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Tuesday 17 September 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek launches New PadFone Infinity
Asustek Computer on September 17 unveiled the New PadFone Infinity, a 5-inch triple-mode Android smartphone which can be docked into a 10.1-inch tablet, for immediate launch in the...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
TPV announces weak results for 1H13 amid TV shipment slowdown
TPV Technology has announced that its consolidated revenues increased 8% to US$5.5 billion in the first half of 2013 and that its gross profit margin grew to 7.9%. However, a decrease...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Dell expected to overtake Acer to become third-largest notebook vendor in 2014, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft's ending Windows XP technical support in April 2014 has triggered growing replacement of business-use notebooks, and this is expected to significantly benefit Dell because...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Notebook ODMs, component makers suffer labor shortages in China
Factories established in China by Taiwan-based notebook ODMs and component makers are suffering from labor shortages, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
China market: Baidu launches video device
China-based Internet service provider Baidu has launched Baidu Video Bar, a device for playing Internet-based video content from mobile devices on TVs, in the China market at a retail...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Low-cost Ultra HD TV panel penetration rate to reach 2% in 2014, says WitsView
The penetration rate of low-cost Ultra HD TV panels is expected to reach 0.8% in 2013 but is expected to rise to around 2% in 2014, according to WitsView.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Sony/Google relationship to affect SmartWatch 2 sales
Sony Mobile Communications launched the successor of its LiveView watch, the SmartWatch 2 in June 2013 featuring a larger display, higher resolution, NFC support and water- and dust-proof...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Lenovo expected to ship 1.8 million tablets in 3Q13
China-based Lenovo shipped 1.5 million tablets to rank fourth among international vendors in the second quarter of 2013 based on IDC statistics, and is expected to ship 1.8 million...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
8-inch tablet shipments to fall short of expectations, say Taiwan makers
Several brand vendors including Samsung Electronics and Acer have released 8-inch tablets in light of the good sales performance for the 7.9-inch iPad mini and in order to avoid intense...
Monday 16 September 2013
Quanta may not achieve 20 million tablet shipments in 2013
Weaker-than-expected sales of Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may cause Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the tablet, to be unable to reach its tablet shipment goal of 20 million...
Monday 16 September 2013
China, Korea panel makers expected to produce 48- and 49-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2014
China and Korea panel makers have plans to produce 48- and 49-inch TV panels in 2014 on their 8.5G lines, with some makers expected to also produce Ultra HD TV panel technology in...
Monday 16 September 2013
Foxconn utilizes more factories for LeTV LCD TV production
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently started using its plants in Yantai, China to produce LCD TVs for China-based content provider LeTV and with the addition,...
Monday 16 September 2013
Active management of channel inventory has tongues wagging about new Apple tablets
Apple is rumored to be ready to release its next-generation iPad and iPad mini in October, as related channel retailers have been actively managing their iPad inventories recently,...
Monday 16 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Poor business strategy causing Nintendo to suffer from weak sales
Nintendo's Wii U is currently suffering from weak shipments and its quarterly shipments are even lower than those of the Wii, the previous-generation model. Seeing the issue, most...
Monday 16 September 2013
Large-size panel shipments rise 11% on month in August while Ultra HD TV panel shipments top 1 million, says WitsView
Large-size panel shipments in August 2013 attained 70.11 million units, rising 11% on month, according to WitsView.