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Friday 8 July 2016
Motherboard players see 20-30% drop in 2Q16 shipments
Motherboard players' shipments suffered worse-than-expected sequential declines in the second quarter of 2016 with many seeing over 20% decreases and some around 30%, according to...
Friday 8 July 2016
Worldwide IT spending forecast to be flat in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to be flat in 2016, totaling US$3.41 trillion, according to Gartner. This is up from last quarter's forecast of negative 0.5% growth. The change...
Friday 8 July 2016
Synnex June revenues hit record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on July 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$29.810 billion (US$920 million) for June, its highest...
Thursday 7 July 2016
Acer expects no exchange losses in 2Q16 despite dropping EUR and GBP
Commenting on a market rumor that PC brand vendors are planning to raise their PC prices in Europe in response to recent fierce depreciation in the euro and British pound, Acer chairman...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
ECS June revenues decrease
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.672 billion (US$82.54 million)for June 2016, representing a 34.65% increase on month and 46.15% drop on...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Global PC demand in 3Q16 to be short of supply chain expectations
Taiwan-based supply chain makers originally expected global PC demand to significantly rebound in the third quarter of 2016, but they will be disappointed as retail channels appear...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Global supply of 39.5-, 40-, 43-inch TV panels to be short in 3Q16, says AVC
Global supply of 39.5-, 40- and 43-inch LCD TV panels in the third quarter of 2016 will be 17 million units, three million units or 15% short of the estimated demand for 20 million...
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Taiwan market: HTC Vive availability starting on July 12
Following its entry into the Japan market on July 7, High Tech Computer's (HTC) Vive will become available in Taiwan on July 12, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily...
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Sales of HTC Vive headsets reach 100,000 units, says report
Sales of the HTC Vive are approaching the 100,000-unit mark, according to a Road to VR report, citing data from Steam Spy. The Vive has been on the market for about three...
Monday 4 July 2016
Pegatron pushing new car electronics products for Europe, says paper
Pegatron Technology has entered into the car electronics business beginning July 1 with a new management team. Since the European Union (EU) recently set new policies for all new...
Friday 1 July 2016
Taiwan market: FET launches smart home solution
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched a smart home solution featuring an all-in-one terminal equipped with IP camera, temperature and humidity sensors to monitor conditions...
Friday 1 July 2016
Huawei to launch VR device in July
Huawei Technologies will launch a head-mounted VR (virtual reality) device in mid-July 2016. In order to encourage content development, Huawei has set up a platform and SDK to tout...
Thursday 30 June 2016
Taiwan market: Acer launches new notebook, to boost share to 24% in 4Q16
Acer has unveiled its new notebook, the Aspire S13, for sale in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2016. The Aspire S13 features a 13.3-inch display, an Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU...
Thursday 30 June 2016
Microsoft said to release Surface AIO in 3Q16
With its success from Surface 2-in-1 devices, Microsoft reportedly is cooperating with upstream supply chain players to develop an all-in-one (AIO) PC under the Surface brand and...
Thursday 30 June 2016
GMobi shifting gears aiming for automotive market
Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming powerful driving forces of business transformation. The technologies to connect devices for monitoring and managing things have inspired many...