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COMPUTEX Returning 2016 with Two New Areas

by Isaac Oburu

COMPUTEX TAIPEI is coming back 2016 from May 31st to June 4th! Registration for local and overseas exhibitors is now open, and the organizers have already received requests to expand booth spaces from many …

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And Finally… – Vol 22 No 26

by Tom Allen

Ever felt that your flagship smartphone just wasn’t powerful enough? Do you crave more cores, to the detriment of every other spec? Take a lesson from Intel’s lead engineer, François Piednoel. At a benchmarking …

Tags:AMD| Back Panel| Computex 2015| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Gigabyte Begins Mobile G-Sync Rollout

by Tom Allen

Gigabyte introduced several new laptops under the Aorus brand; the first and more powerful model took the form of the X7. Like other Aorus models, it is a gaming notebook. The X7 features Nvidia’s …

Tags:Computex 2015| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Acer Refreshes Mobiles at Computex

by Tom Allen

At Computex this month, Acer has introduced several new mobile devices, in addition to larger displays (Acer’s Projectors Compensate for Ambient Light). The 8″ Iconia One 8 (B1-830) and 7″ Iconia One 7 (B1-760HD) …

Tags:Acer| Computex 2015| Convertible PCs| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Acer’s Projectors Compensate for Ambient Light

by Tom Allen

Three DLP projectors and two AIO PCs have been introduced by Acer at Computex. All three projectors have 1920 x 1080 resolution and support MHL technology, as well as Acer’s ColorBoost 3D and ColorSafe …

Tags:Acer| All-in-ones (AIOs)| Computex 2015| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Acer Takes Four Wins at Computex

by Tom Allen

Acer’s Revo One RL85 (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation) has won two awards at Computex. The mini PC took home ‘Best Choice of the Year’ and ‘Best Choice Gold’ in the Computer & …

Tags:Acer| Awards| Back Panel| Computex 2015| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Thunderbolt Switches to USB, Reaches 40GB

by Tom Allen

Big news from Intel at Computex was the introduction of the third generation of the Thunderbolt interface, which can transfer 40Gbps of data per second. In context, that is an UltraHD film in 30 …

Tags:Computex 2015| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Thunderbolt| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Rockchip Slashes WiFi Power Draw

by Tom Allen

Rockchip’s new low-power WiFi product, launched at Computex, is said to cut power consumption of IoT devices by up to 85%. The Rockchip RKi6000 is the company’s new SoC processor technology, with power consumption …

Tags:Bluetooth| Computex 2015| Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Wi-Fi| Wireless

Dell Changes Temperature at Computex

by Tom Allen

At Computex, Dell has revealed a host of new computing products in the Inspiron consumer line. These include notebooks, hybrids and all-in-ones (AIOs). Release details have been shared (unusually for Computex launches), but there …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Computex 2015| Convertible PCs| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 23

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 24

by Tom Allen

The IoT is getting crowded. Connected wigs, lightbulbs, bras – it’s hard to find a niche. Intel is trying, though, with a connected nappy (diaper, for you Americans) at Computex. When baby has an …

Tags:Back Panel| Computex 2015| Intel| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Tobii, MSI Partner to Develop Eye-Tracking Games

by Helen Vince

Tobii Tech, a unit of Tobii, has formed a partnership with gaming notebook firm MSI to accelerate the development of eye-tracking enabled gaming products. The first product is a fully integrated eye-tracking concept notebook …

Tags:Computex 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tobii| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Analogix Prepares for Ubiquitous USB

by Tom Allen

Analogix Semiconductor has shown a new family of single-chip USB-C solutions at Computex. Intended for mobile devices, the ANX74xx products each contain a cable configuration controller, a port controller and manager and a high-speed …

Tags:Analogix| Chips| Computex 2015| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 23