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Monday 28 October 2013
Combined smartphone and tablet factory revenues to exceed entire consumer electronics market in 2013, says IHS
In a dramatic sign of how consumer tastes have shifted to new, more exciting wireless products, global factory revenues for smartphones and tablets in 2013 will rise to become larger...
Monday 28 October 2013
Toshiba gearing up for low-cost eMMC solutions
Toshiba will launch low-cost eMMC solutions for use in entry-level and mid-range smartphones and tablets around the end of the fourth quarter, 2013, according to sources at memory...
Monday 28 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see decreases in 3Q13 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical shipped a total of 5.074 million digital cameras in the third quarter...
Monday 28 October 2013
PC brand vendors release new Windows 8.1 products
Asustek Computer recently released its Transformer Book T100 2-in-1 device featuring Windows 8.1 and Intel Bay Trail-T processor, priced at US$349 for a 32GB model and US$399 for...
Monday 28 October 2013
Brand vendors to be more aggressive with supplies from China in 2014
IT product vendors are expected to become more active over seeking partnerships with China-based component suppliers in 2014, hoping to reduce their costs. Some PC peripheral vendors...
Friday 25 October 2013
Retailers begin tweaking Apple recommended price cuts for previous-generation iPad products
Apple's upcoming iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display have already triggered price cuts by channel retailers for previous-generation iPads. US-based Best Buy is currently offering...
Friday 25 October 2013
China market: Demand for Android STBs weakening
Android-based set-top box (STB) sales in China have started to grow weak recently due to rising penetration rates in the local market and the growing popularity of large-size smartphones...
Friday 25 October 2013
Samsung 3Q13 operating profits rise 26% to new record
Samsung Electronics saw its operating profits increase about 26% on year to more than KRW10 trillion (US$9 billion) in the third quarter of 2013, buoyed mainly by significant growth...
Friday 25 October 2013
Notebook shipments rise 10% in 3Q13, says firm
According to WitsView, global notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2013 reached 43.4 million units, rising 10.1% on quarter, making the period the only quarter that showed double-digit...
Friday 25 October 2013
Tablets and smartphones still driving semiconductor growth, says firm
Media tablets and smartphones have been the two most significant drivers of semiconductor growth for the last few years, according to market analyst firm Semiconductor Intelligence...
Friday 25 October 2013
Taiwan ODMs expect mild sequential growth in 4Q13 notebook shipments
Shipments of notebooks to be launched in the peak sales period prior to new year began in October, but shipments in the fourth quarter are expected to increase on quarter by less...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan market: Panasonic to release 65-inch Ultra HD TV in November
Panasonic is expected to release its recently announced 65-inch Ultra HD TV in the Taiwan market during November 2013.
Thursday 24 October 2013
Tablet shipment forecast lowered through 2017, says DisplaySearch
The forecast for global tablet shipments has been lowered as short-term build plans are being reduced. According to DisplaySearch, tablet shipments are still expected to be up 30%...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan market: iPad Air and new iPad mini expected to hit store shelves in late November
Taiwan channel retailers expect Apple's iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display to be available in the local market as early as late November.
Thursday 24 October 2013
HTC denies it is scaling back production
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on October 23 denied media reports that claimed the company had shuttered some of its production lines, looking to outsource production in order...