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Friday 9 June 2017
Wistron, Inventec May notebook shipments up on month
ODMs Wistron and Inventec shipped 1.7 million and 1.5 million notebooks in May, increasing 21.4% and 15.4% on month, according to the companies.
Thursday 8 June 2017
Asustek chairman expects performance improvement in 2H17
Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on June 7 where chairman Jonney Shih said the company has not been performing well since the end of 2016, but the second quarter should...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
StarVR ties up with ZeroLight to develop VR solutions for automotive industry
StarVR, a joint venture between by Acer and Sweden-based game developer Starbreeze, has tied up with ZeroLight, a UK-based car visualization interactive solution developer, to develop...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
China-based Thunderobot ramping up overseas shipments of gaming notebooks
China-based gaming notebook vendor Thunderobot, a subsidiary of Haier, has stepped up efforts to ramp its shipments to overseas markets, including Taiwan, Singapore and other Southeast...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Global wearable device shipments swell nearly 18% on year in 1Q17, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices totaled 24.7 million units in the first quarter of 2017, up 17.9% from the 20.9 million units shipped a year earlier, according to IDC.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Digitimes Research: AIO PC shipments to stablize in 2017, 2018
All-in-one (AIO) PC shipments are expected to stablize in both 2017 and 2018 after declining for three years in a row. Due to weak demand from the consumer sector, AIO PC shipments...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Digitimes Research: AIO shipments expected to take larger share of desktop PC market
With the consumer sector continuing to have weak demand for all-in-one (AIO) PC products, AIO PC shipments were down 1.7% on year to reach only 12.18 million units in 2016, the third...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Getac May revenues see growth
Ruggedized industrial PC (IPC) maker Getac has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.64 billion (US$55.43 million) for May, up 6.84% on year and 4.7% on month. For the first five...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Yageo posts revenue growth in May
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$89.8 million) for May 2017, up 6.9% on year and 3.7% sequentially.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Apple unveils home music speaker featuring Siri support
Apple has announced the HomePod, a wireless speaker for the home that delivers quality audio and uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a room and automatically adjust the...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Apple updated iMac and MacBook series with latest platforms; introduces iMac Pro
Apple has updated its iMac line with up to three times more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3, faster storage options and brighter Retina displays, and added a Retina...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
IPC supplier Ennoconn reports increased sales for May
IPC supplier Ennoconn has reported revenues of NT$1.27 billion (US$42.26 million) for May, up 0.31% on month and 7.63% on year.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Apple announces two new iPad Pros
Apple has introduced a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro and a new 12.9-inch iPad Pro, featuring displays with ProMotion technology and the new A10X Fusion chip. The new 10.5-inch model reduces...
Monday 5 June 2017
Automotive touch screen shipments to top 50 million units in 2017, IHS says
With consumers already accustomed with using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into vehicles, too. Automotive...
Monday 5 June 2017
Faraday announces automotive ASIC qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006
Taiwan-based Faraday Technology has announced an automotive ASIC device qualified for AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q006 as defined by the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC).