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And Finally… – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

For a company whose entire business structure, for many years, was solely online, you would think that Google would be able to protect its domain name. Well, you would think wrong: this week Sanmay …

HP Tablets Focus on Productivity

by Tom Allen

HP came out of left field with a huge raft of product announcements on our print day. Unfortunately all of our points of contact within the company had attended the launch event in Barcelona, …

Dell Extends Infinity Edge Design

by Tom Allen

Powered by Intel Skylake processors, Dell’s new XPS hybrids and notebooks include features such as Thunderbolt 3 ports and select aspects of the Latitude line. The products are designed for ‘power users’, for both …

Chips Boost Samsung Profit Forecast

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s earnings guidance for Q3 has exceeded analyst forecasts, with the performance of its semiconductor division offsetting a weaker showing in smartphones. At an event in Seoul on the 7th October, Samsung said that …

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Asus Enjoys Triple-Digit Growth

by Tom Allen

Asus shipped 2 million notebooks worldwide in September, representing 127.3% MoM growth. Acer, meanwhile, managed to grow its shipments 41.7%, to 1.7 million units, according to supply chain sources.

Top-Level Changes at AUO

by Tom Allen

Paul PengThere have been changes at the top level of AUO. Chairman Paul Peng is to resign from his concurrent position as president of the company, and assume the role of CEO. Michael Tsai …

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Qi Will Maintain Lead in Wireless Power

by Tom Allen

ABI Research expects the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi specification to remain dominant through 2020. ABI expects 713 million Qi chargers to be shipped by the end of 2020, compared to 213 million Powermat/Rezence chargers …

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Microsoft Makes a Splash in Laptop Market

by Tom Allen

Microsoft used an event in the USA to announce its first-ever laptop, which appears to have been well-received by market watchers. We have covered the product, as well as Microsoft’s other announcements, in more …

Mediatek Enjoys Slight Sales Rise in September

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has announced net sales of NT$20 billion ($617.6 million) in September, and NT$151 billion ($4.6 billion) for the January-September period. September sales are up 8% from 2014’s NT$18.5 billion ($571.4 million), but the …

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Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings

by Tom Allen

Sharp has created a walking, talking smartphone called Robohon, which will go on sale in Japan in the first half of next year. Unveiled at Ceatec, the ‘smartphone’ (with a 2″ 320 x 320 …

Rumour: Apple Passes UltraHD With New iMac

by Tom Allen

9to5Mac claims that Apple will launch a high-resolution 21.5″ iMac within the week. ‘Multiple reliable sources’ have told the site that the new model will feature 4096 x 2304 resolution. Separate rumours also suggest …

SEMI Signs Flextech Alliance

by Tom Allen

SEMI, the global industry association serving the micro- and nanoscale electronics industries, has announced that the Flextech Alliance has become a SEMI Strategic (Association) Partner. As part of SEMI, the Flextech Alliance will continue …

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