Nearly 18 million media tablets and 12 million e-book readers shipped in 2010, says IDC

Mar 11, 12:35

According to the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker, 10.1 million media tablets were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010, more than double the 4.5 million...

Revenue share for new applications to reach 30% in 2011, says Qisda executive VP

Mar 4, 01:25

With shipments of smartphones, tablet PCs and e-book readers expected to increase significantly in 2011, revenue share of new applications is expected to increase to 30% of BenQ's...

CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs

Feb 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...

Sony to launch tablet PCs with gaming, music and e-book reader functionality

Feb 18, 01:30

Sony is expected to launch tablet PCs with multimedia functionalities in the second quarter of 2011, and is likely to outsource production to Quanta Computer, according to industry...

Taiwan, Japan publishers to cooperate in Chinese-language digital publication

Feb 11, 12:22

Cite Media Holding Group, the largest publisher in Taiwan, and Kodansha, a leading publisher in Japan, on February 10 signed an MOU for cooperation to publish Chinese-language digital...

AUO expects mass production of AMOLED panels at 3.5G plant in 2H11

Jan 28, 01:25

AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at its 3.5G line and is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2011, according to executive...

Tablet PC demand may cause notebook panel prices to rise in 2Q11

Jan 18, 02:10

Mainstream notebook panels, such as 14- to 15-inch models, are expected to see supply capacity affected by strong tablet PC shipments in the second quarter of 2011, causing related...

CES 2011: Hanvon unveils large-screen, high-resolution e-book reader

Jan 7, 16:36

Hanvon has unveiled the Hanvon WISEreader E920, a large-screen, high-resolution e-book reader, at CES 2011 (LVCC South Hall Booth #36062). The Hanvon WISEreader has a 9.7-inch screen...

Foxconn plans to push Mirasol panels in color e-book reader market

Jan 6, 01:55

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) plans to cooperate with upstream partners to push Mirasol panels in the color e-book reader market, according to market watchers.

HyDrive seeing weak demand in notebook industry

Jan 4, 01:45

HyDrive, an optical drive model that features a built-in solid state drive (SSD) and was launched by Hitachi LG Data Storage (HLDS) as well as Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST),...

Hanvon turns to e-book reader solutions combining hardware and software

Dec 28, 01:35

As China-based e-book reader maker Hanvon Technology has recently achieved sales over one million units, the company plans to expand its business model from only selling hardware...

LG Display expects worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million in 2012, says report

Newswatch - Dec 24, 01:55

LG Display estimates that worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million units in 2012, up from 10 million units in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Barnes & Noble to upgrade Nook Color e-book readers to tablet PCs

Dec 17, 01:55

Barnes & Noble will upgrade its Nook Color e-book readers to support Android 2.2 OS in January 2011, allowing the book retailer to venture into the tablet PC market.

E Ink to set up subsidiary in China to develop e-book hardware

Dec 16, 01:20

Small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings will invest US$6.61 million to set up a subsidiary in China to design and develop hardware...

E Ink December revenues may exceed NT$3 billion

Dec 15, 01:10

E-book reader panel shipments are expected to increase significantly in December due to seasonality and Sony's return in Japan, and revenues of Taiwan-based electrophoretic display...

Worldwide sales of connected e-readers on track to reach 6.6 million units in 2010, says Gartner

Dec 8, 16:41

Worldwide connected e-reader sales to end users are forecast to total 6.6 million units in 2010, up 79.8% from 2009 sales of 3.6 million units, according to research firm Gartner...

China market: Hanvon to lower e-book reader prices by average of CNY500 a year, says report

Dec 7, 01:55

Hanvon Technology, the largest China-based vendor of e-book readers, has reached an initial economy-scale of over one million users in the China market and will keep reducing prices...

Inventec to ship 1 million Nook Color e-book readers to Barnes & Noble by year-end 2010

Dec 3, 01:10

Inventec is expected to ship over one million Nook Color touch-controlled e-book readers to Barnes & Noble by year-end 2010. The company is also expected to land orders for 6-7...

Netronix aims to ship over 700,000 e-book readers in 2010, 3-5 million units in 2011

Dec 1, 02:05

Taiwan-based Netronix expects to ship over 700,000 e-book readers on an ODM basis in 2010 and 3-5 million units to ODM clients and for own-brand sale in 2011, according to company...

Hanwang color e-book reader to launch in 1Q11

Dec 1, 01:25

Hanwang Technology will launch a color e-book reader using an EPD panel from E Ink Holdings (EIH) at the end of the first quarter of 2011, and will start e-book reader trails in junior...

Sharp to launch 2 new e-book readers

Nov 30, 01:05

Sharp is scheduled to introduce 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch e-book readers adopting high-resolution TFT LCD panels on December 10, 2010 for the Japan market and priced at JPY39.800 (US$474)...

E Ink monthly revenues to top NT$3 billion in November and December

Nov 29, 12:46

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects monthly revenues in November and December to exceed NT$3 billion (US$98.37 million) on strong year-end...

Hanwang to maintain over 70% of China e-book reader market share in 2010

Nov 24, 01:45

Hanwang Technology's e-book reader shipments are expected to exceed one million units in 2010, an increase of 150% from about 400,000 units in 2009, and the vendor is expected to...

China market: Hanvon lowers e-book readers by 200-300 yuan on average

Nov 16, 02:05

Hanvon Technology, currently the largest vendor of e-book readers in the China market, has lowered its retail prices by 200-300 yuan (US$30-45) on average, with the lowest price reaching...

Delta cooperates with Kadokawa for e-book reader

Nov 15, 14:55

Delta Electronics has announced its cooperation with Japan-based publisher Kadokawa and introduced an e-book reader for comic content using e-paper developed with Japan-based Bridg...

Hanvon color e-book reader to hit the market in February 2011

Nov 11, 01:35

Hanvon will start selling its new 9.7-inch color e-book reader featuring E Ink Holding's latest color e-paper, Triton, in February 2011 with a selling price of 3,500 yuan (US$527.59)...

E Ink eyes non-English speaking markets for e-book readers

Nov 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) is actively developing the non-English speaking market for e-book readers...

Taiwan market: E-book reader players targeting cram school market

Nov 2, 02:15

Facing competition from tablet PCs, e-book reader players in Taiwan have recently turned their focus from consumers to the cram school industry, according to sources from related...

Foxconn e-book reader shipments expected to surpass 20 million units in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 1, 16:53

Global e-book reader shipments are expected to reach 12 million units in 2010 with 80-90% of the shipments, equivalent to more than 10 million units, from Foxconn Electronics (Hon...

Global sales of 20-25 million e-book readers projected for 2011, says E Ink chairman

Oct 28, 16:15

Global e-book reader sales in 2010 are expected to reach 10 million units at least, and the forecast for 2011 is upward adjusted from 18 million units originally, to 20-25 million...

China market: Shanda Literature launches own-brand e-book reader

Oct 28, 01:05

Shanda Literature, the largest publishing company in China, on October 27 launched its first own-brand e-book reader, the Bambook, in the China market at a retail price of 999 yuan...

Taiwan market: Asustek to announce e-book readers with cooperation from CHT

Oct 18, 16:22

Asustek Computer is set to announce its e-book reader on October 21 in Taiwan, with cooperation from telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and the religious group Tzuchi.

Delta Electronics lands orders for e-book readers from China Mobile, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 1, 12:06

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has obtained orders for 8.2-inch color e-book readers equipped with 3G or Wi-Fi from China Mobile Telecommunications, the largest mobile telecom carrier...