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Microsoft, ASUS broaden patent licensing engagement

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft Corp. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS) on Thursday announced the expansion of an earlier patent licensing agreement between the companies.The deal includes a broad cross-license covering, for example, ASUS Android-based phones and tablets …

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Sony and Epson Battle at 4,000+ Lumens

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in August. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Epson had a pair of best-selling 4,000+ …

Asustek Aims at Affordable Smartphones in India

by Bob Raikes

Asustek has launched a new ZenFone Go phone in India. The product costs 7,999 rupees (US$121) and is intended to be more affordable than products previously sold in that country. The phone has a …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 38

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 37

by Tom Allen

Three Asus Republic of Gaming monitors will be on sale in the UK soon, through online outlet Overclockers.com. The PG279Q (Asus Focuses on Colour at Computex) and PG278Q (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3) …

Asustek August Revenue Up 18%

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s August sales increased 18% from July to NT$40.8 billion ($1.2 billion), though this was 3.2% lower than August 2014. Last month’s result brought sales to date in 2015 to NT$295.7 billion ($9 billion), …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Asus Lowers Notebook Forecast on Fluctuating Exchange Rates

by Tom Allen

Asus has lowered its notebook shipment target for Q3, says the Taipei Times. The company is apparently aiming to ‘lower sales exposure’ in some emerging markets to prevent losses due to currency exchange rates. …

Asus Focuses on 5.5″ in 2016

by Tom Allen

Jerry Shen, CEO of Asus, has said that the company will launch six or seven new Zenfone smartphones next year, with 5.5″ displays as the main screen size. The family will include one premium …

Tags:Asus| IFA 2015| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Gaming Features Abound on Asus’ MG278Q

by Tom Allen

The MG278Q is a 27″ LCD monitor for gamers, produced by Asus. As well as a fast (1ms) response time and refresh rate (144Hz), the display uses AMD’s Freesync anti-tearing technology. To care for …

Tags:Asus| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Asustek Prepares Second Watch for Q3

by Tom Allen

Asus’ Nick Wu has told the Taipei Times that the company will launch its second-generation Zenwatch this quarter. Wu said that “a few hundred thousand” have been sold since the watch was launched in …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Microsoft Enters Tablet Top Five

by Tom Allen

The tablet market in Western Europe stabilised in Q2, says IDC, with shipments falling 1.2% YoY to 7.5 million units. This was a significantly better result than the 10.5% shipment fall in Q1. The …

Asustek Sees 14% YoY Drop in Sales

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s sales fell 17%month on month and 14% year on year in July, to NT$34.5 billion ($1.1 billion). Sales for the first seven months of the year were broadly flat at NT$254.8 billion ($7.9 …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Asus Predicts Stronger Second Half

by Tom Allen

Asus shipped 4.3 million notebooks in Q2’15, down from 4.8 million in Q1’15 and 4.6 million in Q2’14. Desktop shipments were 500,000 units, down 100,000 from Q1. Asus has said that it is aiming …