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Tuesday 15 July 2014
TCL sees rebounding TV sales in June
China-based vendor TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings globally sold 1.0581 million LCD TVs in June 2014, growing on year by 45.3%, of which 194,100 were smart TV models, up 103.7%...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Core technology of wearable devices
The wearable devices currently in the market seem to fall into two categories: they either come with long battery life but simple features, or short battery life with comprehensive...
Monday 14 July 2014
Dell to improve distributor platform
Dell is looking to strengthen its Partner Direct platform in 2014, hoping to boost its distribution partners' competitiveness through professional training, better resource distribution...
Monday 14 July 2014
Microsoft expands coverage of free Windows licensing
Microsoft reportedly is expanding its subsidies to vendors for Windows-based tablets, and in addition to sub-9-inch models, tablets priced below US$250 will also receive free Windows...
Monday 14 July 2014
Over 24 million cars will be fitted with Apple CarPlay in 2019, says ABI Research
Earlier in 2014, several car OEMs announced that they would be releasing new cars installed with CarPlay capabilities, including Ford, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar/Land Rover, Toyota,...
Monday 14 July 2014
Innolux to phase out 39-inch panels in favor of 39.5-inch by the end of 2014
Panel maker Innolux has shifted 80% of its 39-inch panel production to 39.5-inch panels and is expected to shift the remaining portion by the end of 2014, according to industry sou...
Monday 14 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments decline 4.9% in 2Q14
Global notebook shipments dropped 4.9% on year in the second quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research. Despite the end of Windows XP bringing about a surge of notebook orders,...
Friday 11 July 2014
Pegatron sees increased June revenues
Pegatron on July 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$72.12 billion (US$2.40 billion) for June, growing 9.46% on month and 1.52% on year, NT$210.49 billion for the second quarter,...
Friday 11 July 2014
D.Phone raises nearly HK$900 million via IPO in Hong Kong
D.Phone, the largest handset retail chain in China, has raised nearly HK$900 million (US$116 million) through its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with over 60% of the funds to...
Friday 11 July 2014
Casetek June revenues up on month, down on year
PC chassis maker Casetek Holdings on July 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.420 billion (US$80.6 million) for June, increasing 3.68% on month but decreasing 3.96% on year,...
Friday 11 July 2014
Acer 2Q14 revenues up 6% sequentially
Acer saw its June revenues grow significantly by 43.06% on month to reach NT$36.55 billion (US$1.22 billion), and second-quarter revenues also grew 6.02% sequentially to reach NT$81.35...
Friday 11 July 2014
China government demands OTT/smart TVs switch to TVOS from Android, say reports
The China government is demanding cable TV service providers in the country only adopt TVOS 1.0 for their over the top (OTT) devices and smart TVs, which is expected to significantly...
Thursday 10 July 2014
Quanta Computer ships 4.3 million notebooks in June
Quanta Computer shipped 4.3 million notebooks in June, increasing 10.25% on month, and 11.5 million units in the second quarter, rising 9.52% sequentially, according to the company...
Thursday 10 July 2014
PC rebound in mature regions stabilizes market in 2Q14, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 74.4 million units in the second quarter of 2014, an on-year decline of 1.7%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results reflect...
Thursday 10 July 2014
Synnex Technology sees decreased June revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$24.4 billion (US$813 million) for June, dropping 5.4% sequentially...