China-based white-box vendors quote low prices for tablets

Apr 17, 12:03

China-based white-box vendors have quoted tablets showcased at the recently concluded 2013 China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components in Hong Kong significantly lower than...

China white-box tablet vendors increasingly adopting MediaTek quad-core solutions

Apr 15, 23:42

China-based white-box tablet vendors, due to growing demand for 3G-enabled models, has been increasing adoption of 3G-supportig quad-core IC solutions developed by Taiwan-based MediaTek,...

Tablet sales to reach US$64 billion in 2013, up 28% as tide turns to Android, says ABI Research

Apr 15, 14:50

In 2013, approximately 150 million tablets are forecast to ship globally, which is estimated to be worth US$64 billion (up 28% from 2012) in potential end-user revenues, according...

Smartphone, tablet demand to drive small- to medium-size FPD revenues to US$71.5 billion in 2016, says DisplaySearch

Apr 15, 14:32

Demand for larger screens, higher resolution, and advanced touch functionality on smartphones and mobile PCs, in particular tablets, is expected to boost small- to medium-size flat...

Plastic chassis penetration in tablets rising

Apr 12, 12:16

As global demand for tablets is growing fast, while prices keep falling, vendors are expected to adopt plastic chassis for entry-level tablets to minimize production costs and in...

NVM IP provider eMemory posts sales growth in 1Q13

Apr 10, 10:52

Embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) IP provider eMemory Technology enjoyed revenue growth in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to brisk demand coming from the smartphone and tablet...

Wistron reports rising March revenues

Apr 9, 14:30

Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The...

Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth

Apr 9, 13:43

Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...

Acer said to be mulling 7.9-inch tablet at US$149

Apr 8, 22:49

Acer is reportedly considering lowering the price of its Iconia A1-810 tablet, using 7.9-inch 1024-by-768 IPS panels, from US$250 to US$149 to compete against the iPad mini, according...

Primax, Lite-On Technology look to growing orders for CCMs used in tablets

Apr 2, 12:24

Primax Electronics and Lite-On Technology expect orders for CCMs (compact camera modules) used in tablets to increase more than those for CCMs used in smartphones in 2013.

China-based Skyworth to launch additional tablet models

Apr 1, 21:23

China-based vendor Skyworth will launch additional 7-, 8- and 9-inch tablet models mainly in emerging markets including the Middle East and Eastern Europe beginning in the second...

Taiwan makers see growing orders for tablet panels

Mar 29, 11:31

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers have received significantly increasing orders for 7-, 8- and 10-inch TN and IPS panels for use in tablets, according to supply chain sources.

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile aims to obtain 20% market share in 2013

Mar 27, 22:02

Launched in March, Sony Mobile's flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, has sold more than 50,000 units in less than a month in Taiwan. According to Jonathan Lin, general manager of Sony...

TN panels in shortage due to increase demand from China tablet vendors

Mar 27, 20:18

China-based tablet vendors having been increasing their panel orders to Taiwan-based panel makers, which is causing a shortage of 7- and 8-inch TN panels in the market, according...

ODMs see weaker profits from tablet business

Mar 26, 14:10

As Google and Amazon reportedly will release their next-generation 7-inch entry-level tablets in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain have estimated that related...

Colorful unveils a 7.85-inch tablet with Chaintech

Mar 25, 15:32

China-based brand vendor Colorful recently unveiled a new 7.85-inch ultra-thin tablet, the Colorfly CT781 with a design similar to that of iPad mini. The device is manufactured by...

Quarter of tablet users to pay bills via their devices by 2017, says Juniper Research

Mar 25, 14:34

A new report from research firm Juniper Research has found that a growing user acceptance of push mobile banking and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional...

TXC breaks into supply chain for Samsung tablets

Mar 21, 21:21

TXC has entered the supply chain for Samsung Electronics' new tablet series with its quartz crystals, according to market sources. The Taiwan-based firm is already a supplier of quartz...

Taiwan market: Asustek offers Fonepad for pre-order

Mar 21, 16:15

Asustek Computer on March 20 announced the offering of Fonepad, a 7-inch tablet with 3G voice communications function, for pre-order in the Taiwan market at a retail price of NT$8,990...

Acer hikes 2013 target tablet shipments

Mar 19, 20:09

Acer is optimistic about its tablet business in 2013 and therefore has upward adjusted the shipment goal from five million units originally to 5-10 million units, company president...

Business tablet market to grow by more than 50% in Australia in 2013, says Roy Morgan Research

Mar 19, 18:23

The proportion of businesses in Australia using tablets is set to increase to 31% (from 23% currently) in the next 12 months, with the number of tablets in business use growing by...

Mobility is reshaping consumer gadget spending and behavior, says Gartner

Mar 18, 15:11

Household adoption and spending on consumer technology products is shifting faster than expected in favor of gadgets and services that are portable or mobile and those that deliver...

Chicony expects growth in shipments of tablet keyboards, sports DV in 2013

Mar 18, 13:44

Chicony Electronics started shipments of tablet keyboards and sports DV (digital video recorders) at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and expects significant growth in shipments...

Low-priced products drive forecast increases in the tablet market, says IDC

Mar 13, 15:20

A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led IDC to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190.9 million, up from its previous...

Elan, EETI likely to hit record revenues for March

Mar 7, 21:52

Taiwan-based IC design houses Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to see March revenues hit record monthly levels due to growing demand for touch ICs...

Tablet display prices fall as supply swells, says IHS

Mar 7, 13:40

The boom in tablet demand is causing display providers to flock to the market with more products, inflating the supply base and causing prices to decline, according to research firm...

China ARM chipmakers gaining attention from first-tier vendors

Mar 6, 22:42

With their success in the white-box tablet market, China-based ARM chipmakers Rockchip and Allwinner Technology have started gaining attention from brand vendors worldwide with some...

Tablet ownership in Europe to quadruple by 2017, 18- to 24-year olds now lead the charge, says Forrester

Mar 5, 18:59

Tablet ownership in Western Europe is set to quadruple in the next five years as the percentage of online consumers owning a tablet is expected to increase from 14% in 2012 to 55%...