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Monday 7 August 2017
Inventec sees on-year growth in July revenues
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.48 billion (US$1.33 billion) for July, sliding 5.77% from a month ago, but rising 13.38% on year. The company's combined consolidated...
Monday 7 August 2017
Notebook vendors adopting different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales
Heavyweight notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Apple are taking different approaches to counter lackluster PC sales in the global markets, with the former two adopting lower-pricing...
Monday 7 August 2017
Taiwan market: Microsoft debuts Surface Laptop
Microsoft has released its Surface Laptop as a new member of Microsoft Surface series of touchscreen Windows PCs, in a bid to rival Apple MacBook in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 3 August 2017
Desktop sales expected to resume growth in 3Q17
Desktop demand remained weak in the first half of 2017, but is expected to start growing in the third quarter driven by new products from AMD and Intel for the gaming and high-end...
Thursday 3 August 2017
LG Display OLED expansion plans to affect global TV panel market
Planned investments by LG Display (LGD) to expand its OLED panel production capacity will have a profound impact on the supply of OLED panels in the global TV market.
Thursday 3 August 2017
Competition in gaming desktop PC segment heating up
Notebook brands including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Lenovo and Acer have recently enhanced their respective gaming desktop PC portfolios, extending the ongoing...
Thursday 3 August 2017
LG, Sony, Sharp ramping TV shipments at expense of Samsung, China players
LG Electronics, Sony and Sharp are ramping their TV shipments at the expense of Samsung Electronics and major players in China, which reportedly are suffering a setback in their respective...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Availability of standalone devices to drive take-off of VR industry
The planned release of standalone VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices by hardware vendors including HTC and Oculus will help accelerate the development of the global VR market,...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Apple reports growth in revenues and profits for fiscal 3Q17
Apple has disclosed financial results for its fiscal 2017 third quarter ended July 1, 2017, posting quarterly revenues of US$45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
BenQ Medical eyes hearing aids market
BenQ Medical Technology has set up a subsidiary for marketing hearing aids targeting the fast growing elderly population, with Taiwan being its initial market, according to company...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Samsung semiconductor revenues eclipse Intel's, says IHS
Analyzing the data from a financial analyst perspective looking only at the top line, Samsung has captured the number one position. By looking closer at the actual revenues generated...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Adlink sees rising revenues, but declining EPS for 1H17
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.02 billion (US$169.68 million) for the first half of 2017, up 13.87% on year and...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Asustek pays US$15 million to end lawsuits with VIA
VIA Technologies has announced it has settled its lawsuits with Asustek Computer in Taiwan and the US, with Asustek agreeing to pay VIA US$15 million.
Monday 31 July 2017
Digitimes Research: Mini LEDs to be initially used in backlighting for automotive displays
Mini LEDs, with much higher yield rates than those for Micro LEDs, are expected to come into commercial production next year, with initial application expected to be backlighting...
Monday 31 July 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung braces for strong smartphone, monitor and slim TV sales
Samsung Electronics is expected to see sales of its smartphones, gaming monitors and ultra-thin TVs in the Taiwan market achieve significant results in 2017, buoyed by the introduction...