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Monday 30 December 2013
Digitimes Research: DSC model number drops sharply in 2013
As demand for DSCs is waning, brand vendors are turning cautious about releasing new models. In 2013, the top-7 vendors released a total of only 81 DSC models, a sharp drop of over...
Monday 30 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Asustek and Apple are top-2 tablet vendors in Japan market
Asustek Computer and Apple are currently the top-2 tablet vendors in Japan. In terms of operating system, Google and Apple led the tablet market in Japan with Android and iOS together...
Monday 30 December 2013
TSMC seeing pull-in orders from PC and smartphone chip clients
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reportedly has landed a pull-in of orders from PC and smartphone chip clients for delivery in the second half of January 2014, according...
Friday 27 December 2013
HTC, LG may use sapphire in flagship smartphones in 2014
Smartphone vendors HTC and LG Electronics will likely adopt sapphire home buttons in order to add fingerprint recognition in their next-generation flagship models, the HTC One 2 and...
Friday 27 December 2013
ODM notebook shipments higher than expected in 4Q13
Most notebook ODMs are expected to adjust upward their projected shipments for the fourth quarter of 2013 due to higher-than-expected shipments in November and December. ODMs are...
Friday 27 December 2013
Intel Capital to invest in SanJet Technology
Intel Capital has announced that it will commit an equity investment into Taiwan-based SanJet Technology for the development of in-car digital video recorder (DVR) solutions and other...
Friday 27 December 2013
Notebook vendors still conservative about 2-in-1 devices in 2014
Most notebook vendors are still conservative about sales of 2-in-1 notebook/tablet convertible models in 2014 despite the increasing number of 2-in-1 devices.
Thursday 26 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Google turns to push Android-based TV products
Google TV, which was first launched in 2010, will no longer see any subsequent product release in the future as Google has already merged its Google TV team with the Android team,...
Thursday 26 December 2013
Acer said to merge R&D and PC sales units
As part of its transition to appoint a new CEO, Acer reportedly is also looking to integrate its R&D and PC sales units and place current CTO of the R&D center, Jackson Lin,...
Thursday 26 December 2013
Japan vendors may outsource MILCs to Taiwan makers
As price competition among digital cameras is gradually expanding to mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) models, Japan-based vendors are likely to outsource production of...
Thursday 26 December 2013
Altek launches own-brand smartphone-attachable lens-style camera
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has unveiled an own-brand lens-style digital camera attachable to smartphones or tablets, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Thursday 26 December 2013
PTI to grow sales of logic IC backend service biz in 2014
Memory-IC packaging and testing specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is expected to enjoy significant growth in sales of its logic IC backend service business in 2014, thanks to...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
Main notebook vendors accept notebook panel price hikes, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors including Lenovo, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Asustek Computer have accepted panel makers' hikes in prices for 15.6-inch panels due to tight supply, according to supply...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Japan PC market sees increased sales value, but volumes down
Japan's PC market saw its sales value in October 2013 rise 4.4% on year despite an on-year drop in sales volume. Notebook sales have also seen increased value, but declining volumes...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
PCB maker TPT expanding capacity at China factory
Optoelectronic PCB specialist Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) is expanding monthly production capacity at its factory in Chongqing, western China, from 600,000 square feet in the third...