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Tuesday 3 February 2015
Acer hits record consumer notebook market share in Chile in December 2014
Acer on February 3 announced it had set an historic-high market share of 27.9% for consumer notebooks in the Chile market in December 2014, which it attributed to its exclusive cooperation...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Inventec sets up innovation incubation fund
Notebook ODM Inventec has established an innovation incubation fund and aims to invest in 20 innovation teams in 2015, according to company chairman Richard Lee.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Taiwan notebook vendors expect Chromebook shipments to increase to 12-14 million units in 2015
There were 5.5-6.5 million Chromebooks shipped globally in 2014 and shipments in 2015 are expected to grow to 12-14 million units, according to Taiwan-based notebook vendors.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Lenovo ships 16 million PCs in 4Q14
Lenovo shipped 16 million PCs globally during the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 4.9% on year, and generating a global market share of 20%, according to the company's financial...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Sharp, Panasonic to sell LCD TV plants in Mexico, says report
Sharp and Panasonic will stop their respective TV manufacturing operations in Mexico, as they seek to improve their TV businesses, according to Japan-based Nikkei News.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
China self-sufficiency rate of panel components and materials rising
The self-sufficiency rate of LCD components and materials in China is currently only around 20% but is expected to rise, driven by subsidies from the China government to expand and...
Monday 2 February 2015
Intel to acquire Lantiq
Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions...
Monday 2 February 2015
Ultra HD TV panel shipments to reach 15% penetration in 2015
Global Ultra HD TV panel shipments are expected to reach between 23-25 million in 2015 and achieve a 13-15% penetration in the market, according to sources at AU Optronics (AUO).
Friday 30 January 2015
AUO aims at 30% share in global curved Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2015
AU Optronics (AUO) aims to hold a 30% share in global curved Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2015, according to Michael Tsai, VP with the company's display business group.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees increased 4Q14 digital camera shipments
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Asia Optical and Foxconn Electronics together shipped 3.99 million digital cameras during the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 13.9% on quarter and 15.7%...
Thursday 29 January 2015
TV vendors optimistic about WCG LCD TV development in 2015
LCD TV vendors are looking to release thinner units with wide color gamut (WCG) technology in 2015 that will be on par with OLED viewing quality but significantly cheaper.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Asustek facing challenges in 2015
Although Asustek was able to achieve revenue growth in 2014, the company's mobile devices and motherboard businesses are still surrounded by tough competitors. However, the Taiwan-based...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Acer online ticket services deserve praise, says founder
Acer's recently handling of online ticket sales for concerts by Taiwan-based singer Jody Chiang through its cloud system was a success despite some quarrels during the process, according...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments grow 16.9% sequentially in 4Q14
Although white-box tablet shipments declined in the fourth quarter of 2014, global overall tablet shipments in the quarter still grew sequentiallyby 16.9% to reach 74.77 million units...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
HTC sponsors eSports teams Cloud 9, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid
HTC has made an entrance into the eSports arena sponsoring three teams: Cloud 9, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid (TSM).