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Monday 30 March 2015
Toshiba in talks to sell large stake of Egypt-based TV manufacturing facilities, says report
Toshiba is reportedly in talks to sell off 40% of its 51% stake in TV manufacturing facilities in Egypt to local home electronics company El Araby in a deal that is expected to bring...
Monday 30 March 2015
Asustek to add fingerprint ID function to ZenFone in 2H15, says paper
Asustek Computer is planning to add fingerprint identification functionality to its ZenFone smartphones in the second half, at the soonest and the function will become a default feature...
Monday 30 March 2015
Supply chains shifting strategy due to weak notebook and tablet demand in Europe
Tablet and notebook supply chains are starting to see the effects of weak consumer electronics demand in Europe, and are evaluating new strategies including further expansion into...
Friday 27 March 2015
Global smart wearable entertainment devices and services market will top US$9.4 billion by 2019, says Technavio
As the popularity of entertainment devices increases, the global smart wearable entertainment devices and services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 37.09% from 2014-2019, according...
Friday 27 March 2015
Epson estimates US$1 billion market for various printing technologies in 2015
The printer market, consisting of inkjet printers in the residential and commercial segments, is expected to reach 70 million in shipments while laser printer shipments are estimated...
Friday 27 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to push 2 inexpensive notebooks in mid-2015 to counter Chromebook penetration
Although the launches of inexpensive Chromebooks using Rockchip's solutions were postponed recently, Google is not giving up plans to release such products in 2015, forcing Microsoft,...
Friday 27 March 2015
Taiwan market: Epson launches 4 inkjet MFPs
Seiko Epson on March 26 launched four inkjet MFP (multi-function peripheral) models, Epson L220, Epson L360, Epson L365 and Epson L565, as well as an inkjet printer, Epson L310, in...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Commercial TV market in China expected to reach 3.35 million in 2015, says firm
The commercial TV market in China is expected to reach 3.35 million units in 2015, up 3.4% on year, according to statistics from AVC.
Thursday 26 March 2015
Tablet vendors looking to tackle niche markets in 2015
Tablet vendors are looking to tackle niche markets in 2015 including the industrial, commercial and education segments as the global tablet market is expected to take further hits...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Getac chairman expects over 15% on-year growth in rugged PC shipments in 2015
Rugged PC vendor Getac Technology, an affiliate of the Mitac Group, is expected to achieve on-year shipment growth of at least 15% in 2015, higher than the rugged PC market's average...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Connected embedded navigation shipments to exhibit a CAGR of 31.6% between 2015-2020, says ABI Research
Embedded navigation shipments will receive a much-needed boost with a CAGR of 31.6% between 2016-2020 as more and more consumer vehicles are sold with some form of embedded connectivity...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Acer turns profitable in 2014 with EPS of NT$0.66
Acer has released its 2014 financial report with consolidated revenues of NT$329.68 billion (US$10.43 billion), gross margin of 8.78%, net operating profit of NT$2.71 billion, net...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Intel to partner with notebook players for Chromebook 2-in-1s
Intel is planning to partner with Google and notebook players including Asustek Computer, Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology to launch 2-in-1...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Global pay TV subscriber base to surpass 1.1 billion in 2020, says ABI Research
According to ABI Research, the worldwide pay TV market grew at a steady rate of 4% in 2014 to reach 923.5 million subscribers. "Despite the growth in subscriber base, weak currency...
Wednesday 25 March 2015
The installed base of prepaid electric meters expected to exceed 85 million by 2024, says Navigant
The market for prepaid electric metering is steadily gaining ground, due to the spread of smart metering technology and growing acceptance of the idea of prepaying for services. Paying...