Asus
ASUSTeK, or more commonly ASUS,[3] is a Taiwanese computer hardware and electronics company. It was founded in Taipei in 1989 by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh, and M.T. Liao.[4]
 Headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan | |
Native name | 華碩電腦股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
| Company type | Public |
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| Headquarters | Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Total equity |  NT$226 billion (2022)[1] |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 華碩電腦股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华硕电脑股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | ASUS Computer Stock-share Limited Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 華碩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "Chinese-Eminent" Eminence of/by the Chinese people (traditional Chinese: 華人之碩; simplified Chinese: 华人之硕) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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ASUS is the world's fifth-largest PC vendor by 2013 unit sales (after Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer).[5]
Name
The name ASUS originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.[6]
Products
ASUS' products include laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, optical disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ASUS ROG)
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ASUS ROG) is a brand used by ASUS since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops.
Controversies
In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that ASUS had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.[7]
In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of ASUS routers.[8]
In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the ASUS Live.[9][10][11]
In May 2024, hardware reviewer Gamers Nexus sent a ROG Ally in for warranty repair due to a faulty thumbstick. ASUS denied the warranty repair. A few days later ASUS made the repair under pressure from Gamers Nexus,[12] ASUS also apologised for the poor service.[13][14]
Asus Media
ASUS PRO SHOP(HK)
ASUS road show - MeMO Pad booth
Asus N55 S
An Asus promotional model presenting ROG products
Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming computer
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Asus TUF Gaming X3
Asus Q-Connector
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 ASUSTek Computer Inc. Annual Report 2022. ASUSTek (11 April 2023). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ About ASUS. ASUS. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ How to pronounce ASUS. videoEngadget. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ Company Profile. Official website (2009)ASUS.
- ↑ Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 6.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter of 2013 (2014-01-09)Gartner.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Origin of the Name 'ASUS'. ASUS websiteASUS. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ↑ Collins, Barry. ASUS ships software cracker on recovery DVD. PC Pro (17 September 2008)Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ↑ Goodin, Dan. Dear Asus router user: You've been pwned, thanks to easily exploited flaw (in en-us). Ars Technica (2014-02-17). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ↑ Lilly, Paul (2019-03-26). "Asus downplays reach of Live Update hack, issues a fix in latest version" (in en-US). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-unwittingly-pushed-out-malware-to-57000-pcs-security-firm-says/. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Asus Live Update Pushed Malware to 1 Million PCs. ExtremeTech. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Cimpanu, Catalin. ASUS releases fix for Live Update tool abused in ShadowHammer attack (in en). ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ van der Merwe, Julian. Asus warranty déjà vu for broken ROG Ally thumb stick — YouTuber catches Asus attempting to dodge repair request over "tiny" mark. NotebookCheck.net (12 May 2024). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ Kan, Michael. Asus Apologizes for Heavily Criticized Warranty and Return Service (in en). PCMAG (16 May 2024). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ Thubron, Rob. Asus issues apology, promises changes after RMA and repair cost outrage. TechSpot (17 May 2024). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
Other websites
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