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Monday 26 January 2015
Global 3Q14 smartphone and tablet chip markets rise, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 16% on year to US$5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2014, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm maintained its market...
Monday 26 January 2015
Notebook vendors eye 12-inch notebooks
Many notebook brand vendors are planning to release 12-inch notebooks for 2015 and expect the 12-inch product segment to enjoy the fastest growth for the year, according to sources...
Monday 26 January 2015
Acer looks to stable smartphone business, says CEO
Acer's smartphone business has not yet turned profitable, but it will continue to adopt a stable business model to look for business opportunities in the market, according to company...
Monday 26 January 2015
Digitimes Research: 3D, Ultra HD TV prices drop roughly 30% on year in January
Average retail pricing for 46- to 48-inch LCD TVs with 3D capability dropped from US$881 in January 2014 to US$561 in January 2015, down 36.2% on year, according to Digitimes Resea...
Monday 26 January 2015
Still aiming at growth in PC market: Q&A with Lenovo Taiwan president Justin Liang
Lenovo, which had the fourth-largest market share next to Asustek Computer, Acer and Apple in the Taiwan notebook market in 2014, aims at a 2-digit market share through focusing on...
Monday 26 January 2015
Taiwan market: Acer aims at 2-digit on-year growth in 1Q15 revenues
Acer aims to see its first-quarter 2015 revenues in the Taiwan market increase by double-digits on year, according to Acer Taiwan general manager Tony Huang.
Friday 23 January 2015
Intel said to form stylus alliance
Intel has recently invited several touch sensor IC designers to form an alliance, looking to establish a specification standard for stylus to make the input device usable across different...
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan market: LG expects 20% sales growth in home electronics segment in 2015
LG Electronics estimates it will see 20% on-year sales revenue growth in the Taiwan home electronics market driven by sales of refrigerators and washing machines, according to the...
Friday 23 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Windows 10 unlikely to bring dramatic changes to mobile device market in 2015
Microsoft on January 21, 2015 announced Windows 10, but Digitimes Research believes the operating system, though falling in line with the software giant's Mobile First, Cloud First...
Friday 23 January 2015
Digitimes Research: China players becoming strong threat to first-tier brand vendors
Observing vendors' showcases at CES 2015, Digitimes Research believes first-tier notebook brand vendors' 2-in-1 devices are expected face fierce price competition from China's white-box...
Thursday 22 January 2015
China market: IC demand for 4G smartphones to pick up after Lunar New Year holidays
IC demand for 4G smartphones is set to pick up after the Lunar New Year holidays as China-based brand vendors and OEMs are gearing up for new product roll-outs in the second quarter,...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Digitimes Research: CES 2105 highlights new developments of parts and components for smartwatches
Smartwatch vendors were exhibiting new prototypes and newly developed parts and components, mainly displays, watchbands and sensors, to test the market responses during the recently...
Thursday 22 January 2015
HP appoints new chairman for China subsidiary H3C Technologies
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has appointed chairman of HP China Mao Yunan to concurrently serve as new chairman of its subsidiary in Hangzhou, H3C Technologies. The move has reportedly triggered...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Sunplus to sell STB chip business to China firm
Sunplus Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design house specializing in multimedia and PC peripheral chips, has announced plans to sell its STB (set-top box) IC business to China-based...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Chimei reports strong 4Q14 results due to home electronics sales
Taiwan home electronics maker Chimei reported a 60% increase in sales during the fourth quarter of 2014 as the company shifted focus to sales of dehumidifiers, heaters and air ventilation...