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Wednesday 23 October 2013
Wistron plans to enhance AOpen business model
Wistron is planning to transform its digital signage subsidiary AOpen from a simple hardware supplier to an software/hardware integrator and service provider, pushing a diversified...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Vendors remain confident about touchscreen notebooks in 2014
Despite the failure to raise touchscreen notebook demand in 2013, several notebook brand vendors including Acer and Asustek Computer are still planning to release more products in...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
MediaTek to see tablet solution shipments double in 2014
MediaTek is expected to see its shipments of tablet solutions double in 2014 from 15-20 million units projected for 2013 and account for 30% of the non-iPad tablet chipset market,...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Apple iPad mini price cut to trigger pricing competition
Apple's price cut for its first-generation iPad mini is expected to prompt its competitors to slash their tablet prices, according to sources from tablet vendors.
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Christmas not expected to be so merry for the US TV business, says IHS
Shipments of flat panel TVs in the US are set to decline by 7% in the second half of 2013 as the holiday season delivers little reprieve from the long-term slowdown in domestic demand,...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Apple updates MacBook Pro specifications; launches new Mac Pro
Apple has updated MacBook Pro with Retina display with fourth-generation Intel Core processors, the latest graphics, longer battery life, faster flash storage and next-generation...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Taiwan IPC makers look to orders arising from gambling machine replacements
As the life-cycles of gambling machines are decreasing due to increasing competition among casinos, Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) makers, including Advantech, IEI Integration,...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Pegatron offers rosy 4Q13 outlook
Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung, at a conference on October 22, expressed his optimism about the company's business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2013, indirectly denying...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Acer to donate PCs to Myanmar
In order to strengthen its presence in the Myanmar market, Acer will have the Acer Foundation donate PCs to the country through an APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) Project led...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Apple announces iPad Air and Retina-featured iPad mini
Apple has announced the iPad Air featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display. Weighed one pound, iPad Air is 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad, and with a narrower...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Apple aims to ship 10 million plus 9.7-inch iPads in 4Q13
Apple's 9.7-inch iPad supply chains are preparing for shipments of more than 10 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 October 2013
BYD lands tablet orders from HP, Dell, Toshiba
China-based BYD has obtained ODM/OEM orders for tablets from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Toshiba due to its competitive prices, according to Taiwan-based tablet supply chain mak...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Shipments of connectable STBs to nearly double by 2017, says IHS
The global market for connectable set-top boxes (STBs) is expected to surge by 91% from 2012 through 2017, driven by a number of factors including the adoption of multimedia home...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
China TV vendors aggressive with Ultra HD TV marketing, says DisplaySearch
As TV vendors look to revitalize their businesses, Ultra HD TV strategies are being planned, and the most aggressive ones are coming from China vendors. According to DisplaySearch,...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
China chipset vendors accounting for growing share of tablet solution market
More chipset vendors in China, including Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Electronic and Amlogic, have been ramping up solutions to tap the booming global tablet market, which is expected...