Laptop Makers Bet on Better Display Tech to Rekindle Sales

Vlad Savov

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PC makers from Lenovo Group Ltd. to Samsung Electronics Co. are pinning their hopes for reviving laptop sales on upgraded displays.

At the Computex show in Taiwan this week, every major local electronics brand showed off new laptop models with OLED displays, the same technology used in smartphones. Asustek Computer Inc., Acer Inc., Gigabyte Technology Co. and Micro-Star International Co. all expanded their portfolios, hoping to drive an upgrade cycle and revive flagging sales.