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Friday 6 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments in 4Q14 highest since 1Q12
Taiwan makers' LCD TV shipments reached 10.86 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, the first time they broke the 10 million mark since the first quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes...
Thursday 5 February 2015
Apple reportedly to diversify LCD driver IC suppliers
Apple is looking to diversify its LCD driver IC suppliers and move away from its dependence on Synaptics (formerly Renesas SP Drivers; RSP), according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung cuts 55-inch Ultra HD TV pricing below US$1,000
Samsung Electronics is holding sales events in Taiwan to promote Ultra HD TVs, with 55-inch units now being sold for just under NT$30,000 (US$1,000), according to local retailers.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Smartwatches for children a prime target for vendors in China
Smartwatches with GPS tracking and SOS alert functions are being targeted by vendors in China with an emphasis on the children's market.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to tumble 30% sequentially in 1Q15
Global tablet shipments are expected to plunge by 30% sequentially to 52.15 million units in the first quarter of 2015, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Inventec to set up production lines in India
Inventec plans to set up production lines at a leased factory in Chennai, southern India, with production to begin at the end of the second or beginning of the third quarter of 2015,...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Japan digital camera vendors see decreased shipments in 2014, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors shipped 43.43 million digital cameras worth JPY964.5 billion (US$8.20 billion) in 2014, slipping on year by 31.0% and 17.5% respectively, according to Japan-based...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Apple PC shipments to grow 10-15% in 2015, say Taiwan makers
Apple's PC shipment performance will beat the industry's average in 2015 as it did in 2014, and total shipments of its Mac-series notebooks and desktops are likely to grow 10-15% on...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Acer hits record consumer notebook market share in Chile in December 2014
Acer on February 3 announced it had set an historic-high market share of 27.9% for consumer notebooks in the Chile market in December 2014, which it attributed to its exclusive cooperation...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Inventec sets up innovation incubation fund
Notebook ODM Inventec has established an innovation incubation fund and aims to invest in 20 innovation teams in 2015, according to company chairman Richard Lee.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Taiwan notebook vendors expect Chromebook shipments to increase to 12-14 million units in 2015
There were 5.5-6.5 million Chromebooks shipped globally in 2014 and shipments in 2015 are expected to grow to 12-14 million units, according to Taiwan-based notebook vendors.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Lenovo ships 16 million PCs in 4Q14
Lenovo shipped 16 million PCs globally during the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 4.9% on year, and generating a global market share of 20%, according to the company's financial...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Sharp, Panasonic to sell LCD TV plants in Mexico, says report
Sharp and Panasonic will stop their respective TV manufacturing operations in Mexico, as they seek to improve their TV businesses, according to Japan-based Nikkei News.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
China self-sufficiency rate of panel components and materials rising
The self-sufficiency rate of LCD components and materials in China is currently only around 20% but is expected to rise, driven by subsidies from the China government to expand and...
Monday 2 February 2015
Intel to acquire Lantiq
Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions...