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Tuesday 23 August 2016
Acer, Asustek, Samsung preparing to showcase new wearables at IFA 2016, says paper
IT brand vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Samsung Electronics are ready to showcase their latest smartwatches and smart bracelet at the IFA 2016 consumer electronics show...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Lenovo shifts component orders back to Taiwan makers
Lenovo reportedly has shifted back some of its component orders from China-based suppliers to Taiwan-based ones in the second half of 2016 in order to improve its profitability, since...
Monday 22 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see decline in July shipments
The top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments drop 32% on month and the top-3 ODMs together saw a decline of 25% in July due to increased channel inventory pileup,...
Friday 19 August 2016
Commentary: Taiwan makers reluctant to yield to Apple requests to lower quotes
Apple has met resistance from makers in Taiwan's supply chain to lower their quotes for parts and components for iPhone 7 devices, a move which aims to force Apple to discontinue...
Friday 19 August 2016
Asustek looking to ship 1 million gaming notebooks in 2016
Asustek Computer expects its gaming notebook shipments to reach around one million units in 2016, with units under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand to reach 700,000-800,000, according...
Friday 19 August 2016
Lenovo 2Q16 revenues down, net profit up on year
Lenovo has posted second-quarter consolidated revenues of US$10.1 billion, decreasing 6% on year, gross margin 15.3%, operating profit US$281 million, up 97%, and net profit US$173...
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...