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Tuesday 30 December 2014
PC players see business potential from gaming industry
Despite weak global PC demand, gaming PCs and accessories continue to enjoy strong sales and profits and many motherboard and gaming-related product vendors have been aggressively...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Asustek EeeBook X205 to see poor performance in 4Q14
Asustek Computer's US$199 11.6-inch EeeBook X205 notebook (clamshell-type design), released during the IFA 2014 show, will only achieve shipments of 200,000 units in the fourth quarter...
Monday 29 December 2014
Digitimes Research: OTT STB shipments to grow only 20% in 2014; competition between OTT and cable STBs fires up
China's over-the-top (OTT) set-top box (STB) market started taking off in 2012 and enjoyed a 10-fold on-year growth in 2013, but the market started seeing decline in the third quarter...
Monday 29 December 2014
Compal to resume production at Vietnam factory, says president
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics will resume production at its factory in Hanoi, northern Vietnam, as soon as the second half of 2015, according to company president Ray Chen.
Monday 29 December 2014
Acer ranks as top consumer notebook vendor in Brazil in 3Q14
Acer has said that it ranked as the top vendor for consumer notebooks in Brazil in the third quarter of 2014, accounting for 16.2% market share and registering 18.6% on-quarter growth...
Friday 26 December 2014
ACES taps China automotive connector market
Taiwan-based electronic connector maker ACES Electronics will invest CNY35 million (US$5.65 million) in Nantong Great Electric (NTGEC), a China-based maker of automotive wiring harnesses...
Friday 26 December 2014
Compal plans to hike ODM prices by 5-15% to reflect wage hikes in China
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics is negotiating an increase in ODM prices by 5-15% with clients, with the adjustment needed to reflect ongoing wage hikes in China and expected...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Sub-US$300 15.6-inch Chromebooks to fuel notebook competition in 1Q15
In addition to Acer, which is set to launch a Broadwell-U-based 15.6-inch Chromebook in March 2015, Dell is planning to launch a 15.6-inch Chromebook with similar specifications in...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Ultra HD demand to grow at 72% CAGR until 2018, says FutureSource
The worldwide TV market is forecast to grow to 234 million units in 2014, representing a 3% growth from 2013, according to Futuresource Consulting. However, 2014 is projected to see...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Acer changes EMEA, Pan-America presidents
Acer has announced that its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) operations president Luca Rossi will resign and the position will be succeeded by Emmanuel Fromont, currently Pan-America...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Sony ready to launch large-size tablet in 1H15
In addition to Samsung Electronics and Apple, Sony is also expected to launch a large-size tablet in the first half of 2015 and the device will enter mass production shortly, according...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Drill bit maker Topoint eyes growing sales of metal cutting tools in 2015
Drill bit maker Topoint Technology expects sales of its new metal cutting tool products to double in 2015, while sales of its core business products, including drill bits and OEM drilling...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenWatch
Asustek Computer has launched its Android Wear-based smartwatch, the ZenWatch in Taiwan, priced at NT$5,990 (US$188). Company CEO Jerry Shen pointed out that monthly production capacity...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
China-based TCL November LCD TV sales down on year
China-based vendor TCL sold 1.345 million LCD TVs globally in November, decreasing on year by 24.8%, but 361,000 smart LCD TVs of which increased by 16.2%, according to the company...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
PC vendors not expecting Windows 10 to trigger replacement demand
Microsoft is expected to launch Windows 10 in the second half of 2015, but Taiwan-based PC vendors doubt whether it can stimulate PC replacement demand because consumers will be able...