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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...
Monday 28 April 2014
TV sales in China decline 10.5% in 1Q14, says AVC
TV sales in China reached 10.9 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 10.5% on year, according to findings from research firm AVC. The sales represented CNY$36.6 billion...
Monday 28 April 2014
Samsung offering 48-inch LCD TV panels at similar price as 50-inch Taiwan models
Samsung Display is reportedly trying to push its new 48-inch LCD TV panels into the market, offering them at prices at approximately US$30 cheaper than Taiwan makers' 50-inch units,...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to see sequential growth in 2Q14 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Asia Optical and Foxconn Electronics will ship 2.703 million digital cameras in total in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 14.2%...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to see decreased 2Q14 notebook ODM shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship a total of 33.476 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2014, accounting for 83.91% of global total. The volume will represent a sequential decrease...
Monday 28 April 2014
Acer sets internal targets of 10 million smartphones and tablets for 2014
Acer has set an internal goal of shipping 10 million smartphones and 10 million tablets in 2014, increasing from the 1.5 million and five million shipped in 2013, according to Acer's...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan handsets – 1Q 2014
HTC lost its title as the biggest handset maker in Taiwan to Chi Mei Communication Systems in the first quarter 2014, as the former saw a sharp drop in shipments. But overall shipments...
Friday 25 April 2014
China-based white-box tablet vendors face increasing competition from international brands
International tablet vendors have launched various low-price models, posing increasing pressure on China-based white-box vendors. As a result, many second- and third-tier China-based...
Friday 25 April 2014
Coretronic expects TV and notebook BLU shipments increase in 2014
BLU maker Coretronic expects to see 15% on-year shipment growth for products used in TVs, up from original estimates of 10%, and also expects its notebook BLU shipments to grow 15%,...
Thursday 24 April 2014
Korea-based vendors show more interest in Ultra HD TV segment
Korea-based TV vendors are increasingly showing interest in the Ultra HD TV segment while shifting focus away from OLED TVs, according to market observers.
Thursday 24 April 2014
Acer wins exclusive IT supply contract from Victoria Police, Australia
Acer on April 24 announced that it has won an exclusive contract from Victoria Police, in Victoria, Australia, to supply IT devices for use by police stations across the state.