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Tuesday 7 June 2016
Giantplus expects 30-40% revenue growth for automotive displays in 2016
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology will produce 25 models of automotive display panels in 2016 and expects revenues from the automotive segment to increase...
Monday 6 June 2016
Lextar begins trial production of UV, IR, automotive LED devices
Lextar Electronics has begun trial production of UV and IR LED applications and LED automotive lighting, with shipments expected to significantly increase in second-half 2016, according...
Monday 6 June 2016
Acer robot Jibo to ship in October
Acer's Jibo robot project led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab will start shipping in October. The robot was originally planned for mass production in the...
Monday 6 June 2016
Mitac International to supply Magellan SmartGPS navigation system for Subaru
Mitac International will begin to supply Magellan SmartGPS navigation systems to Japan-based automobile maker Subaru in the third quarter of 2016, according to company president Billy...
Friday 3 June 2016
Pegatron to announce non-notebook products on June 7
Pegatron Technology will host a press conference on June 7 to announce its entry into the virtual reality, smart home, pre-school education and drone markets and will demonstrate...
Friday 3 June 2016
Acer to provide hardware for IMAX VR theaters, says CEO
IMAX will set up six virtual reality (VR) theaters around the world and will partner with Sweden-based games developer Starbreeze. Acer will provide VR headsets, high-end PCs for...
Friday 3 June 2016
Worldwide smartphone growth to slow to 3.1% in 2016, says IDC
Smartphone shipments are expected to grow 3.1% in 2016, which is a substantial slowdown from the 10.5% growth in 2015 and 27.8% in 2014, according to IDC. The forecast is 2.6pp lower...
Friday 3 June 2016
Asustek expected to focus on development of IoT, robots, AR/VR
Asustek Computer is expected to shift its development focus to Internet of Things (IoT), robot and virtual /argument reality (VR/AR) products, seeing the motherboard/graphics card...
Friday 3 June 2016
Gaming PC competition heats up among ODMs
While most of the major PC brand vendors have been launching new gaming products, competition among ODMs for their gaming PC orders has also heated up.
Friday 3 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Chat robots targeted for use by people with dementia in Japan
In the Japan market, chat robots, such as Pepper launched by SoftBank, are increasingly targeted for use by people suffering dementia, and Japan-based Fuji-Keizai predicted that demand...
Friday 3 June 2016
Inotera sees better DRAM market conditions in 2H16, says chairman
DRAM market conditions in the second half of 2016 will be better the first half, as end-market demand picks up, according to Pei-Ing Lee, chairman for Inotera Memories.
Friday 3 June 2016
MediaTek stepping up development for auto electronics, VR
MediaTek's R&D teams have started to work with Europe-based car vendors and worldwide handset firms on the development of the company's product lines targeted at automotive electronics...
Friday 3 June 2016
Mio unveils its new SmartHome solution at Computex 2016
Mio, a subsidiary of MiTAC International Corp., is showcasing its comprehensive line of products at Computex Taipei 2016. This year, Mio is happy to announce the extension of its...
Thursday 2 June 2016
Computex 2016: Dell launches new notebooks and desktops in Taiwan
Dell has announced new 2-in-1 products including the Inspiron 5000 and 7000-series for Taiwan during Computex 2016.
Thursday 2 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Global OEM AIO PC market to undergo drastic change in 2016
The landscape of the global OEM AIO (all-in-one) PC market will undergo a dramatic change in 2016 as number-two maker TPV-Inventa Technology begins making its gradual exit from the...