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8-inch tablet sales growing weak
Samsung Electronics and Acer were originally aggressive about the 8-inch tablet market, but as related demand has fallen short of expectation, they have been reducing component orders for the 8-inch models.
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Tuesday 17 September 2013
8-inch tablet shipments to fall short of expectations, say Taiwan makers
Several brand vendors including Samsung Electronics and Acer have released 8-inch tablets in light of the good sales performance for the 7.9-inch iPad mini and in order to avoid intense...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
China and Taiwan panel makers land tablet panel orders from Samsung
Upstream panel makers and component makers in both China and Taiwan have reportedly landed new orders from Samsung Electronics for tablet panels.
Friday 6 September 2013
Asustek pushing new tablets to get away from the aura of Google
As Google is said to be considering replacing Asustek Computer as the manufacturer for future Nexus products and shipments of the Nexus 7 currently account for a large proportion...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Commentary: 7-inch tablet demand to dwindle
Smartphones and tablets originally formed two separate markets, but now it seems they may be competing against each other in the near future as smartphone vendors are gradually increasing...
Friday 16 August 2013
8-inch tablets expected to impact demand for 10.1-inch models, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have launched 8-inch tablets and Hewlett-Packard (HP), LG Electronics, Lenovo and Asustek Computer are expected to follow...
Monday 15 July 2013
Panel makers expect 8-inch panel orders to increase in 3Q13
Panel makers expect to see increased orders for 8-inch products throughout the third quarter of 2013 as Samsung Electronics, Acer and Lenovo are all reportedly gearing up to release...
Friday 19 April 2013
Tablets sized 8-inch to hold 11.9% market share in 2013, says TrendForce
The market share of 8-inch tablets is expected to reach 11.9% in 2013, according to research firm TrendForce.