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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 20

by Tom Allen

Acer has added Intel’s fifth-generation Broadwell processors to its Travelmate P645-S ultrabooks. The new units can have Core i5 or i7 processors and are available in the USA now, starting at $950. Asus will …

Asus Leaves Android Behind

by Tom Allen

Apps cannot be installed on the Vivowatch, unlike Android Wear devices, because it lacks a mobile processorAsus has launched its Vivowatch (Asus Claims 10-Day Smartwatch Battery) in Taiwan, with its own ‘Kood’ OS. Kood …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Worldwide Tablet Market Contracts for Second Straight Quarter

by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15). Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices fell to 47.1 million in 1Q15, a -5.9% …

Epson Leads March Projectors

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’ In the 4,000+ Lumen category, Sony had …

2015 Fails to Check Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Q1’15 was the second consecutive quarter in which the worldwide tablet market declined says IDC. Competition from alternative devices, such as phablets, drove shipments of tablets and hybrids to 47.1 million units, down 5.9% …

Tablet Shipments Decline Again

by Helen Vince

Wearable Vendors Disengage From Android

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that vendors have been developing their own wearable platforms in-house, following relatively low shipments of Android Wear products last year. Asus uses its own OS for its new Vivowatch, for …

Convertible Component Order Increase Expected From China

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that supply chains are preparing for an increase in component orders for convertible tablets. Sub-$250 Windows convertibles, based on Intel’s Bay Trail-T CR platform, will be a ‘key target’ for …

Asus Raises Smartphone Target

by Tom Allen

Asus has raised its Zenfone shipment forecast for this year, from 25 million units to 30 million, say supply chain sources. It was said that monthly Zenfone 2 shipments would reach 2 million in …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Asus Expands European Distributors

by Helen Vince

Asus has added two new distributors in Europe. In Spain, Infowork is now distributing Asus’ all-in-one PC products, while in the Netherlands, Tech Data is now offering the company’s line of Pro notebooks.

Asus Touch Orders Return to Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Touch panel orders for Asus’ Zenfone smartphones will be moved from O-Film back to makers in Taiwan, say sources in the country. The new suppliers will include JTouch, TPK and Young Fast Electronics. O-Film …

Asus Claims 10-Day Smartwatch Battery

by Tom Allen

Asus has shown off a new smartwatch at the Milan Design Week. The Vivowatch puts a greater focus on fitness tracking than Asus’ Zenwatch; the biggest appeal is its battery life, which is said …