Personal computers

Nvidia’s PC push carries downside risk for AEM, but DBS maintains ‘buy’ with S$11.80 target

AEM’s broader AI exposure, including data-centre GPU, should be less directly affected

Now a dominant player in data centres, Nvidia is taking another run at the PC processor market.

Nvidia enters Windows laptop market, taking on Intel and AMD

[TAIPEI] Nvidia is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel technology in that arena and modernising the machines for the artificial intelligence era.

The XPS 13 has an aluminum outer shell that looks and feels sleeker than many other laptops in its segment.

Dell rivals Apple’s MacBook Neo with US$699 touch-screen XPS 13 laptop

[NEW YORK] Dell Technologies introduced a redesigned XPS 13 laptop, positioning the device as a direct answer to Apple’s popular MacBook Neo, which stunned the budget PC market upon its debut in March...

Nvidia-powered computers are expected both from Microsoft’s Surface brand as well as other computer makers including Dell.

First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports

Microsoft and Nvidia will unveil the new PCs at the Computex trade show in Taiwan and Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco

Lenovo’s share gains buck the trend of other Hong Kong-listed tech companies.

Lenovo shares near all-time high after strong AI growth

For the fiscal year ended March, the PC maker reports profit up 38% while it grows revenue by 20%

The company has previously experimented with the market by selling a discounted M1 MacBook Air for under US$700 through Walmart and other retailers.

Apple prepares to enter low-cost laptop market for first time

The company plans to sell the new machine for well under US$1,000 by using less-advanced components

Dave McQuarrie, HP's chief commercial officer, speaking at an event marking the company's 55th anniversary in Singapore, at its office in the Republic.

HP bets on AI personal computers to drive revenue, eyes Asia for growth

At least one in four PCs sold by the US computer maker is AI-enabled and that could grow as customers upgrade

A semiconductor wafer. If a major futures market develops around computer processing, there’s the potential for a new class of real assets available in exchange-traded funds and other products.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Computing power is going the way of oil in markets 

There’s potential for futures trading to take off as demand and sophistication in the sector grow

Dell’s embrace of AMD for corporate PCs is another blow for Intel as the company struggles to hang on to its eroding dominance over chips for PCs.

AMD adds Dell as commercial PC customer for the first time

ADVANCED Micro Devices (AMD), the second-biggest maker of computer processors, said its chips will be used by Dell Technologies for the first time in personal computers (PCs) sold to businesses.

PC sales have been anaemic for years following a buying frenzy towards the beginning of the pandemic.

Dell unveils Apple-like rebrand in bid to make PCs cool again

DELL Technologies is re-branding its personal computers (PCs) in a manner reminiscent of Apple’s naming conventions in an effort by the computer maker to spur demand.