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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 8

by Tom Allen

The Zenbook 305, revealed by Asus at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), will be available soon. The 13.3″ unit, which has a Core-M processor and 1920 x 1080 resolution, will cost …

Q4 Marked First Ever Tablet Decline, Says IDC

by Tom Allen

Q4’14 saw tablet shipments fall for the first time since the market became mainstream in 2010, says IDC. Overall shipments of tablets and hybrids reached 76.1 million units, a 3.2% YoY decline. However, full-year …

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Experience First YoY Decline in Q4 While Full Year Shipments Show Modest Growth

by Helen Vince

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market’s inception in 2010. Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) …

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Epson Performs Well in December Projectors

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in December. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘high-end’. Optoma book-ended the pico and personal category with …

Asustek Sees Tough Year Ahead

by Helen Vince

Asustek said it managed to achieve revenue growth in 2014 and is optimistic about its performance this year, despite tough competition in mobile devices. The company shipped 20.1 million notebooks in 2014, a 6.9% …

Asus Aims for Seven-Day Battery

by Tom Allen

Asus chairman Johnny Shih has said that the next iteration of the company’s smartwatch, the Zenwatch, could see a battery life lasting up to seven days. Shih said that Asus considers the chips in …

Tags:Asus| Batteries| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 05

IDC chart Top 5 EMEA PC Vendors Shipments

Western European PC Shipments Save EMEA Region

by Tom Allen

25.5 million PCs were shipped in the EMEA region in Q4’14, according to IDC: a 2% YoY increase. The market remained positive for the third consecutive quarter, thanks to strong consumer demand. Over the …

Innovative DLP Demos in the TI Suite

by Chris Chinnock

In addition to the HUD technology described in a separate article, TI showed a number of products using DLP chips – mostly the newest TRP chip set. One very cool new product from HP …

PC Decline Slowed in 2014, Say Gartner and IDC

by Tom Allen

PC shipments increased 1% YoY in Q4’14, indicating a slow but steady improvement in the market after two years of declines. Shipments reached 83.7 million units, according to Gartner. PC displacements by tablets peaked …

Asustek Sees Rise in Q4 Sales

by Helen Vince

Asustek reported a strong performance in Q4, driven by steady demand for its smartphones and notebooks. The company’s turnover for the quarter rose 5.4% year on year to NT$137.7 billion ($4.4 billion), taking turnover …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements

by Vanessa Browning

Few of the tier one and two firms showed new mobiles at CES – many were waiting for MWC in March. Asus was one that did, introducing a convertible series and two new smartphones. …

Asus Looks to The Wrist in 2015

by Vanessa Browning

Focus Taiwan claims to have heard from Asus CEO Jerry Shen that the company will launch three new wearable products this year. A second-generation smartwatch will be introduced in Q3’15, with its own cellular …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 04