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Thursday 18 August 2016
IDF San Francisco: Intel CEO introduces vision for merged reality
The 2016 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) kicked off on August 16 in San Francisco with an opening keynote by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Krzanich articulated the company's vision for the...
Thursday 18 August 2016
MSI announces new gaming notebooks using Nvidia GTX 10 series GPUs
Taiwan-based motherboard and gaming notebook vendor Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced 11 new gaming devices under its four major product series - GT, GS, GE and GP. These...
Thursday 18 August 2016
Insyde UEFI BIOS shipping on Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air
Insyde Software, a provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, has announced that its flagship product InsydeH2O is now shipping on the new Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air featuring...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Asustek claims to be the largest gaming notebook vendor worldwide, say papers
Commenting on Micro-Star International (MSI) claiming it was the largest gaming vendor worldwide at its new gaming notebook launch conference on August 16, Asustek Computer citied...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Taiwan notebooks - 2Q 2016
Notebook brand vendors started replenishing their stocks in the second quarter after digesting their inventory in the previous quarter. The replenishment demand boosted their Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Digitimes Research: 2H16 white-box tablet shipments to be 30% higher than 1H16
Shipments of white-box tablets are expected to reach 39 million units in the second half of 2016, a 30% increase compared to those shipped in the first half of the year, buoyed by...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Global gaming notebook shipments expected to reach 4.5 million units in 2016
The gaming notebook market is expected to see shipments of 4.5 million units in 2016, up 12.5% on year. Micro-Star International (MSI) is forecast to ship over 1.2 million units in...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Clevo profits surge in 2Q16 thanks to gaming notebooks
Clevo reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.32 billion (US$137.89 million) for the second quarter with net profits growing 261% sequentially to reach NT$252 million thanks to strong...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
IPC maker Parpro reports improved earnings for 2Q16
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Parpro has reported net profits of NT$37 million (US$1.18 million) for the second quarter of 2016, increasing 60% from a quarter earlier. Second-quarter...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Smartphone shipments to grow 5% in 2016 when Apple posts first annual decline, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments will reach just over 1.4 billion units in 2016 representing a 5% on-year increase, according to Canalys. During the year, Apple is set to post its first...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
TSMC to make chips for iPad coming out in 2017, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will supply chips for the 2017 series of iPad that will come in three models, a report by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA)...
Monday 15 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop below 150 million units in 2016
Worldwide notebook shipments are expected to drop 7.3% on year to below 150 million units in 2016 as Windows 10's new anniversary update is not attractive enough to prompt a lot users...
Monday 15 August 2016
Asustek 2Q16 brand operations down
Asustek Computer saw global brand operations in the second quarter of 2016 drop on quarter and on year in terms of revenue and profitability, the company said at an August 12 investors...
Monday 15 August 2016
Acer smartphone chief to leave, likely to head Qualcomm Taiwan
Acer has announced that ST Liew, co-president of Acer's BYOC Smart Products Business unit, will leave the company. The announcement follows local media reports indicating that Liew...
Friday 12 August 2016
Chin-Poon raises holdings in Thailand subsidiary
Chin-Poon Industrial has raised its stake in Draco PCB Public, its Thailand-based subsidiary, to 75.61% from 52.59%, according to the automotive PCB specialist.