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Wednesday 30 September 2026

Memory shortage pushes TV semiconductors above panel costs

A global memory shortage linked to rising AI infrastructure spending has upended TV manufacturing economics, with semiconductor costs...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Acer turns 50 and marks it with a musical produced by its founder

Acer marked its 50th anniversary on September 28, 2026, with the premiere of Smile for Half a...

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Commentary: Garmin returns to OLED, putting Micro LED on notice
Garmin's decision to offer OLED options but no Micro LED version in its new flagship smartwatches, the fenix 9 and fenix 9 Pro, has revived debate over whether the emerging display...

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Micro LED smartwatches set back as costs remain a fatal hurdle
Micro LED has reached mass production in several end-market applications in recent years, but it is still facing intense competition from OLED. Garmin's new fenix 9 smartwatch has...

Tuesday 29 September 2026
GF's MIPS bets on RISC-V physical AI, expands into autos and data centers
MIPS, a GlobalFoundries (GF) unit, said it has completed its integration with the ARC unit acquired from Synopsys earlier this year and is using the move to position RISC-V for physical...

Tuesday 29 September 2026
Meta adds camera-free AI glasses as Samsung prepares 2026 launch
Meta has introduced a camera-free smart glasses model while Samsung Electronics prepares to enter the AI glasses market in 2026, as privacy concerns and product design trade-offs reshape...

Sunday 27 September 2026
Nvidia's push for personal AI computers points to a broader shift toward on-premise compute
Nvidia is positioning its newest personal AI system as more than a developer tool. By putting DGX Spark on desks and, eventually, in...

Sunday 27 September 2026
China wields LCD pricing power as OLED patent war with Samsung heats up
Chinese LCD panel manufacturers are issuing price adjustment notices to their clients, a move poised to increase television manufacturing costs for South Korean tech giants Samsung...

Friday 25 September 2026
BOE supplies panel for LG's 5K Mini LED gaming monitor
China's BOE is supplying the panel for LG Electronics' 27-inch UltraGear evo 27GM950B, putting the display maker's technology in one of LG's premium gaming monitors as BOE expands...

Friday 25 September 2026
China's autonomous-driving suppliers confront the limits of software moats
Chinese autonomous-driving software specialist Momenta posted a strong first-half performance, with gross margin reaching 73.2% and...

Thursday 24 September 2026
ASRock Industrial revenue jumps 95% in 1H26 on North America deal
ASRock Industrial, the industrial PC (IPC) arm of ASRock, posted a 95.4% year-over-year surge in first-half 2026 revenue after winning a major North American streaming services contract...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Meta stretches its glasses lineup from US$249 to US$1,299.99 as rivals close in
Meta Platforms used its Connect 2026 conference on September 23 to push its eyewear lineup toward both ends of the market, adding a camera-free audio model aimed at privacy-conscious...

Thursday 24 September 2026
IEI sees network security, video growth through 2028
Industrial PC maker IEI Integration said on September 23 that it remains upbeat on full-year 2026 revenue, expecting double-digit growth...

Thursday 24 September 2026
LG Display scraps Nanjing automotive LCD module sale to Top Run
LG Display has scrapped the planned sale of its automotive LCD module business in Nanjing, China, to Top Run Total Solution after the companies failed to reach a final agreement on...

Thursday 24 September 2026
India reportedly probes LG, Samsung over duties on OLED TV display parts
India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is investigating LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics over whether they underpaid import duties on display parts for OLED televisions,...

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