Acer eyes 5 percent device shipment growth in Q2
PC maker expects shipments of its notebooks, netbooks and tablets to grow by up to 5 percent in the second quarter, and hopes touch-enabled notebooks will help spur the growth.
PC maker expects shipments of its notebooks, netbooks and tablets to grow by up to 5 percent in the second quarter, and hopes touch-enabled notebooks will help spur the growth.
Company says the new 4GB LPDDR3 chip is an industry first using 20-nanometer processes, and offers more than double the performance of the previous standard in terms of data transmission.
South Korean giant's booming smartphone business leaves its memory chip manufacturing unit lagging behind and it may have to source from other suppliers to cope with demand.
South Korean chipmaker notches a 2 percent quarter-to-quarter increase to 2.78 trillion won from increased demand for PC and server DRAM for data centers.
Plans to grow its mobile chip design team exponentially will help the Chinese PC maker gain better insight into optimizing its future devices, but it will not transform into a "chip giant" any time soon.
Internet giants may go to manufacturers such as Quanta Computer and Wistron for their data center needs, but enterprises are likely to still rely on standard servers and storage from traditional vendors.
While TV makers are touting next-generation display technology and social network-based features for their latest TV sets, most consumers in Asia still value price most in their buying decisions.
The Japanese electronics manufacturer says "healthy demand" for discrete chips used in smartphones and tablets meant it had to resume operations at its Pathumthani facility.
CEO Terry Gou pledges to still buy stake in Japanese manufacturer despite latter's loss forecast, but is negotiating for more favorable terms.
South Korean electronics giant says latest smartphone likely "fastest 10-million-seller" in its history, and will be made available to 302 operators across 147 markets by end-July, report notes.