TSMC Confirm Chip Shortage Will Last Until 2023
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April 16, 2021
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The CEO of the world’s largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has echoed recent claims from Intel’s CEO that the worldwide... Read More
Apple Tipped To Get Rid Of MacBook Keyboards
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March 31, 2021
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Apple has just secured a patent on a MacBook with a solid-state keyboard (SSK) – a flat glass surface that can be... Read More
New LG Notebook Gram Pricing & Availability
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March 12, 2021
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LG has launched its 2021 line-up of Gram laptops in Australia, with the ultra-light notebooks releasing in three sizes – 14, 16... Read More
Notebook Sales Start To Tank
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February 24, 2021
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The top five notebook brands saw a combined 10 per cent decline of global shipments in January. Low seasonable sales and component... Read More
CES 2021: Notebook Highlights For Business, Gamers, And Home Users
CES 2021 saw the unveiling of a broad range of notebooks for business, consumers, and gamers – here is our wrap-up of... Read More
REVIEW: MSI’s Dragonshield Is A Space Age Gaming Machine, Inside And Out
MSI is known as a leader in gaming laptops, and with good reason. The Taiwanese manufacturer has just done something brand new:... Read More
Ultra-Lightweight Razer Book 13 On Preorder Now
Preorders have opened for the new Razer Book 13, billed as a high-performance, high-productivity ultra-lightweight notebook. Equipped with an 11th-generation Intel Core... Read More
Acer Releases Powerful New Lightweight Laptop
Acer has released its new Swift 5 laptop with 11th-generation Intel Core processors, which it says combines portability with high performance. Constructed... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Design Star Tells How He Created MSI’s Top End Spaceship Gaming Laptop
Hollywood visual effects artist and designer Colie Wertz has worked on a number of blockbuster film franchises, including Star Wars, Transformers, Marvel,... Read More
Compal Denies It Has Been Targeted By Ransomware
TAIPEI: The world’s second largest laptop manufacturer, Taiwanese electronics company Compal, has denied reports that it has been hit by a ransomware... Read More
REVIEW: AORUS 17G – Monster Machine For The Gamer On The Go
Gaming tech producers GIGABYTE are going full-throttle in the gaming world with the next-gen AORUS 17G laptop with top notch specs and... Read More
New Edge Browser, Refreshed Start Menu In Windows 10 October Build
Microsoft is rolling out its October 2020 update to Windows 10, which includes a new version of Edge and a revamped Start... Read More
Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook Coming January 2021
Lenovo has confirmed the latest addition to its ThinkPad portfolio, ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook Enterprise, will land in Australia in January 2021.... Read More
Global PC Market Sees Highest Growth In Decade Thanks To Pandemic
The global PC market grew by a whopping 13% in the third quarter in 2020, making it the highest growth in the... Read More
Exclusive: Acer Drops Swift 7 Notebook In Australia
Acer has permanently discontinued its Swift 7 notebook in Australia only a little over a year since its first release. Online retailers... Read More
Microsoft Tipped To Unveil New Surface Laptop This Week
Microsoft is tipped to unveil a new Surface laptop this week, with the rumoured 12.5-inch ‘Surface Laptop Go’ potentially launching as early... Read More
Lenovo Launch Lightest ThinkPad Ever
Lenovo has launched its lightest ThinkPad to date, the X1 Nano, pledging robust functionality and processing despite weighing just 907 grams. Australian... Read More
Lenovo Reveal Aussie Pricing For New ThinkBooks
Lenovo has announced local pricing and availability for its next-generation range of ThinkBooks, including its first 2-in-1 the ‘ThinkBook 14s Yoga.’ The... Read More
Dell Unveil New Notebooks With Latest Intel Chips
Dell has unveiled two new notebooks with the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors – the XPS 13 and XPS 13... Read More
Big PC Brands Move To Dump China Made SE Asia The New Manufacturing Hub
As consumers in markets such as the USA, Australia, India, and Europe stop Buying Chinese made products big notebook and PC brands... Read More
Microsoft Is Giving Outlook For Mac A Fancy Makeover This October
Microsoft has given its Outlook for Mac a total revamp, with the redesign set to be released to the public this October.... Read More
New Surface Pro Pushed Into Next Year
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 8 will reportedly be delayed until 2021 at the earliest, debunking rumours of an October launch following historic... Read More
REVIEW: GIGABYTE AERO 15 – Worker By Day, Warrior By Night
Gaming tech producer GIGABYTE Technology aims high with its new flagship gaming-hybrid laptop and recipient of 2020 Red Dot Design Award the AERO... Read More
PC Battle As Brands Fight For Online Share
A battle is being played out in the PC market with the top four brands fighting to grow share spending up big... Read More
