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Thursday 21 May 2026

PANJIT Group at 40: Powering Ahead into the Next Chapter

Founded in 1986, PANJIT Group is approaching a major milestone: its 40th anniversary. In an exclusive interview, founder and Group President Jason Fang reflected on the...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Iron Force eyes North America production, AI server cooling shipments in 2Q26

Iron Force Industrial saw short-term pressure in its operations during the first quarter of 2026, due to tariff swings in the US-China trade war, adjustments to its product mix, and...

Thursday 21 May 2026

DFI flags supply crunch, not orders, as 2026's real growth ceiling

DFI Inc. said healthy order visibility and strong demand from medical and defense projects will sustain growth into the second half of 2026, but widening component lead times driven...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain

With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Apple unifies hardware Silos to accelerate post-Cook device development

Apple's new Chief Hardware Officer, Johny Srouji, has launched a reorganization of the company's device development division. The move shifts executive responsibilities over core product...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

From boardrooms to bedside: AI cameras climb the value chain

AI camera demand is being propelled by enterprise digital transformation, smart healthcare, and cross-border collaboration, turning cameras from simple video recorders into intelligent...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Xiaomi halts ultra-thin smartphone production as memory costs squeeze prices

Xiaomi warns memory costs could push flagship phone prices past CNY10,000 (approx. US$1,468) in 2026, a development that would affect global consumers as higher-capacity models become...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Google I/O 2026: Agents, multimodal models, and a sweeping search overhaul

At its I/O 2026 conference on May 19, Google unveiled an expansive suite of AI-powered products, models, and hardware aimed at advancing autonomous agents across consumer and enterprise...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Google I/O 2026: Consumer hardware competition and smart glasses market entry

Google's announcement of Android XR smart glasses marks its direct entry into a fast-growing wearable AI market, signaling confidence in rapid consumer adoption and the category's...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Apple's memory bargaining power weakens amid AI-driven supply squeeze, Korean media says

South Korean media commentary has highlighted a structural shift in Apple's influence over memory chip pricing, arguing that its long-standing bargaining power over suppliers is weakening...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Lens Technology's Ju Teng bid puts China's notebook supply chain in focus

Lens Technology is seeking control of Ju Teng International Holdings in a deal that could cost as much as US$337 million, expanding the...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Chipmakers rejoice as Googlebook entry heats up AI PC race

Google's announcement for the upcoming Googlebook, which tightly integrates Gemini features, signals that it is no longer limiting its PC strategy to the Chromebook line and is pushing...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung turns to health features as Galaxy Watch loses ground to Chinese rivals

Samsung Electronics is putting health care at the center of its smartwatch strategy as Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi gain ground in the global wearables market.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Digital camera comeback exposes optical supply-chain talent and capacity gap

Digital cameras staged a notable market comeback as demand for retro aesthetics and high-resolution imaging rose, reviving production lines and lifting secondhand prices, industry...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Acer's India PC push reaches a turning point as share climbs to 21.3%

Acer is gaining ground in India's PC market, with the Taiwanese PC vendor citing the latest market data showing it ranked second in the country in the first quarter of 2026.

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