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India spends $2.1 billion to lure laptop makers
You don't need China
India has put $2.1 billion on the table to attract makers of laptops, tablets and other hardware to the South Asian nation as companies look to diversify supply chains beyond China.
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AMD will take a third of the desktop
Intel has blinked.
AMD may regain 30 percent of global desktop CPU market share in the fourth quarter of 2018 as Intel continues to lose ground.
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Asustek takes on Nvidia's GeForce Partner Programme
New AMD gaming brand called Ares
Asustek is taking on the card maker named after a Roman vengeance demon, Nvidia with an unpopular Greek God who was hated by his parents.
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Asustek slashes BYD and Wistron outsourcing
Things did not go well
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth rumour that Asustek’s outsourcing deal with BYD and Wistron did not go down well.
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Gaming notebooks set to boom
Growing 20 percent
Gaming notebook shipments are expected to see their industry grow over 20 per cent in 2017.
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Asustek misses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835
ZenFone will be delayed
Asustek will be delaying its its fourth-generation ZenFone until June or July after failing to get its paws on Qualcomm's 10nm Snapdragon 835 processor and not wanting to use the older-generation Snapdragon 821.
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Asustek VR ready for third quarter
Sorting out suppliers
Asustek is choosing suppliers for its VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices so it can have its production start in the third quarter of 2017.
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Nvidia’s founders chip miffs partners
Killing partner’s profits
Nvidia’s Founders Edition graphics cards have angered its own partners who are complaining that the range is gutting their own profits.
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Google partners rushing into AI
Because that is not a bubble waiting to burst
Google quickened the pace of its push into virtual and augmented reality this week as its hardware partners announced new devices using its tech.
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ASUS and Gigabyte plan restructuring of mobile units
No longer seeing growth in certain units
Since the first half of 2016, Asustek Computer has experienced a rapid decline of sales in its tablet businesses, while Gigabyte has not seen much profitability from its PC accessories unit.