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Thursday 9 October 2014
Worldwide PC shipments down in 3Q14
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 78.5 million units in the third quarter of 2014, an on-year decline of 1.7%, according to IDC.
Thursday 9 October 2014
New battery and charging technologies required for 8 billion mobile devices in 2019, says ABI Research
ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of mobile devices (smartphones, basic mobile phones, wearables, tablets, and notebooks) will reach eight billion by 2019, providing...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Advantech seeking cooperation with Haier for IoT
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Advantech is said to have sought a partnership with China-based Haier recently, looking to enter the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, according...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Qisda sees over 40% on-year growth in projector shipments
As the market for LCD monitors continues to fluctuate, Qisda has been pushing sales of other products, namely high-end projectors in order to maintain profits. In September 2014,...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Wistron, Inventec announce growth in September revenues
Wistron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$61.45 billion (US$2.01 billion) for September 2014, representing a 27.99% increase on month and 4.89% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Asustek reports revenues for September 2014
Asustek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$41.57 billion (US$1.36 billion) for September 2014, representing a 1.4% drop on month, but 4.19% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan desktop industry witnessing highest-ever quarterly shipment volume in 3Q14, says MIC
Shipment volume of the Taiwan desktop industry is estimated to have reached approximately 17.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014, marking the highest-ever quarterly shipment...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs say little impact from HP split in short term
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two companies, HP Enterprise and HP Inc., but this will not cause a substantial change to its ODM orders in the short term. But if this is the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
HP split is timely, says HP Taiwan head
It is the right time for Hewlett-Packard (HP) to split into HP Enterprise and HP Inc. because HP's business groups for enterprise hardware and services, and PCs and printers have...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan sees increased Ultra HD TV prices in September
In September 2014, Japan was the only market where average retail pricing for Ultra HD TVs increased, with 40- and 50-inch units climbing 6.8% and 17.3% respectively, according to...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Synnex September revenues hit record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33.9 billion (US$1.12 billion) for September, a monthly record...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Demand for non-Apple notebooks, tablets may remain weak until 2Q15, say Taiwan makers
Under large pressure due to booming sales of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and new iPad models possibly to be launched in the fourth quarter and Apple Watch expected to be launched...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
12-inch MacBook Air starts small-volume production
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer started production of 12-inch MacBook Air in small volumes in October and will gradually increase output beginning November, according to sources...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
AMD prepares to release next-generation notebook APUs
AMD is planning to announce next-generation Carrizo APUs in March 2015 to replace its existing Kaveri APUs for the mainstream performance notebook segment and will release Carrizo-L...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors see growth in September shipments, but top-3 ODMs suffer drop
The combined notebook shipments (not including detachable models) of the global top-5 brand vendors enjoyed on-month growth of 19% in September and were at a level similar to a year...