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Thursday 12 September 2013
Tablet shipments to top total PC shipments in 4Q13 and annually by 2015, says IDC
The worldwide smart connected device market, comprised of PCs, tablets, and smartphones, is forecast to grow 27.8% on year in 2013, slightly lower than the 30.3% growth in 2012. The...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Notebook brand vendors may reduce 3Q13 shipment forecasts
Despite having placed increased orders for August, notebook vendors are still under pressure to reduce their shipment forecasts for the third quarter as consumer demand remains weak,...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Micron unveils serial NOR flash interface with replay-protected monotonic counter for ultrathin devices
Micron Technology has announced the availability of a replay-protected monotonic counter (RPMC) feature for its SPI NOR flash memory devices, which are validated for future Intel...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen aims to sell one million LED light bulbs in 2013
Tsann Kuen Enterprise aims to sell one million LED light bulbs in 2013 through its IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, according to the company.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Taiwan market: Sony to release Windows-based tablet in late September
Sony plans to release its Windows 8-based tablet, the VAIO Tap 11 in late September in Taiwan, priced at NT$38,800.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
iPhone 5c not expected to add much shipment momentum, says research firm
Market research firm IHS has chosen not to upgrade its forecast of overall Apple iPhone shipments in the second half of 2013. IHS at this time is maintaining its prediction of 86.1...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Quanta Computer ships 3.8 million notebooks in August
Quanta Computer shipped 3.8 million notebooks in August, increasing on month by 18.8% and resulting in January-August shipments of 17.3 million units, according to the company.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Wistron out of Acer 2014 main notebook ODM list, say Taiwan makers
Acer has not released orders for mainstream notebook models to be shipped in 2014 to Wistron, currently one of its main ODMs, which indicates it will not use Wistron as one of its...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Digitimes Research: LED edge-lit 50-inch and above size LCD TV panels in high demand
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to focus more on LED edge-lit 50-inch and above size LCD TV panels in order to allow vendors to make thinner and lighter TV units, according to...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Digitimes Research: LCD TV shipments in China to reach 43.5 million units in 2013
Digitimes Research estimates that LCD TV shipments in China will reach 43.5 million units in 2013, up 11% on year.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
LG reveals strategy for next generation TV market
At IFA 2013 in Berlin, the chief executive of LG's home entertainment segment revealed that the company will expand the global rollout of its OLED TVs to several markets throughout...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Wintel destined to eventually fail, says Acer founder
Commenting on recent events in the PC industry at a recent media conference, Acer founder Stan Shih said that the Wintel camp is destined to fail since the two giants have been keeping...
Monday 9 September 2013
Market chatter: Apple iWatch reportedly suffering from low yields
There is talk in the Taiwan supply chain that Apple's upcoming iWatch is reportedly suffering from low-yield-rate problems, with the rumors being that the upstream supply chain is...
Monday 9 September 2013
Notebook ODMs see growing revenue performance in August
Notebook ODMs Wistron, Compal Electronics and Inventec have announced their revenues for August with all enjoying growth for both on-month and on-year comparisons.
Monday 9 September 2013
Digitimes Research: New developments in the Digital Home industry emerge
The Digital Home industry saw developments in August 2013 when CBS' Showtime Networks announced it is syncing its Sho Sync app to new LG Internet-connected sets that come equipped...