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Monday 30 May 2016
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches smartwatch
Seiko Epson has launched Smart Canvas, a smartwatch with four e-paper-based changeable display formats in the Taiwan market at a retail price of NT$5,490 (US$169), according to Epson...
Monday 30 May 2016
Even Systems to reveal latest product offerings at Computex 2016
To provide consumers with a better shopping experience, also to enhance work efficiency and convenience across a variety of different operating environments, EVEN SYSTEMS will demonstrate...
Friday 27 May 2016
Lenovo suffers net loss of US$128 million for fiscal 2015
Lenovo has released its financial report for fiscal 2015 (April 2015-March 2016), recording revenues of US$44.912 billion, decreasing 3% on year, gross margin of 14.8%, up 0.4pp,...
Friday 27 May 2016
Digitimes Research:Top-5 Wintel notebook vendors see combined shipments down in April
Combined shipments of Wintel-based notebooks (excluding detachable models) from the top-five Wintel notebook vendors: Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asustek Computer and Acer declined 39% on month...
Thursday 26 May 2016
Market watchers pessimistic about 2-in-1 market
Although several brand vendors including Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are all preparing to launch new 2-in-1 devices in the second half of 2016, some...
Thursday 26 May 2016
Communications and computer systems drive IC sales across all regions, says IC Insights
Communication and computer systems are forecast to be two of the three largest system applications for IC sales in every global region, Americas, Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific,...
Thursday 26 May 2016
Sony to see increased LCD TV shipments in 2016
Among LCD TV vendors, Sony took the initiative to launch Ultra HD models and consequently shipped nearly 13 million Bravia series LCD TVs in 2015 and is expected to see significant...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Foxconn receiving more short lead-time orders, performance to be even better in 3Q16, says chairman
Foxconn Electronics has been receiving more short lead-time orders recently amid structural changes of global economy, and this has resulted in an increase in overtime hours at its...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Asustek, Dell beef up competitiveness with MSI for gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer and Dell, facing increasing competition for gaming notebooks from Micro-Star International (MSI), have enhanced their competitiveness through strengthening marketing...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
First-tier vendors cautious about China-based players launching notebooks and 2-in-1 devices in May-July
China-based Huawei will launch its new 2-in-1 device on May 26, targeting the mid-range and high-end segments, while Xiaomi is ready to release its inexpensive ultra-thin notebook...
Monday 23 May 2016
Winmate, Inc. to showcase latest automotive solutions for the Industry 4.0 at Computex 2016
Winmate, Inc. will showcase its latest industrial solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 at Computex 2016 which takes place May 31st - June 1st in Taipei, Taiwan...
Friday 20 May 2016
Desktop manufacturing industry sees reshuffling orders; expects to see fierce competition
Pegatron Technology reportedly has snatched some of Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) desktop orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently and to fill the order loss,...
Friday 20 May 2016
Shipments of Chromebooks integrated with Google Play set to increase
Google has announced that new Chromebooks rolled out by its notebook partners will start supporting Google Play, a move which is likely to substantially ramp up shipments of Chrome...
Friday 20 May 2016
Chip demand from Apple disappointing, say sources
Chip orders from Apple have been relatively slow in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter in previous years, due to poor sales of the vendor's existing iPhone and...
Thursday 19 May 2016
Competition in VR market among Taiwan brands heating up
Both Asustek Computer and Acer will follow the step of smartphone vendor HTC to enter the virtual reality (VR) device market soon, heating up competition among local brands in the...