MSI Expands From Gaming With First Business Laptop Series
Taiwanese PC manufacturer, MSI, has transitioned away from its gaming heritage and launched its first dedicated business laptops, pledging high-performance for commercial... Read More
Acer Reveal New ‘Swift’ Laptops With Intel Tiger Lake
Acer has waste no time in revealing its new ‘Swift’ laptops with Intel 11th Gen ‘Tiger Lake’ CPUs, pledging significantly increased performance... Read More
Intel Launch Next-Gen Chips For New ‘Thin & Light’ Laptops
Intel has ushered the next-generation of ‘Thin-and-Light’ laptops, unveiling its new Project Athena 11th Gen Intel Core mobile processors with Intel Iris... Read More
Coronavirus Gives Sugar Hit To PC, Tablet Sales
Tablet and PC sales are forecast to grow 3.3 per cent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Market intelligence analyst International... Read More
Lenovo Launch Premium Notebooks & Clock
Lenovo has announced an avalanche of new products, including three premium laptops, two tablets, and a smart clock. The new laptop range... Read More
HP Printer Sales Down 20%, Dell Consumer Up 18%
Both HP and Dell have reported surging sales in certain categories in Q2 2020, driven by increased demand for notebooks as markets... Read More
Lenovo Rolls Out Five New Laptops
Lenovo is releasing a range of five new Yoga laptops, which will include the built-in Lenovo Vantage Smart Performance Services self-diagnostic tool.... Read More
Lenovo Releases Laptop With E-Ink Display Cover
Lenovo has released its new dual-screen ThinkBook Plus laptop, which features an e-ink screen display cover that the company bills as the... Read More
Lenovo & HP Account For Half Of Global Notebook Sales
According to Q2 2020 figures from Strategy Analytics, global notebook shipments surged under COVID-19 lockdowns, growing by 27% year-on-year (y-o-y) to hit... Read More
Lenovo’s Online Sales Up 53% During COVID
Lenovo’s revenue rose by 7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter of the year to reach US$13.3 billion, despite the challenging global... Read More
Q3 Notebook Shipments Forecast To Sustain Growth
Global notebook shipments are forecast to sustain sequential growth in Q3Y20, despite a surge in work-from-home demand triggering a ten-year quarterly high... Read More
Toshiba Exits PCs Sharp Owner Now In Control
Toshiba has sold its remaining stake in PCs to Sharp, after already selling 80.1% of its share to Sharp two years ago... Read More
Canalys: ‘Notebooks Have Pulled The PC Market Out Of Depression’
According to the latest figures from market research firm Canalys, the global PC market enjoyed a stellar recovery in Q2 2020 as... Read More
Acer’s Q2 Revenues Highest In 10 Quarters, At $3.2B
In Q2 2020 Acer’s revenues rose by 34.3% quarter-on-quarter and 19% year-on-year, hitting NT$65.6 billion (A$3.2 billion). This marks Acer’s highest earnings... Read More
MSI CEO Dead After Tragic Building Fall
Sheng-Chang [Charles] Chiang, President and Chief Executive of Taiwanese PC maker, MSI, has tragically died after falling from the seventh floor of... Read More
Lenovo’s Latest “Nano” ThinkCentre Desktops Arrive In Oz
Lenovo is expanding its popular range of ultra-small workstation desktops with the ThinkCentre M75n and the ThinkCentre M75n IoT, providing more powerful... Read More
Free MSI Bundle With Modern 15 Laptops Bought From JB HI-FI
MSI is giving customers that purchase the new Modern 15 creatives laptop from JB HI-FI a bonus gift bundle of an MSI... Read More
OZ PC Market Cautious After Q1 COVID19 Boom
The Australian PC market is forecast to notch an overall decline by year-end despite faring a 5.2% year-on-year lift during Q1 according to latest IDC numbers.... Read More
Lenovo Introduces Next-Gen ThinkPad P Series Laptops
Lenovo has unveiled the next generation of ThinkPad P Series laptops: the ThinkPad P15, ThinkPad P17, ThinkPad P1 Gen 3, and the... Read More
COVID-19 Drives 5.2% Growth In Oz PC Market
According to the latest figures from global market intelligence firm IDC, the Australian PC market – including desktops, notebooks and workstations –... Read More
Acer’s Revenues Up 21.1% Y-o-Y In May
Led by strong demand for notebook PCs during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Acer’s consolidated revenues rose by 21.1% year-on-year in May, totalling NT$20.18... Read More
Intel Heralds New Ultra-Thin & Dual-Screen Notebook Niche
[Image: Microsoft Surface Neo] Samsung’s Galaxy Book S will reportedly be the first device to feature Intel’s new ‘Lakefield’ processor – a... Read More
Despite Steady Demand, Global PC Shipments Forecast To Fall 7%
Market research company Canalys has estimated that global PC and tablet shipments will fall by 7% to 367.8 million units in 2020,... Read More
GIGABYTE AERO 15 Review: Worker By Day, Warrior By Night
Rating: Design 9/10, Performance 8.5/10, Value 9/10 Gaming tech producer, GIGABYTE Technology, aims high with its new flagship gaming-hybrid laptop and recipient of... Read More
Huawei MateBook X Pro Lands at JB Hi-Fi For A$3299
Chinese tech giant Huawei has released its latest flagship notebook, the MateBook X Pro (2020) in Australia today, available from retailers including... Read More
ABS: Laptop Imports From China Surged During COVID-19 Lockdowns
According to the latest trade figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), imports from China continued to recover in April from... Read More