Chicony, Inventec pass UL testing for India market

Mar 15, 11:23

Taiwan-based makers Chicony Electronics and Inventec have passed tests conducted by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) for their IT products to be available for sale in the India market,...

Digitimes Research: US, India continue to promote solar with policies

Feb 27, 14:16

As solar markets in Europe are growing slowly, emerging solar markets have become the focus.

Cisco wins big in India as Chinese set-top box manufacturers surge, says ABI Research

Feb 22, 14:03

Cisco won significant standard definition (SD) set-top box (STB) business in India in the quarter ending January 26, 2013. Cisco shipped 1.3 million boxes in the fourth quarter compared...

Solar demand in Asia Pacific region to reach 13.5GW in 2013, says NPD Solarbuzz

Feb 18, 10:38

Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, growing 50% on year, according to NPD Solarbuzz.

Genesis Photonics lands LED orders from Russia, Edison, Everlight tapping India market

Jan 29, 20:45

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has obtained orders from the largest Russia-based LED packager and lighting maker, with monthly shipments exceeding...

Digitimes Research: India to begin second stage of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in 2013

Dec 3, 11:08

India has a long and hot summer with temperatures around 35-48 degrees Celsius from March-September. The average annual sunshine hours in India exceeds 2,000 hours, making it a suitable...

India likely to start anti-dumping probe into solar products, says China media

Sep 18, 11:39

India's government has received complaints from the domestic solar industry asking it to start an anti-dumping probe into solar cells and components from firms in Malaysia, China,...

Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil

Sep 6, 01:40

Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...

Asustek outlines future plans

Aug 30, 01:35

Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on August 29, announcing that the company's sales performance in the second quarter was better than expected and achieved new records...

Commentary: India marks 1GW solar milestone with power outage

Aug 3, 15:50

For a country to begin and maintain industrialization, infrastructures such as railroad systems, highways, bridges, ports, buildings, roads, and most important of all, electricity,...

India market: Smartphones account for 25% of sales value in 1Q12, says CyberMedia

Jul 6, 14:53

Sales of handsets in India grew 9.1% on year to top over 50 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with smartphones accounting for 5.3% of total sales in terms of shipment volume...

ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%

Jun 26, 01:10

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...

Many China-based solar firms facing financial troubles

May 29, 15:21

As many China-based makers of polysilicon, solar wafers and cells have faced financial difficulties, a financial crisis may lead to some of them following the case of LDK Solar, according...

Samsung aims to take up 60% of India smartphone market in 2012

May 8, 12:01

Having captured a 45% share of the smartphone market in India in the first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics has revealed recently that it aims to ship 11 million smartphones in...

China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market

Apr 26, 01:30

China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...

Asia Pacific solar PV markets soar 165% in 2011, says Solarbuzz

Jan 30, 10:59

Asia Pacific photovoltaic (PV) markets continue to surge ahead of expectations, installing 2.8GW in fourth-quarter 2011 and a total of 6GW in fiscal year 2011. The region as a whole...

India invites Taiwan PC makers to bid for Aakash tablet PC project

Dec 29, 10:17

The India government plans to launch its second-generation Aakash tablet PCs, and is soliciting Taiwan-based PC makers to participate in the bidding, according to Sandeep Yadav, the...

Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012

Dec 13, 01:25

Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...

Asustek strengthens marketing in India

Dec 7, 16:41

Asustek Computer plans to strengthen its marketing in the India market by setting up marketing bases in 11 cities, increasing the number of sales distributors to 4,000 and establishing...

Acer will not give up netbook market, says VP

Nov 29, 01:35

Commenting on the recent rumors that Korea-based Samsung Electronics will stop producing 10.1-inch netbooks in the first quarter of 2012, leaving the netbook market to the top-2 players...

MediaTek ties up with Facebook

Nov 9, 11:33

MediaTek has announced a strategic alliance with Facebook allowing it to embed the social networking giant's services into its mobile platform solutions.

Trina Solar establishes Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore

Nov 2, 14:49

Trina Solar, a China-based integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the establishment of its Asia Pacific operating headquarters in Singapore.

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

HTC to launch entry-level HTC Explorer smartphone in India

Sep 30, 11:08

HTC plans to launch its entry-level Android phone, the HTC Explorer, in the India market in cooperation with Vodafone soon. HTC will also push the sale of the HTC Explorer to other...

Branded PC vendors and OEMs to compete for PC orders from India government

Sep 9, 01:20

The government of India plans to release orders for several million PCs through international bidding, which has not only attracted first-tier branded PC vendors but also PC OEMs...

First Solar announces agreement for 100MW module supply with Reliance Power

Sep 7, 14:08

US-based First Solar, a leading provider of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) system solutions, has announced a 100MW solar module supply agreement with Reliance Power. First Solar will...

Glimmers of hope in 2Q11 PV inverter market, but revenues still fall, says IMS Research

Aug 25, 14:52

PV inverter suppliers continued to suffer in second-quarter 2011 with industry revenues falling by 1.3% on year, following sharp price declines, according to IMS Research. However...

Increasing TV demand coming from emerging markets

Aug 2, 01:35

The economies in developed countries have been weak, which has affected shipments of TVs in 2011. Market estimates for total global shipments of TVs will be around 252 million units...