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Friday 15 April 2011
Supply of handset image sensors hit by Japan earthquake, says IHS iSuppli
The recent earthquake in Japan is impacting the production of CMOS image sensors at two facilities in the country, affecting the supply of these parts to the mobile phone market,...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Taiwan market: Blu-ray disc player sales expected to surpass 100,000 units in 2011
Blu-ray disc player sales in Taiwan may surpass 100,000 units in 2011 as players such as Toshiba, Sony, LG, Panasonic and Sharp all launched models with prices less than US$100 in...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Taiwan market: Sony to launch J10 Cyber-shot camera
Sony on April 13 announced the launch of the J10 Cyber-shot series digital camera in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$6,980 (US$239), according to Sony Taiwan.
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Sony Ericsson handset shipments partially affected by earthquake, say industry sources
Sony Ericsson will reduce shipments, or delay the launch in some markets, for three Android-based smartphones due to short supply of some key components, including those from the...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Sony progressing in rehabilitation of earthquake-hit factories
Sony has reported the latest progress in restoring factories damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, with some production resumed at many factories, according...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Taiwan market: Sony launches Cybershot digital camera TX100V
Sony has launched a new Cybershot digital camera model, the TX100V, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$13,980 (US$474).
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Vendors to mass ship Chrome OS notebooks in 2H11
First-tier notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer, Sony and Samsung Electronics are all set to launch Chrome OS-based notebooks featuring Intel or Nvidia processors, 10-...
Friday 25 March 2011
Samsung aims for 30% of Smart TV market in 2011
Samsung Electronics is actively promoting Smart TV to compete with Sony's Google TV and aims to ship 12 million units in 2011, accounting for 30% of the global Smart TV shipments.
Thursday 24 March 2011
Sony, Nintendo console sales impacted by Japan earthquake
Supply of Sony's Blu-ray drive pick-up heads is facing danger of seeing shortages as the plants of Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor, a Blu-ray drive pick-up head manufacturing subsidiary...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Sony, Renesas, TI impacted by earthquake for supply of ODD components
Sony, Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), among makers of components of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Japan, have suffered the most impact of the large earthquake hitting...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Sony expects to suspend production plant for high-end models, Foxconn expected to gain orders
In addition to the five production plants in the middle to southern part of Japan which will be affect by supply shortages of materials and components caused by the recent earthquake...
Friday 18 March 2011
Taiwan market: Sony launches new notebooks, aims at 10% market share
Sony has launched a number of new models in its S-, C- and F-series of notebooks and other L-series all-in-one (AIO) PCs in the Taiwan market, aiming to take up a 10% share of the...
Friday 18 March 2011
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to launch 3 Android smartphones starting April
Sony Ericsson will launch a series of Android-based smartphones, including Xperia arc, Xperia neo and Xperia play, in the Taiwan market starting April 2011, according to Sony Ericsson...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Rolling black-outs to hit Japan-based LCD TV vendors
Production of Japan-based major LCD TV vendors such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sharp will not be significantly affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck...