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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...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
China market: FPD TV sales to drop to 44 million units in 2014, says CECC
Although China will still be the largest FPD (flat-panel display) TV market around the world in 2014, sales are expected to decrease to 44 million units, according to the China Electronics...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
Taiwan market: BenQ aims at 6% digital camera share in 2014
Taiwan-based vendor BenQ aims to ship 30,000 digital cameras for a market share of 6% in the domestic market in 2014, according to the company.
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Microsoft and Sony competing over local multimedia content services on PS4 and Xbox One
Microsoft has recently signed contracts with four multimedia content providers in the Greater China region, aiming to provide related services for its Xbox One and Xbox 360 game consoles,...
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Acer appoints Jason Chen as corporate president and CEO
Acer has announced the appointment of Jason Chen as corporate president and CEO from January 1, 2014. Taking the role of leading Acer through its corporate transformation, Chen is...
Monday 23 December 2013
Apple large-size tablet rumored for launch in October 2014
Apple is rumored to release a 12.9-inch tablet in October 2014, targeting North America's educational market, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Monday 23 December 2013
TV panel prices fall, says DisplaySearch
Quotes for 40-, 42-, 46-, 50- and 55-inch LCD TV panels have dropped 0.4-2% recently, while those for 32- and 39-inch models have remained unchanged, according to DisplaySearch.
Monday 23 December 2013
LTE dominance raises Qualcomm baseband market share to two thirds in 3Q13, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband processor market grew 10.3% on year to reach US$4.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 23 December 2013
Acer sees executive changes
Acer founder Stan Shih, after returning as the company's CEO, has been aggressively reorganizing its businesses and executives, and the company's senior corporate vice president and...
Friday 20 December 2013
Networked medical device sales to exceed 14 million units in 2018, says Parks Associates
New digital health research from Parks Associates predicts US sales of networked medical devices will exceed 14 million units by 2018, more than five times the sales from 2012.
Friday 20 December 2013
Big brand tablet installed base to surpass 285 million, says ABI Research
Tablets have been on the top of many wish lists since 2010 when Apple launched its first iPad device. The installed base of big brand media tablets is expected to surpass 285 million...
Friday 20 December 2013
Pegatron chairman takes over TCA
Acer's ex-chairman JT Wang has finished his term as the13th chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung has been elected as his successo...
Friday 20 December 2013
Wistron expects 60% of 2014 revenues generated from non-notebook products
Wistron expects revenues generated from its notebook ODM business to account for 40% of its total revenues in 2014, down from 45% at the end of 2013, while sales of other product...