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Friday 4 November 2016
Lenovo nets US$157 million in 3Q16
Lenovo has reported third-quarter 2016 (its fiscal second-quarter 2016) consolidated revenues of US$11.231 billion, gross margin 14.31%, net operating profit US$215 million and net...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Taiwan market: Acer unveils Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks
Acer on November 1 unveiled four Swift-series ultra-thin notebooks for launch in the Taiwan market, with the 14-inch Swift 1 for sale at a recommended retail price of NT$18,900 (US$598),...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Acer eyes China education market with BYOC applications; and tablets for seniors
Commenting on Acer's Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business, the business's general manager Maverick Shih pointed out that its CloudProfessor will be expanded to education units in...
Wednesday 2 November 2016
India market: Xiaomi and Lenovo smartphone shipments climb, says Canalys
India's smartphone market grew by over 20% on year in the third quarter of 2016 with shipments breaking the 30 million mark, according to Canalys. Samsung's shipments grew in line...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
China market: Nearly 12 million color TVs sold in 3Q16, says AVC
There were 11.95 million color TVs sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2016, increasing 8.9% on year, but the corresponding sales value of CNY35.3 billion (US$5.27...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees increased LCD TV shipments in 3Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs, OEMs and OBMs together shipped 9.565 million LCD TVs in the third quarter of 2016, growing 13.2% on quarter and 4.7% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Delta Electronics expects automation products to drive growth in 2017, says chairman
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics expects industrial automation products and components as well as automotive electronics to drive growth...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
IPC maker Advantech 3Q16 earnings hit record high
IPC and embedded solution supplier Advantech has reported net profits of NT$1.46 billion (US$46.17 million) for the third quarter of 2016, up 0.2% sequentially and 19.5% on year....
Friday 28 October 2016
Microsoft introduces Surface Studio, Windows 10 Creators Update
Microsoft has unveiled a series of new products, including Surface Studio, Surface Dial and a more powerful Surface Book and plans to launch the Windows 10 Creators Update in early...
Friday 28 October 2016
Acer, Asustek adjusting notebook strategies for 2017
Acer and Asustek Computer will adjust their strategies for marketing notebooks in 2017, with Acer to decrease shipments of entry-level models and focus on gaming, 2-in-1 and slim...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Qualcomm to acquire NXP for US$47 billion
Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors have announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP. Pursuant to the...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Decreasing sales of iPhone, iPad, iMac products cause to first annual decline for Apple
A decline in sales of iPhone, iPad and iMac products has resulted in the first decline in annual revenues for Apple in 16 years in fiscal 2016. Apple saw its revenues drop to US$217...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Acer pushing new projects, says CEO
Acer has started several new initiatives and will make announcements about these projects in the next couple of weeks, company CEO Jason Chen revealed at a recent press event.
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan CE market sees decreased DSLR sales, focus on VR, takeoff of drone demand in 3Q16
The Japan CE (consumer electronics) market in the third quarter of 2016 was characterized by declining sales of DSLR cameras, focus of the 2016 Tokyo Game Show (TGS, September 15-18)...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Automotive electronic device ODM Tung Thih sees earnings increase in 3Q16
Automotive electronic device ODM Tung Thih Electronic has reported a pre-tax profit of NT$134 million (US$4.23 million) for September, bringing pre-tax earnings for the third quarter...