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Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Global AP shipments to see slower growth in 2014 on maturing smartphone market
After experiencing annual growth of 43% in 2013 on shipments of 1.32 billion, the global application processor (AP) market is forecast to see decelerated growth in 2014, with shipments...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Sony announces plans to address reform of PC and TV businesses
Sony has announced new measures to address reform of its PC and TV businesses aimed at accelerating the revitalization and growth of its electronics business.
Thursday 6 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Notebook shipments from brand vendors and ODMs better than expected in January
Notebook shipments from the top-5 brand vendors were better than expected in January 2014, showing an increase of 9% from a year earlier despite a 15% decline from the previous month,...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet market heading for fierce price competition in 2014
Price competition in the global tablet market is expected to become keener in 2014, which will not only further squeeze the profitability of first-tier vendors but also force white-box...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet shipments expected to drop 15-20% in 1Q14
Global tablet shipments are expected to drop 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014 due to off-peak season effects, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Toshiba shifting notebook R&D center to Taiwan
Toshiba has started shifting its notebook R&D center in Japan to Taiwan and will expand its Taiwan R&D staff of over 100 engineers, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple triggers 64-bit AP battle
Why is Apple so eager to adopt 64-bit technology for its processors? Digitimes Research believes it is because in the 32-bit segment, Apple is unable to use the existing architecture...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Global 4Q13 PC shipments rise 18% boosted by tablet sales, says Canalys
Worldwide PC shipments grew 17.9% from a year ago in the fourth quarter of 2013, thanks to a surge in tablet shipments, according to Canalys. Tablets grew 65.2% on year to reach 76.3...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Ultra-portable PCs top 12% of notebook market in 2013, says ABI Research
An estimated 12.3% (22.5 million) of the notebook shipments in 2013 (182.7 million) fit into the ultra-portable segment, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. The on-year...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Taiwan market: NCC offers subsidies for digitizing cable TV networks
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside a budget of NT$410 million (US$13.7 million) to subsidize the digitization of cable TV networks in 2014.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Altek to launch Cubic smartphone attachable lens-style camera in China
Digital camera ODM Altek launched the Altek Cubic, an attachable lens-style camera for smartphones or tablets, in the Taiwan market in late December 2013 and is poised to launch the...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Leading notebook vendors reducing 2014 shipment targets, says DisplaySearch
Scheduling delays and weakened consumer demand for replacement notebooks are forcing leading notebook vendors – including Apple, Asustek Computer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo,...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
AUO sees increased demand for 120Hz Ultra HD TV panels; average-size LCD TV panel shipped in 2014 to grow
Approximately 15% of AU Optronics (AUO) TV panel shipments in 2014 will be Ultra HD units, according to company VP Michael Tsai.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments top 1 billion units in 2013, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market has reached another milestone, shipping one billion units in a single year for the first time. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 1.0042...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see notebook demand recovery in 4Q13
Although top vendor Lenovo continued to reduce its notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in line with its policy of increasing in-house production, recovering demand in the market...