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Micro Center Introduces PowerSpec Gaming Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

Micro Center in the US is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its PowerSpec desktop computer brand by offering the first PowerSpec mobile computers ever – the PowerSpec 1710 and 1510 gaming notebooks. PowerSpec’s 1st …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

IDC Looks at China’s eTailer Trends for Devices in 2017

by Bob Raikes

IDC released some data on the eTailer market in China. We have included a couple of charts, but if you are interested in printers, PCs and other categories, including VR and tablets, it’s worth …

Tags:China| Desktop Monitors| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 41

IHS Report Shows Growth in Notebook PC LCD Panel Market

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit has released a new report, forecasting that display shipments for notebook PCs will increase to 177 million units in 2017, a growth of 5% year-on-year, while shipments of finished notebook PCs will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 40

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Oxide Taking Increasing LCD Share

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have quoted IHS as forecasting the shipment of oxide-based TFT LCD panels for tablet, notebook, monitor and TV applications to hit 55.6 million in 2017, up from 20 million last year and …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Oxide TFTs| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Surface Book 2 Ups the Ante on Performance

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Surface range, the Book 2. The new device uses the latest 8th Generation Intel Core processor and the notebooks now include Nvidia eForce GTX 1050 and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Razer Updates Blade Stealth Laptop And Core V2 GPU Box

by Bob Raikes

Razer announced the new Blade Stealth laptop featuring Intel’s latest 8th generation quad-core processor and the Razer Core V2 external graphics enclosure. Razer Blade Stealth laptop featuring Intel’s latest 8th generation quad-core processor The …

Tags:External GPU (eGPU)| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Razer| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Gaming Notebook Shipments to Reach 5.5 Million in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Global shipments of gaming notebooks are expected to reach 5.5 million units in 2017, according to a recent report by Digitimes. Though Digitimes doesn’t quote a source for its data, the report goes on …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Taiwan| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Quanta Denies Allegations of Student Labour Malpractice

by Andrew Fenn

Quanta has come under fire following a labour watchdog’s undercover investigation into an alleged abuse of student labour at the company’s Chongqing manufacturing facility. Students as young as 16 years old have reportedly been …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Notebook Manufacturers Post September Shipment Results

by Andrew Fenn

Notebook manufacturers witnessed a healthy boost to their shipments in September, according to a report by Digitimes. Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have all posted their month-on-month shipment results, with the last …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 24 - Issue 39

HP Updates 13.3″ Spectre Portfolio

by Bob Raikes

HP introduced some new notebooks including the second generation Spectre 13 – claimed to be the world’s thinnest touch laptop and with a FullHD display and using the latest 8th Generation Intel core processors. …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Will Microsoft Drop out of Surface by 2019?

by Bob Raikes

Steve Brazier of analyst firm, Canalys, said at his firm’s Channels Forum Event in Venice, that Microsoft will drop out of the Surface business by 2019, according to Channelweb. Brazier bases this on two …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Analogix Has DP/USB Compatibility Checker

by Bob Raikes

Analogix has published an online matrix showing the features available and implemented in mobile devices that is intended to help with decisions about how to exploit connectivity via USB Type-C or Micro-USB.

Tags:Back Panel| DisplayPort| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 37