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Tuesday 8 December 2015
Passive component maker Chilisin reports 20% increase in October revenues
Chilisin Electronics, which manufactures inductors and power chokes, has announced consolidated revenues for October 2015 increased 20.3% from a year ago to NT$402 million (US$12.2...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Toshiba considering selling white electronics business, says report
According to Japan-based Yomiuri, Toshiba is considering selling its white-goods electronics business (refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines etc.) in order...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Getac Technology November revenues down on month, up on year
Taiwan-based ruggedized PC player Getac Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.6 billion (US$49.3 million) for November 2015, decreasing 7.3% on month but increasing...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Worldwide PC shipments will continue to decline into 2016 as short-term outlook softens, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall 10% in the fourth quarter of 2015, pulling on-year growth for all of 2015 down to negative 10.3%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Acer considering dual-brand to promote BYOC products
Acer is considering adopting a dual-brand strategy for its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business and is looking to tighten its cooperation with partners and release BYOC-based smart...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Smart cities will use 1.6 billion connected things in 2016, says Gartner
Gartner estimates that 1.6 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2016, an increase of 39% from 2015. "Smart commercial buildings will be the highest user of...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Inventec sees on-month revenue growth in November
Inventec has reported consolidated revenues of NT$36.34 billion (US$1.11 billion) for November, up 3.33% on month, but down 7.29% on year, while combined consolidated revenues for...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Notebook players enjoy over 10% on-month shipment growth in November
The global top-5 notebook brand vendors and top-3 ODMs saw their shipments grow 18% and 12% on month, respectively, in November thanks to increased orders for the year-end holidays...
Monday 7 December 2015
Surface Book and Pro 4 see order delay to 1Q16
Microsoft's Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 2-in-1 are expected to see weaker-than-expected shipments in the fourth quarter because of Intel Skylake processor shortages and some orders...
Monday 7 December 2015
Virtual reality market value to hit US$70 billion in 2020 due to app developments, says TrendForce
Consumers' relentless pursuit for richer audiovisual experiences has propelled the popularity of virtual reality (VR) devices and drawn in more companies to invest in this market....
Friday 4 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan TV shipments to grow 2.6% in 2016
Taiwan TV makers' shipments are expected to reach 35.14 million in 2016, up 2.6% on year, to hold a 16.4% global share of the overall 215 million TVs estimated to ship in the year,...
Friday 4 December 2015
Worldwide wearables market soars in 3Q15 as China vendors challenge market leaders, says IDC
A quarter after Apple debuted as the number two wearables vendor worldwide, China-based vendor Xiaomi finished the third quarter of 2015 as a strong contender for this position. Similarly,...
Friday 4 December 2015
Production of 5th-generation Apple TV to begin in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers
The fifth-generation Apple TV will come into trial production in December and volume production in the first quarter of 2016, with Apple for the first time adopting a heat-dissipation...
Friday 4 December 2015
Wireless and multiroom speaker market to surpass 90 million shipments by 2020, says ABI Research
The wireless and multiroom speaker market continues to make waves in the consumer world, with market growth being fueled by the pervasiveness of mobile devices, rapid spread of high...
Thursday 3 December 2015
BOE 10.5G fab set to produce large-size, high-resolution panels in 2018
China-based panel maker BOE is set to begin construction on a 10.5G fab in February 2016 and finish in 2018. The fab will focus mainly on production of 65-inch and above-size TV panels...