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Monday 29 August 2016
TV panels shipments up in July, says WitsView
Global LCD TV panels reached 22.80 million units in July, increasing 5% sequentially and 2.2% on year, according to WitsView.
Monday 29 August 2016
Pegatron denies China Labor Watch charges of violating Apple-set maximum working hours
China Labor Watch published a report on August 24 in which it accused ODM Pegatron of having workers at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, work more than 80 hours a week, far...
Friday 26 August 2016
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2016
Smartphone shipments in the China market totaled 149 million units in the second quarter of 2016, representing an increase of 2.7% on quarter and 14.3% on year.
Friday 26 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Panasonic expected to remain largest automotive Li battery maker, steps into LED automotive lighting
Panasonic has started production at new automotive Li battery factories in Japan, the US and China and is expected to maintain the status as the global largest maker. In addition,...
Thursday 25 August 2016
MSI may ship 5 million graphics cards in 2016
Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped two million graphics cards in the first half of 2016 and is likely to ship five million units in the whole year, growing 31.6% on year, for...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to up over 16% on quarter in 3Q16
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
HTC to take part in TGS 2016
HTC will participate in Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2016 for the first time to showcase its Vive head-mounted VR device. The four-day game show will start on September 15.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
More notebook vendors adopt on-board memory for Apollo Lake-based models
Notebook vendors have mostly adopted on-board memory designs in place of DIMMs to make their Intel Apollo Lake-based notebooks as slim as possible, according to sources from Taiwan's...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Acer, Asustek, Samsung preparing to showcase new wearables at IFA 2016, says paper
IT brand vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Samsung Electronics are ready to showcase their latest smartwatches and smart bracelet at the IFA 2016 consumer electronics show...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Lenovo shifts component orders back to Taiwan makers
Lenovo reportedly has shifted back some of its component orders from China-based suppliers to Taiwan-based ones in the second half of 2016 in order to improve its profitability, since...
Monday 22 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see decline in July shipments
The top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments drop 32% on month and the top-3 ODMs together saw a decline of 25% in July due to increased channel inventory pileup,...
Friday 19 August 2016
Commentary: Taiwan makers reluctant to yield to Apple requests to lower quotes
Apple has met resistance from makers in Taiwan's supply chain to lower their quotes for parts and components for iPhone 7 devices, a move which aims to force Apple to discontinue...
Friday 19 August 2016
Asustek looking to ship 1 million gaming notebooks in 2016
Asustek Computer expects its gaming notebook shipments to reach around one million units in 2016, with units under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand to reach 700,000-800,000, according...
Friday 19 August 2016
Lenovo 2Q16 revenues down, net profit up on year
Lenovo has posted second-quarter consolidated revenues of US$10.1 billion, decreasing 6% on year, gross margin 15.3%, operating profit US$281 million, up 97%, and net profit US$173...
Thursday 18 August 2016
IDF San Francisco: Intel CEO introduces vision for merged reality
The 2016 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) kicked off on August 16 in San Francisco with an opening keynote by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Krzanich articulated the company's vision for the...