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Entry-Level MacBook and New iPads Coming in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Sources in Taiwan have corroborated reports that Apple is planning to launch an entry-level MacBook product in September, revealing that the notebook will incorporate a 14-nanometer Intel Kaby Lake processor and will be priced …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Lenovo Adds Portable Thin & Light Workstation

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has released a new portable workstation, the ThinkPad P1 that is said to be 35% lighter than the previous version, with weight from 1.7kg (3.76lbs). The system is intended for professional applications in …

Cambridge University Makes “Commercially Groundbreaking” Battery Discovery

by Andrew Fenn

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have discovered a method of making super-fast-charging lithium ion batteries using niobium tungsten oxides, hailing the development as “commercially groundbreaking”. Image: Pixabay …

Fujitsu Mobile Workstations are VR Ready

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu has added two new mobile workstations, the Celsius H780 and H980, which have 15.6″ and 17.3″ displays, respectively and run on Intel Xeon E-2100M processors. Both have FullHD resolution and the H780 has …

Compal Announces Sale of Its Stake in Notebook Firm to JVP Lenovo

by Andrew Fenn

Back in 2012, Compal Electronics purchased a 49% stake in Lienpal Hefei, a notebook manufacturing joint venture with Lenovo, for $147 million. Compal announced this week that it will sell its 49% stake in …

Asus and MSI Losing Global Notebook Market Dominance

by Andrew Fenn

Asus and MSI’s dominance of the global gaming notebook market is being lost to competitors such as Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo, according to unconfirmed sources in Taiwan. Asus and MSI have long held …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Global Notebook Shipments to Grow 0.9% in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Global notebook shipments will grow by 0.9% year-on-year in the second half of 2018, Digitimes Research estimates. A return to single-digit growth is predicted for the fourth quarter of 2018 as well. 38.12 million …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Lenovo Criticised over Keyboards and Displays

by Bob Raikes

Reviewers at Tom’s Hardware have been disappointed by the range of different quality keyboard and display components that are seen on the Lenovo Carbon X1 notebook. The reviewer tried an early version, supplied by …

Apple Updates MacBook Pro Models for 2018

by Bob Raikes

Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro models for 2018 with new processors that make them much faster (claimed to be 70% faster) and with improved keyboards – as these have been the subject of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Gartner: Increasing PC Prices Will Lead to Flat Growth of Device Shipments in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — are on pace to record 0.9% growth to reach 2.28 billion units in 2018, according to Gartner. The PC and tablet market is …

Report: Quanta Sees Revenue Decline Following MacBook Delays

by Andrew Fenn

Quanta Computer reported a revenue decline of 10.2% month-on-month and 28.4% year-on-year in June, down to NT$65.75 billion ($2.15 billion), according to Digitimes. Quanta is struggling at the moment due to delays with the …

Kensington Dock Supports Pass-Through Charging

by Bob Raikes

Kensington has a new USB Type-C docking station with support for USB Type-C, including options with ThunderBolt3. Features include: Universal Compatibility—works with laptops equipped with a compatible USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port and supports …