Smartphone platforms can be transferred to TVs, says Sengital CEO

Oct 23, 10:30

During the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), Alan Lam, founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based design and engineering company, Sengital, indicated that demand for tablets and...

Rumor about delays in Apple launch of Retina 13-inch MacBook Pro emerge; but are quashed by Apple's supply chain partners

Oct 22, 21:21

Apple is ready to announce its new products on October 23 in North America with 7.85-inch iPad Mini, Mac Mini, iMac and 13-inch Retina Display-featured MacBook Pro have been named...

Tablet brand vendors seeking cooperation from telecom carriers to compete against first-tier players

Oct 19, 14:44

As Microsoft, Apple and Google are all attacking the tablet market with competitive products, smaller tablet brand vendors including white-box players have been seeking solutions...

IC vendors Parade, iML to benefit from new offerings from Apple, say sources

Oct 17, 22:00

With Apple beginning to send out invitations for an event likely to announce the iPad mini and new MacBooks on October 23, IC design firms Parade Technologies and Integrated Memory...

Smartphones, tablets causing the IT supply chain to fall into imbalance

Oct 17, 21:45

The rapid growths of the smartphone and tablet markets have started to impact demand in other industries such as desktops, notebooks, and digital still cameras (DSC), while causing...

Radiant Opto-Electronics expected to ship 2 million BLUs for 7.85-inch iPad in October

Oct 16, 10:34

Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to ship two million backlight units (BLUs) for use in Apple's 7.85-inch iPad in October and more than two million units in November,...

Apple supply chain looking to raise prices

Oct 15, 22:08

Apple's upstream supply chain partners including Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Foxlink, have reportedly demanded the brand vendor accept a price rise, as their...

Korea-based panel makers expected to lose tablet panel market share in near future, say sources

Oct 12, 10:41

LG Display and Samsung Electronics now hold a 60% market proportion of panels produced for tablets but will most likely start to lose ground to Panasonic, Sharp and AU Optronics (AUO)...

New iPad leads surge in Vietnam tablet market, says IDC

Oct 12, 10:31

According to a report by research firm IDC, the Vietnam tablet market registered growth of 110% on quarter during the second quarter of 2012. Pent-up demand for Apple's new iPad 3...

Bluetooth 4.0 to boom in 2013, say handset makers

Oct 11, 21:46

Handset makers have indicated that following Apple's footsteps, mobile platform makers such as Microsoft, Research In Motion (RIM), and Google all plan to support Bluetooth 4.0 in...

Component makers preparing for new Apple products

Oct 11, 14:10

Shipments of Apple's new products – a Retina Display 13-inch MacBook Pro, 7.85-inch iPad and iMac – have reportedly been delayed from September to October and with the...

PC vendors recommended to target niche smartphone market to avoid direct competition

Oct 3, 14:56

Branded PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Asustek Computer, which plan to reignite their smartphone businesses, are recommended to offer models with strong application...

Galaxy S III display specs beat iPhone 5, but it may not really matter, says IHS

Oct 3, 12:17

The addition of in-cell touch technology has improved the display of the iPhone 5, but it still lags the Galaxy S III smartphone from chief rival Samsung when it comes to screen thinness...

Asustek denies plans to launch US$99 Nexus tablet with Google

Sep 27, 01:20

Google and Asustek Computer reportedly are considering launching two new Nexus 7 tablets – an US$199 upgraded model and an US$99 entry-level model; however, Asustek has refuted...

TSMC, chipset players receiving follow-up orders for iPhone 5, say sources

Sep 26, 11:36

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and chipset players have experienced a new wave of follow-up orders from Apple recently due to stronger than expected sales of iPhone...

Apple to reduce illuminated keyboard thickness in 2013, say sources

Sep 26, 01:20

Apple will reduce the thickness of light guide plates for the illuminated keyboards in its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models from 0.4mm currently to 0.25mm in 2013, according to...

Apple iPhone 5 puts labor shortage pressure on Foxconn

Sep 25, 15:40

Due to strong market demand, Apple's iPhone 5 orders rose significantly from only 8-10 million units in September to 14-16 million units in October, a growth close to 60%, and the...

Skyworks raises July-September financial forecast

Sep 24, 12:31

Skyworks, a semiconductor firm with customers such as Apple and Samsung Electronics, has raised its financial forecast for the period of July-September 2012 (fourth-quarter of its...

Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources

Sep 24, 12:08

The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during...

Maps and Passbook in iOS 6 help propel Apple App Store growth in 2012, says IHS

Sep 20, 15:58

With the addition of the new Maps platform and Passbook app to its iOS 6 operating system, Apple has extended the reach of its smartphone and tablet ecosystem into the real world,...

Genuine C&C invests in Apple retailer in China

Sep 20, 14:06

Genuine C&C, a Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics distributor, on September 19 announced an investment in China-based Wuhan Xinsheng Technology, a licensed retail chain...

Apple iPhone 5 carries US$199 BOM, says IHS

Sep 19, 16:08

The new iPhone 5 carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$199 for the low-end model with 16GB of NAND flash memory, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by the IHS...

PCB makers TPT, APCB entering iPad mini supply chain, say sources

Sep 18, 14:58

PCB makers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) have reportedly entered into the supply chain of the much speculated iPad mini, with TPT offering main...

TXC revenues to hit new high in September, ramping up capacity for new orders

Sep 17, 16:20

Quartz component maker TXC is expected to see its revenues continue to hit a new record in September 2012 after revenues topped an historic high of NT$972 million (US$33 million)...

Handset accessory firms to benefit from new features of iPhone 5

Sep 14, 15:26

Handset accessory firms expect to see increasing sales of protective cases and loudspeakers due to iPhone 5's new features such as the 4-inch screen and new Lightning connector, according...

Rumors circulate again about Apple mulling CPU supplier change

Sep 14, 15:11

Rumors have begun to circulate the chip industry again that Apple has been in talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) about the design flow of its next-generation...

Taiwan-based panel makers slowly fade from Apple supply chain

Sep 14, 14:53

Taiwan-based panel makers are seeing decreasing orders for Apple products such as the iPad 2 due to decreasing demand for products that do not have Retina display or in-cell technology,...

Commentary: Weakening competition allows Apple to play safe with iPhone 5

Sep 14, 13:52

Apple has finally launched the much-anticipated iPhone 5 with upgraded hardware and software specifications as compared to its predecessor, but not delivering any breakthroughs in...

Fifth-generation iPod shipments to reach 5 million by year-end 2012

Sep 14, 01:30

Apple's recently released fifth-generation iPod is expected to reach shipments of five million units by the end of 2012 due to the devices upgraded technology and larger screen size,...

iPhone 5 strong debut to affect non-iPhone camp, but may trigger patent war on LTE

Sep 13, 14:53

The iPhone 5 has made a strong debut in terms of design, Retina display, A6 chip, adding 4G LTE, and an upgraded camera that is likely to impact non-iPhone smartphones. The impact...

Cumulative Android smartphone shipments will exceed one billion in 2013, says IHS

Sep 12, 16:03

Just five years after Google's Android appeared on the market in 2008, IHS forecasts that cumulative global shipments of smartphones using the operating system since it was introduced...

Arrival of iPhone 5 to spur rebound in Apple shipments, says IHS

Sep 12, 14:00

The arrival of the iPhone 5 will spur a rebound in Apple's smartphone shipments in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 following a decline in the second quarter, IHS iSuppli believes...