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Tuesday 6 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Smartphone application processor shipments in China dip over 4% sequentially in 1Q14
Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China slid 4.2% sequentially but grew 10.8% on year in the first quarter of 2014, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 5 May 2014
Exhibitors show mixed expectations for Computex 2014
Computex 2014 will be hosted from June 3-7 at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taiwan. Some exhibitors are concerned that the show may not be as attractive to visitors this year (2014)...
Monday 5 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees large decrease in 1Q14 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped 2.367 million digital cameras in the first quarter of 2014, decreasing by 30.4% on quarter and by 58.6% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 5 May 2014
Inventec aims at 2014 gross margin of over 5%, says chairman
Inventec aims to see its gross margin exceed 5% in 2014, compared with 4.95% posted for 2013, according to company chairman Richard Lee.
Friday 2 May 2014
Acer expects 2-digit growth in 2014 AIO shipments
Acer expects its AIO (all-in-one) PC shipments in 2014 to increase on year by a 2-digit percentage, with business-use systems to be the main source of growth, according to the comp...
Friday 2 May 2014
Taiwan market: Leica to launch digital camera T-System
Leica will launch its T-System digital camera in the Taiwan market in late May at a recommended retail price of NT$65,000 (US$2,149) for the body alone, according to the vendor's...
Friday 2 May 2014
LCD to be sole TV technology in India by 2016, says DisplaySearch
The TV market in India is going through many changes, as consumers replace legacy CRT sets with LCD TVs and shift to larger sizes. As recently as 2012, only 44% of total TV shipments...
Friday 2 May 2014
Taiwan LED chip makers expect to see increased orders from Korea TV vendors in 2Q14
Taiwan LED chip makers expect to benefit from orders from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for direct-type LED TVs as of the second quarter of 2014.
Friday 2 May 2014
Acer unveils smart bracelet Liquid Leap
Acer unveiled its first smart bracelet model, Liquid Leap, and a 5-inch smartphone model, Liquid Jade, in New York on April 29.
Wednesday 30 April 2014
TCL reports 0.4% increase in LCD TV sales
China TV vendor TCL has reported that its LCD TV sales, including commercial displays, reached 4.01 million in first-quarter 2014, up 0.4% on year.
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Acer debuts new products
Acer held a global launch event themed A Touch More Connected in New York on April 29, unveiling four new notebooks, two tablets, two AIO (all-in-one) PCs and a notebook/tablet 2-in-1...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Inventec to deal out NT$1.60 per share in 2013 dividends
Notebook ODM Inventec has announced it will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.60 (US$0.053) for 2013, accounting for 81.22% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$1.97.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to rise in 2Q14
There will be 61.42 million tablets shipped globally in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 4.9% on quarter and 30.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Skyworth to release 55-inch OLED TV priced half of Korea competitors, say sources
China-based TV vendor Skyworth will release a 55-inch OLED TV that will go on sale during the May 1 holiday period in China.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Notebook makers brace for minimum wage hike in eastern China
The minimum wage in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, is expected to hike by 14.86% from CNY1,480 (US$239) currently to CNY1,700 in July 2014, which will affect Taiwan-based notebook...