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Mixed Results in April for Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs

by Helen Vince

There were mixed fortunes for Taiwan’s notebook ODM’s last month. Compal Electronics saw sales fall 17.7% month on month to NT$61.6 billion ($2 billion), though this was 7.8% higher year on year and brought …

CEA Study Shows Major Shifts in the Technology We Own

by Helen Vince

A major shift in the consumer electronics (CE) products owned by U.S. households is now underway, according to the 17th Annual CE Ownership and Market Potential Study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Market Data| Notebooks| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 20

by Tom Allen

Acer has added Intel’s fifth-generation Broadwell processors to its Travelmate P645-S ultrabooks. The new units can have Core i5 or i7 processors and are available in the USA now, starting at $950. Asus has …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 20

by Tom Allen

HP Leaves Windows for Ubuntu

by Tom Allen

HP has ditched Windows and decided to produce an Ubuntu laptop, in co-operation with UK-based Ebuyer.com. Although it doesn’t run Microsoft’s OS, the Probook 255 G3 features LibreOffice, which is compatible with the Windows …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 19

by Tom Allen

An ultra-light laptop, the LaVie Z, was introduced at CES 2015 by Lenovo (Too Much from Lenovo…). It is now on sale for $1,500. A convertible model with a 360° hinge (LaVie Z 360) …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 19

by Tom Allen

The 78XT920 is a new TV for the Chinese market, from Hisense. The LCD set is 78″, with UltraHD resolution, local dimming (between 240 and 288 zones) and an ‘expanded’ colour gamut’. It is …

Toshiba Notebook Storage Expands

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s new Portege Z30-B and Tecra Z40-B notebooks expand users’ options for RAM and storage. All four new models run on Intel Broadwell processors. These enable longer battery life – up to 13.5 hours …

IBM-Lenovo Deal was 10 Years Ago

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s PC business. The move helped the company to evolve from a China-only PC maker to a global PC vendor. Lenovo celebrated the sale …

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …

DisplayLink Dock Accepts Multiple Device Types

by Tom Allen

At the recent Interop Las Vegas Expo, DisplayLink showed a dock that connected to a new Macbook, Chromebook Pixel 2 and Windows notebook via USB-C, and existing notebooks, tablets and Android smartphones through USB-A. …

Lenovo Widens Battery Recall

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has extended its recall for faulty Thinkpad batteries to include computers shipped between 2010 and 2012. The batteries may overheat, posing a fire hazard. A list of affected devices can be found at …