drop on month but a 1.66% increase...
Flexible display shipments to surge 135% in 2017, says IHS
Monday 12 December 2016As more smartphone manufacturers build designs using flexible display technology, shipments of flexible displays are expected to reach 139 million units in 2017, an increase of 135%...
WinHEC 2016: Microsoft empowers new development opportunities in mixed reality, gaming and cellular PCs
Friday 9 December 2016At the Windows Hardware Engineering Community event (WinHEC) in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft has announced new opportunities for global partners to innovate with Windows 10. Terry Myerson,...
Chip orders for entry-level smartphones going down
Thursday 8 December 2016Chip orders for entry-level 4G phones and 3G devices have been falling recently, according to industry sources.
Global tablet market - 3Q 2016
Wednesday 7 December 2016Global tablet shipments in fourth-quarter 2016 are expected to see an annual decrease of 20%.
PC market outlook improves mildly with faster shift to slim and convertible models, says IDC
Friday 2 December 2016Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 6.4% on year in 2016, according to an updated forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This is an improvement over August's...
- Nvidia was developing the Shield Portable 2, but it's likely been shelved (Jan 12) - Digital Trends
- Nvidia to acquire TransGaming's cross-platform portable technology assets (Jun 11) - Streetinsider
- Google Chromebooks: Should your next notebook run Chrome OS? (Oct 14) - ABC News
- Dialog, TSMC developing high-performance power management IC (March 29) - Company release
- Sony Ericsson to go smartphone-only from 2012 (October 14) - BBC News
- TriQuint cuts 3Q11 guidance (September 22) - Company release
- Acer launches two new portable projectors, the Acer C110 and Acer K330 (September 20) - MoneyControl.com
- Why Windows 8 on ARM matters (September 17) - PC World
- NEC L50W LED projector packs 500-lumens (September 13) - SlashGear
- Freescale eyes post-PC era (August 24) - EE Times