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...

Delta factory in India wins LEED Gold certification

Jul 12, 01:20

Delta India Electronics, Taiwan-based Delta Electronics's India subsidiary, on July 11 announced the obtaining of LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold-level...

LTE chip firm Altair opens regional HQ in India

Jun 30, 13:38

Altair Semiconductor, a developer of low-power chips for LTE network deployments, has opened a new office in India. The new facility will handle all operations in India and provide...

FPD TV shipments in India doubled in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch

Jun 24, 10:41

TV shipments in India continued to grow in the first quarter of 2011, with the 2011 Cricket World Cup taking place in India. According to the DisplaySearch, the total TV market in...

Increasing panel prices face obstacles from uncertain orders

Jun 22, 01:20

Panel makers have indicated demand for large-size panels continues to be lower than expected. Hopes for an increase in panel prices have been facing obstacles. Panel makers still...

Huawei aims to be a top-five tablet PC vendor in India, says report

Jun 13, 10:27

China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest US$2 billion to set up a factory in Chennai, southern India, paving the way for Huawei Device, its subsidiary vendor...

Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI

May 24, 01:55

Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...

Southeast Asia may become production hub in the future

May 3, 01:30

Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacture's Association has recently released an investigation report for investment risk and environment of Southeast Asia and India in hoping...

TPV to set up factory in southwestern China for ASEAN, India markets

Apr 13, 15:35

China-based TPV Technology, the world's largest maker of LCD monitors, will invest US$60 million to establish a factory in Beihai City, southwestern China, to target the ASEAN (Association...

NexPower receives 30MWp thin-film module orders from India

Mar 21, 13:51

Thin-film solar company NexPower, a subsidiary of United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), announced that it has received 30MWp in module orders from an India client for applications...

Sony takes top position for flat panel TV shipments in India for 2010, says DisplaySearch

Mar 8, 15:54

Sony overtook Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for the top position, with 22.1% of flat panel TVs shipped in the Indian market in 2010, according to DisplaySearch. The total...

Taiwan delegation to visit India to tout investment

Feb 18, 17:09

Taiwan's central government has organized a delegation consisting of high-ranking officials from various ministries and local governments as well as executives of leading enterprises...

China-based Huawei to tap India market through 5-year investment of US$2 billion, say media

Dec 20, 11:57

Huawei Technologies will invest US$2 billion in India in five years to tap the market there, according to China-based CNTTR World Communications and

LG Electronics captures top share of flat panel TV shipments in India, says DisplaySearch

Dec 10, 16:04

LG Electronics increased its unit share of flat panel TV shipments to 22.7% in the third quarter of 2010, taking the top market share position in India's TV market, Samsung Electronics...

China, India are indicators of global 4G development, says P1 CEO

Oct 12, 01:50

China and India are two large markets to become indicators of the global development of 4G broadband wireless access to the Internet, according to CEO Michael Lai for Malaysia-based...

India mobile phone penetration to reach 97% in 2014, says iSuppli

Sep 23, 14:34

Mobile phone ownership has become near ubiquitous in India, with wireless subscriptions in 2014 expected to amount to more than 97% of the country's population of 1.26 billion, according...