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Monday 7 April 2014
OLED TV shipments expected to reach no more than 100,000 units in 2014
OLED TV shipments are expected to reach no more than 100,000 units in 2014, according to market observers.
Monday 7 April 2014
LCD TV panel pricing for units sized 32- and 39-inch rise US$1
LCD TV panel pricing for units sized 32- and 39-inch has risen US$1 amid increased demand from China-based TV vendors, according to market observers. Other panels sized 39-, 42- as...
Monday 7 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Notebook shipments enjoy over 25% on-month growth in March
In March, global top-5 notebook brand vendors and top-3 ODMs both achieved an over 25% on-month shipment growth due to February's weak shipments caused by inventory adjustments, orders...
Monday 7 April 2014
Microsoft and MediaTek rumored to be looking to push Windows tablets in the China white-box tablet market
Microsoft reportedly has been aggressively trying to persuade MediaTek to push Windows-based tablets in China's white-box market and with the software giant's announcement of offering...
Monday 7 April 2014
Professional video market expands 55% from 2007-2013 as pay TV goes digital, says IHS
Culminating a six-year period of growth, the global market for professional broadcast equipment and services reached US$63 billion in 2013, up 52% from US$41 billion in 2007, according...
Monday 7 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs losing out as PC brand vendors turn to China supply chain for tablets
Among global top-7 PC brand vendors, only Apple (sixth place) still outsources its tablet orders mainly to Taiwan-based EMS providers and ODMs, while the rest - Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard...
Monday 7 April 2014
Suppliers to start pilot production of components for 4th-generation Surface in September
Microsoft unveiled its third-generation Surface at the Build 2014 conference, but the company has already started developing the fourth-generation model and will start pilot production...
Monday 7 April 2014
ECS aims to ship 3 million education-use tablets in 2014, says paper
Taiwan-based ODM Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has begun small-volume shipments of tablets specifically for use in education, and aims to ship three million units in 2014, according...
Monday 7 April 2014
Altek, Asia Tech Image March revenues up sequentially
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$1.573 billion (US$51.8 million), up 41.44% on month but down 0.28% on year, while contact image...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Each smartphone sold to contribute US$10 to TSMC revenues, say sources
The contribution of each smartphone sold worldwide to the revenues of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to reach US$10 soon due to an increase in chips...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Chromebook shipments reach 2.1 million for 2013,forecast to reach 11 million worldwide by 2019, says ABI Research
An estimated 2.1 million Chromebooks shipped in 2013 with nearly 89% of total shipments reaching North America, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. As Chromebook shipments...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 estimated at 4-5 million units, say Taiwan makers
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 are expected to reach only 4-5 million units mainly because cloud-based storage is not popular enough and 4G mobile access is not sufficiently...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Clevo sees notebook shipment drop, but profits grow in 2013
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook player Clevo shipped 1.57 million notebooks in 2013, down 13% on year, but its revenues from the business were only down 1% on year and profits increased...
Tuesday 1 April 2014
LCD TV sales in China expected to decline nearly 6% during May 1 holiday period, says AVC
LCD TV sales in China are expected to decline nearly 6% during the May 1 holiday period, according to statistics from AVC.
Monday 31 March 2014
HP ships 7 million notebooks in 1Q14; may return as largest vendor
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to have shipped seven million notebooks in the first quarter, one million units more than expected and will have a chance to return as the largest...