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Thursday 8 May 2014
Asustek, Acer, Lenovo snatching notebook market share from Samsung and Sony in Europe
Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook market shares in Europe grow as both Samsung Electronics and Sony are paying less attention on their notebook...
Thursday 8 May 2014
China vendors to rely on Taiwan high-end TV panels, says Innolux president
As China's panel industry is expected to see significant increases in TV panel production capacity by 2015, many market observers claim Taiwan's TV panel industry is likely to be...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Asustek sees profit drop in 1Q14; ships 4.9 million notebooks
Asustek Computer has announced net profits of NT$4.36 billion (US$144.69 million) for the first quarter, down 23% on quarter and 28% on year with EPS reaching NT$5.87. Asustek shipped...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Altek sees increased April revenues
Digital camera ODM Altek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.819 billion (US$60.1 million) for April, growing 15.68% on month and 20.05% on year, and January-April consolidated...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Taiwan market: Sony launches SmartBand SWR10
Sony Mobile Communications has announced the launch of SmarBand SWR10 smart bracelet in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$3,990 (US$132).
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.