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Friday 23 August 2013
Amtran and TPV to land most of Vizio OEM TV orders followed by Foxconn and Wistron
About 70% of Vizio's LCD TVs will be made by Amtran and TPV in 2013 with the additional 30% split between Foxconn Electronics and Wistron.
Friday 23 August 2013
Innolux holds top spot in Ultra HD TV panel shipments
Innolux currently holds about a 70% market share in global Ultra HD TV panel shipments.
Friday 23 August 2013
Global second-tier notebook market declining
The ratio of second-tier notebooks (notebooks offered by non-top-10 vendors) to global notebook shipments has dropped to below 10% recently as most makers have shifted to the development...
Thursday 22 August 2013
Weak peak season leads to heavy price-cutting for LCD TV panels, says WitsView
Price drops for LCD TV modules and open cells are currently around US$4-8 and are showing no narrowing declines in the near future, especially as panel makers plan to cut prices even...
Thursday 22 August 2013
Sony may release PS4 in late December in Asia Pacific and Japan
Having announced its PlayStation 4 (PS4) will be released in North Ameirca on November 15 and in Europe on November 29, Sony is expected to introduce the games console in Japan and...
Thursday 22 August 2013
IT stores in China transforming into shopping complexes
IT retail stores in China have been gradually diversifying into selling non-IT products as consumers there are increasingly turning to online shopping for IT products, according to...
Thursday 22 August 2013
Pegatron expects sequential drops in 3Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments
Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron expects a 5-10% sequential decrease in its third-quarter 2013 notebook shipments and a 10-15% decline for desktops and motherboards, according to the comp...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
HP surpasses Lenovo in 10-month notebook shipments in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to return as the largest notebook brand vendor worldwide with shipments for the first 10 months of 2013 reaching 23.5 million units, higher than Lenovo's...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Microsoft clearing first-generation Surface inventory
Microsoft has recently started clearing its first-generation Surface tablet inventory to welcome its upcoming second-generation models, which reportedly will be launched in October...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Worldwide hardcopy market shows signs of slower on-year declines for both units and shipment value in 2Q13, says IDC
After several quarters of notable decline, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market showed encouraging signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2013. According to the International...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
TV panel pricing expected to continue dropping; likely to rebound in late 2013
Despite lacking demand for panels used in PCs and lower-than-expected demand for LCD TV panels in the third quarter of 2013, panel makers are continuing to maintain high yields as...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Taiwan market: Canon to launch DSLR camera EOS 70D
Canon has unveiled EOS 70D, a midrange DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$32,900 (US$1,097) for body only,...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Auto diode maker Actron looks to grow global market share
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology is looking to further expand its global market share in 2014 from 47% in 2013, according to company vice chairman David Hsieh.
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Commentary: 7-inch tablet demand to dwindle
Smartphones and tablets originally formed two separate markets, but now it seems they may be competing against each other in the near future as smartphone vendors are gradually increasing...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Innolux to supply high color gamut Ultra HD TV panels to Toshiba and Panasonic starting 3Q13
Innolux will reportedly supply Toshiba and Panasonic with 50-, 58- and 65-inch high color gamut Ultra HD TV panels starting third-quarter 2013, according to industry sources.