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Friday 7 August 2015
Certified mobile workstations continue to grow moderately in 2Q15; desktop workstations have disappointing quarter, says IDC
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker, certified mobile workstations continued to show stronger growth in the second quarter of 2015, while the desktop workstation...
Friday 7 August 2015
SmartCity China 2015 to be hosted in Shenzhen at the end of August
The SmartCity China 2015 conference will be hosted from August 31 to September 3 in Shenzhen, China and several IT players and organizations including Alibaba, Tencent, Uber as well...
Friday 7 August 2015
LG reportedly to achieve 80% yields for 4K OLED TV panels in 2015
LG Display is expected to increase yields for Ultra HD (4K) OLED TV panels to around 80% by the end of 2015 and further into 2016, thus decreasing costs heavily which should result...
Friday 7 August 2015
Acer nets almost nothing for 2Q15
Acer has posted second-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$60.21 billion (US$1.92 billion), gross margin 10.49%, net operating profit NT$890 million, net profit NT$2 million and net...
Thursday 6 August 2015
ECS sees revenues dip in July
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.801 billion (US$120.38 million) for July 2015, down 23.4% sequentially and 32.29% on year.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
MSI gaming notebooks face increasing competition
Micro-Star International (MSI) has succeeded in marketing in-house-developed gaming notebooks but has faced increasing competition from notebook vendors, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels - 2Q 2015
Handset applications have been the main output for Taiwan makers' small- to medium-size panel production. But the makers are shifting their focus from feature phone panels to smartphone...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Ultra HD TV shipments expected to grow nearly 150% in 2015, says firm
According to Futuresource Consulting, Ultra HD (4K) TV shipments are expected to grow by 147% in 2015, despite overall 2% fall in TV sales.
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Taiwan market: Acer sees strong sales at TCAS
Acer has achieved better-than-expected results during the Taiwan Computer Application Show (TCAS) 2015 in Taipei, recording a sales growth of 40% compared to 2014. The results may...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
iPhone 5c successor to feature FinFET chips, say sources
Apple is not expected to launch a successor to the iPhone 5c this year, but will instead introduce its next-generation budget smartphones in second-quarter 2016 with the devices coming...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to decline 15% on year in 3Q15
Global tablet shipments are expected to decline 15% on year to reach 51.88 million units in the third quarter as the mobile device market continues to see weak demand despite vendors'...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
HP says business separation not affecting ordering system
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently finished the separation of HP and HP Enterprise, and orders received from August 1-6 are scheduled to ship on August 7. Although many channel retailers...
Monday 3 August 2015
Pricing pressure drags on TV set-top box market; streaming dongles to top 27 million by 2019, says IHS
Shipments of set-top boxes (STBs) worldwide improved 2% sequentially in the first quarter of 2015, and were up 3% on year, according to IHS.
Monday 3 August 2015
Win Semi expects 3Q15 sales to drop
Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has expressed caution about its performance in the third quarter, as some device industries are undertaking inventory...
Monday 3 August 2015
Sharp forms alliance with China TV vendor Hisense
Sharp at its board of directors meeting held on July 31, 2015 passed resolutions to form a business alliance with Hisense International (Hong Kong) America Investment, a subsidiary...