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Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2014
Taiwan's notebook makers saw an unexpected sequential rise in shipments in the second quarter after the end of Microsoft's support for Windows XP generated a wave of replacement demand...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan tablet shipments plunge sequentially in 1Q14, says MIC
In the absence of new Apple products, tablets shipped to Apple - the major client taking up nearly 70% of Taiwan makers' tablet shipments - witnessed a 38% sequential decline in the...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments reach 55.06 million units in 2Q14
There were 55.06 million tablets shipped globally in the second quarter of 2014, decreasing 4.5% on quarter but increasing 17.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Innolux, AUO facing competition from South Korea-based Ultra HD TV makers in China
While still being the main suppliers of Ultra HD TV panels to China-based TV vendors, Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) face strong competition from South Korea-based makers which have...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Asia Pacific PC market comes in close to expectations in 2Q14, says IDC
IDC's results show that the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market increased 2% from the first quarter and declined 10% on year in the second quarter of 2014 to reach 24.3 million...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
China-based LeTV stops selling OTT device in China, says report
China-based LeTV has recently stopped selling its over the top (OTT) device as it violates China's new policies for the Internet TV market, but the company's LCD TV products are not...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
TV panel pricing remains flat in July except for 32-inch units, says DisplaySearch
Pricing for 32-inch open cell TV panels has increased from about US$85 in mid-June 2014 to US$87 in mid-July, up from about US$79 in mid-April, according to DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Acer surpasses Samsung to hold top spot in Chromebook shipments in 2Q14, says WitsView
Chromebook shipments reached 1.8 million units in the second quarter of 2014, and Acer held the number one spot in shipments with a 30% market, surpassing Samsung Electronics for the...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Global UHD TV shipments may reach 20 million units in 2014, say Taiwan makers
As Japan- and South Korea-based vendors have beefed up sales promotion of Ultra HD LCD TVs, global shipments for such models in 2014 are likely to reach 20 million units, according...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to grow 4.3% sequentially in 3Q14
Buoyed by back-to-school demand, global notebook shipments are expected to grow 4.3% sequentially in the third quarter of 2014 before taking a dive of 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according...
Monday 21 July 2014
ASRock lands IPC orders from Turkey
ASRock reportedly has landed procurement orders for industrial PCs (IPCs) from the government in Turkey with volumes around 300,000-400,000 units, according to market watchers, adding...
Monday 21 July 2014
Dell aims to ship 30 million notebooks in 2015
Based on requests for quotation (RFQ) received by Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Dell aims to ramp up its notebook shipments by 40% to almost 30 million units in 2015, bringing it closer...
Friday 18 July 2014
Flextronics plans to release orders for wearable device components to Taiwan
Singapore-based EMS provider Flextronics International plans to release orders for wearable device components to Taiwan-based makers due to their technological advantages in precision...
Friday 18 July 2014
South Korea makers still developing OLED TV panels
While Samsung Electronics is focusing on Ultra HD TVs instead of OLED TVs, South Korea-based panel makers have been developing OLED TV panels with Ultra HD resolution, according to...
Thursday 17 July 2014
Apple and IBM forge global partnership to transform enterprise mobility
Apple and IBM have announced an exclusive partnership that teams the strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps - bringing IBM's...