by John Chen | Mar 23, 2017 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Regardless of any slowing of market growth or anticipation whether or not 2017’s new releases by Samsung and Apple will cause a sharp spike in demand, on Tuesday, March 21, Apple quietly announced minor changes to its existing iPhone line up that point to even greater...
by John Chen | Jan 18, 2017 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
While rumors published this week in Japan’s Nikkei news suggested that Toshiba was considering selling a stake of its semiconductor business to WDC, an official company note confirmed a day later that the Japanese conglomerate was considering splitting its memory...
by John Chen | Dec 20, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog, Uncategorized
2.5” CE HDDs for game consoles hit a record high unit shipment level in CQ3 ’16, ramping up for what appears to be another strong holiday season for console system sales. With mid-cycle upgrades by Microsoft and Sony, along with price cuts to modified original systems...
by John Chen | Dec 5, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog, Uncategorized
As widely rumored, Apple announce a refreshed MacBook Pro line up in October, sporting new industrial designs and introducing a touch-based, contextual screen in place of the normal row of function keys at the top of the keyboard. It marks the first time, I believe,...
by John Chen | Oct 19, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
2016, supposedly the year of virtual reality, or VR, has been relatively quiet. Hype-generating announcements, such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, essentially targeted the high-end of VR, offering cutting-edge experiences as long as users had the requisite high-end...