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Thursday 2 July 2015
Supply chain players gear up for new Nintendo console
Japan-based Nintendo is planning to launch its next-generation games console in 2016 and has recently asked its supply chain partners to start pilot production in October, at the...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei to launch 7-inch tablet with dual-SIM feature; Aaeon releases new ruggedized tablet
To differentiate from their competitors, several tablet brand vendors have started to develop tablets with unique functions in order to attract demand. China-based Huawei launched...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Global cellular baseband chip market rises 27% in 1Q15, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband processor market registered a strong 27% on-year increase to reach US$5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2015, according to Strategy Analytics.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Acer opens BYOC experience center in Taiwan
Acer on June 30 opened a Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) experience center at its headquarters in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, and will open another in Chongqing City, western China,...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Japan-based vendors see decreased digital camera shipments in May, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors shipped 3.046 million digital cameras worth JPY75.62 billion (US$618 million) globally in May, with the volume decreasing 9.5% on month and 12.4% on year, according...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
MediaTek declines to comment on merger rumors
MediaTek has posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) stating it was not the source of a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
IBM and BOE sign agreement to develop health management platform
China-based panel maker BOE and IBM have signed an agreement to develop a new health management data platform as part of the two companies' efforts to extend their influence in the...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Taiwan market: Sony unveils MILC Alpha 7R II
Sony on June 30 unveiled Alpha 7R II, a digital MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) model, for launch in the Taiwan market on July 23 at a recommended retail price of NT$94,980...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Stagnant tablet demand to continue in 2H15, say Taiwan makers
Global sales of Apple's iPad and tablets launched by brand-name and China-based white-box vendors have been far short of original expectation and the stagnant demand is expected to...
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Global LCD TV panel shipments reach 22.45 million in May
Global LCD TV panel shipments reached 22.45 million in May 2015, up 8.1% on year and up 2.7% on month, according to several China media reports quoting Sigmaintell Consulting. The...
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Europe shipments of DSLRs into professional video applications dropped 41% in 2014, says firm
Europe's shipments of DSLRs into professional video applications dropped by 41% in 2014, according to Futuresource Consulting.
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Pay TV set-top box market contracts for the first time in 12 years, says IHS
Pay TV operators purchased US$15.3 billion worth of set-top boxes (STBs) in 2014, down from US$15.9 billion in 2013. This decline represents the first contraction in the market since...
Monday 29 June 2015
Taiwan LED makers faced with decreased global TV demand, competition from China makers
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging service providers have been faced with decreasing orders for LED backlighting from international LCD TV vendors...
Monday 29 June 2015
4K TV panel shipments grow nearly 60% in 2Q15
Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments reached just over nine million in the second quarter of 2015, up 58% on quarter, for a total of 14.7 million in the first half of 2015, according...
Monday 29 June 2015
Notebook demand not strong as expected in 2H15, overall shipments to drop on year in 2015
Notebook demand may not see as strong growth in the second half as originally expected and overall shipments are expected to decline to 160 million units in 2015, down 5% on year...