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Thursday 10 April 2014
Windows XP migration and commercial spending helped offset weak consumer PC demand in 1Q14, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 73.4 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a decline of 4.4% on year, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although still in decline...
Thursday 10 April 2014
After years of flattening, curved TV screens leap into global market, says DisplaySearch
After spending almost two decades trying to make TVs flatter, curved TVs emerged again in 2013. According to DisplaySearch, curved TV display shipments are forecast to reach nearly...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Coretronic ships 6.59 million BLUs in March
Coretronic has revealed it shipped 6.59 million backlight units (BLUs) in March, increasing 2% sequentially, and its first-quarter BLU shipments grew 14% on year to 21.05 million...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Taiwan panel makers have order visibility for the Transformer Book T1000 until June
Panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) have order visibility for Asustek Computer's Transformer Book T1000 until June, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Acer to open cloud computing center in Taiwan; will see over 50% gross margins from related licensing
Acer's cloud computer experiencing center will open in Taoyuan, Taiwan at the end of May. The company hopes to use the facility to provide more details on its Build Your Own Cloud...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Notebook makers report on-month revenue growth for March
Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$67.58 billion (US$2.25 billion) for March 2014, representing a 36.5% increase on month and 4.37% increase on year. Compal...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Asustek reports revenues for March
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$38.63 billion (US$1.28 billion) for March 2014, representing a 5.51% increase on month, but a 7.69% drop on year.
Wednesday 9 April 2014
AUO to launch full lineup of Ultra HD curved LCD TV displays with WCG technology
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it will demonstrate its full series of 42- to 65-inch Ultra HD curved LCD TV displays with wide color gamut (WCG) technology, curved monitor...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Digitimes Research: LCD TV panel surface area shipped in 2014 expected to rise 8.7%
The LCD TV panel surface area shipped in 2014 is expected to rise 8.7% on year as demand for TVs is expected to increase and the average TV panel-size increases, according to Digitimes...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Taiwan market: Asustek releases ZenFone smartphones in Taiwan; expects to sell 5 million units in 2014
Asustek Computer started selling its ZenFone series smartphones in Taiwan on April 8. Chairman Jonney Shih said the company expects sales of its ZenFone products to surpass five million...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
FPCB suppliers reportedly deliver samples for Apple iWatch validation
Flexible PCB suppliers Flexium Interconnect, Zhen Ding Technology Holding and Career Technology reportedly have delivered FPCB samples for use in iWatch devices to Apple for validation,...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Wistron ships 1.8 million notebooks in March
Wistron shipped 1.8 million notebooks in March, increasing 38% on month, according to the company.
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Apple iWatch said to release in 3Q13 with Quanta, TPK, Richtek in supply chain, says paper
Apple is rumored to unveil its wearable device iWatch in the third quarter and will target 65 million units in shipments for 2014, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Global tablet market – 4Q 2013
Global tablet shipments grew 25% sequentially and 29.8% on year to reach 78.45 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013 benefiting mainly by economic recoveries of Europe and North...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Acer CTO retires
Acer CTO David Lee has retired, and the notebook business will be fully handled by business general manager Jackson Lin, according to sources familiar with Acer's personnel changes...