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Friday 23 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Windows 10 unlikely to bring dramatic changes to mobile device market in 2015
Microsoft on January 21, 2015 announced Windows 10, but Digitimes Research believes the operating system, though falling in line with the software giant's Mobile First, Cloud First...
Friday 23 January 2015
Digitimes Research: China players becoming strong threat to first-tier brand vendors
Observing vendors' showcases at CES 2015, Digitimes Research believes first-tier notebook brand vendors' 2-in-1 devices are expected face fierce price competition from China's white-box...
Thursday 22 January 2015
China market: IC demand for 4G smartphones to pick up after Lunar New Year holidays
IC demand for 4G smartphones is set to pick up after the Lunar New Year holidays as China-based brand vendors and OEMs are gearing up for new product roll-outs in the second quarter,...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Digitimes Research: CES 2105 highlights new developments of parts and components for smartwatches
Smartwatch vendors were exhibiting new prototypes and newly developed parts and components, mainly displays, watchbands and sensors, to test the market responses during the recently...
Thursday 22 January 2015
HP appoints new chairman for China subsidiary H3C Technologies
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has appointed chairman of HP China Mao Yunan to concurrently serve as new chairman of its subsidiary in Hangzhou, H3C Technologies. The move has reportedly triggered...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Sunplus to sell STB chip business to China firm
Sunplus Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design house specializing in multimedia and PC peripheral chips, has announced plans to sell its STB (set-top box) IC business to China-based...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Chimei reports strong 4Q14 results due to home electronics sales
Taiwan home electronics maker Chimei reported a 60% increase in sales during the fourth quarter of 2014 as the company shifted focus to sales of dehumidifiers, heaters and air ventilation...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2014
The notebook market saw significant demand for entry-level devices whose pricing levels were comparable to those of tablets in the fourth quarter of 2014, which maintained Taiwan...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
TV display shipments reach 247 million in 2014, up 7.4% on year; China makers to hold 22% global share in 2015, says firm
TV display shipments reached 247 million globally in 2014, up 7.4% on year, with Samsung Display holding a 22.4% share, according to research firm Sigmaintell.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Rising competition from China supply chain: Q&A with Compal president Ray Chen
Compal Electronics was one of the pioneers that relocated its major production base to China from Taiwan in 1990 and has since then transformed itself into an IT conglomerate with...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Xiaomi shipment growth to benefit component suppliers
Xiaomi is looking to ship 100 million smartphones in 2015, which will benefit its component suppliers such as HDI-board makers including Compeq Manufacturing, Zhen Ding Technology...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments in 1Q15 to exceed 38 million units
There will be 38.525 million notebooks shipped globally during the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 16.4% on quarter and 2.4% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Profitability is priority, says Acer CEO
Acer has modified its business operational strategies from focusing on revenues and market share to maximizing net profit, and it aims to hike revenue proportions for mobile terminal...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
ECS sees Classmate PCs and Liva X mini PCs boost profits
Despite seeing motherboard shipments and profits continuing to decline, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is enjoying stable profits from its Classmate PC and Liva X mini PC product...
Monday 19 January 2015
Taiwan market: PC vendors step up competition
Toshiba reportedly will turn to focus mainly on enterprise products in Taiwan in 2015 as parts of its plan to gradually phase out from the consumer market worldwide and vendors including...