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Monday 5 January 2015
China market: Local TV vendors have brand advantage over international competitors, says Avanti
Despite Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics expected to hold a 40% global market share during 2015, within the China market local TV brands such as Changhong, TCL and Hisense still...
Monday 5 January 2015
Delta Electronics to showcase products at 2015 CES
Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics will exhibit a Vivitek LED pocket-size projector, an Innergie mobile recharger, WX21HDiv series interactive...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Inventec to build new plants for smart home applications
Inventec is planning to construct new plants in a non-China country in 2015 to manufacture products for smart home clients, according to company president Kuo-Chun Huang.
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Compal looking to acquire more IoT and IPC companies in 2015
Compal Electronics is planning to take a more aggressive approach to acquiring industrial PC and Internet of Things (IoT) companies in 2015 and has already identified some emerging...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Panel makers benefiting from increase in 32-inch TV panel pricing during 4Q14
Taiwan panel makers are benefiting from rising 32-inch TV panel pricing in the fourth quarter when pricing is expected to increase 6-8% sequentially.
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Pegavision to list on Taiwan emerging stock market
Pegavision, a Pegatron Technology subsidiary which makes disposable soft contact lenses, starts trading on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Market on December 30, according to the company,
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...