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Friday 8 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 vendors, top-3 ODMs see sequential drops in July notebook shipments
The five largest notebook vendors' combined shipments in July decreased 25% on month while the three largest ODMs' combined shipments also slipped 17%, according to Digitimes Resea...
Friday 8 August 2014
Defying expectations, global LCD TV market rises in 1H14, says IHS
LCD TV panels enjoyed unexpected growth in the first half of 2014, tied to enthusiastic TV viewing because of the World Cup and other factors that benefited the market, according to...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Global projector market grows 17% in volume in 2Q14, says Futuresource
Global projector shipments grew 17% in volume on year in second-quarter 2014 to two million units and in value terms the market grew 9% to hit US$2.4 billion, according to Futuresource...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Samsung holds Smart School symposium in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics on August 6 held a Smart Interactive Learning symposium to examine the implementation of Smart Schools, in Taiwan. As part of a global project, Samsung has set...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Taiwan market: Optoma launches 4 DLP projectors
Taiwan-based DLP projector vendor Optoma Technology has unveiled four home-use projectors, the HC51, HD36, HD26 and ultra-short-throw GT1080, for immediate launch in the Taiwan mar...
Thursday 7 August 2014
LCD TV supply chain ready for 4Q14 peak season, say Taiwan makers
The LCD TV supply chain has started processing orders for peak demand in the fourth quarter of 2014, and vendors are expected to focus promotions on large-size and Ultra HD models...
Wednesday 6 August 2014
Players optimistic about digital signage payment systems
Digital signage players are optimistic about the business opportunities from the combination of digital signage and mobile payment systems.
Wednesday 6 August 2014
Channel retailers kick off back-to-school promotions
To satisfy back-to-school demand, channel retailers have been offering new promotions for notebooks, LCD TVs and PC accessories recently. The deals are expected to help notebook recover,...
Wednesday 6 August 2014
China market: Over 5 million consumer tablets sold in 2Q14, says Analysys
There were 5.5 million consumer tablets sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2014, increasing 9.4% on quarter and 53.8% on year, according to China-based Analysys...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Lenovo to cooperate with Compal to launch US$199-249 Windows notebooks at end of 2014, say Taiwan makers
Lenovo has talked about cooperation with Compal Electronics to launch Windows 8 notebooks for sale at US$199-249 during the year-end peak sales period, according to Taiwan-supply chain...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Notebook decline eases as tablet shipments level out, says Canalys
PC shipments worldwide reached 123.9 million units in the second quarter of 2014, representing an on-year growth of 14%. But with effectively no sequential growth, it would appear...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
TCAS 2014: Lenovo sees strong sales
Lenovo saw strong demand for its traditional notebooks, tablets and gaming notebooks during the Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS) 2014, hosted from July 31 to August 4 and expects...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Asustek, MSI to enter branded desktop market; may impact client sales
Following Asustek Computer's increased investments in the branded desktop industry, Micro-Star International (MSI) also has started developing new own-brand traditional desktops, all-in-one...
Monday 4 August 2014
Quanta manufactures 60% of Acer tablets in 1H14
The majority of Acer's tablet orders returned back into the hand of Quanta Computer, which landed 60% of Acer's orders in the first half of the year, according to sources from the...
Monday 4 August 2014
Xiaomi kicks off price war in wearable device market
China-based Xiaomi has recently released a smart bracelet priced at CNY79 (US$12.79) and the price point is expected to affect other vendors' pricing for wearable devices they plan...