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Tuesday 13 August 2013
Compal, Kinpo add investment in Vibo Telecom
Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics and electronic device maker Kinpo Electronics on August 12 announced respective additional investments of NT$500 million (US$16.67 million) in...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Taiwan-, Japan-based vendors competitive with South Korea-based ones in global high-end TV market, say Taiwan makers
While Samsung Electronics has lowered 55-inch OLED TVs by 34% from KRW15 million (US$12,700) to KRW9.9 million, Taiwan- and Japan-based LCD TV vendors are able to hold ground in the...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
BYOD initiatives offer new opportunities for consumer security providers, says Gartner
Consumer adoption and willingness to pay for antivirus software on mobile devices is low, according to Gartner. Gartner believes that high consumer use of personal mobile devices...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Price erosion accelerates for open cell LCD TV panels in 3Q13, says IHS
Weak demand and rising production in China, combined with efforts by South Korean suppliers to cut manufacturing charges in order to stimulate demand, is resulting in pronounced price...
Monday 12 August 2013
Pegatron to see strong revenues from non-PC product lines in 3Q13
Pegatron Technology has announced its financial results for the second quarter and expects its third-quarter revenues to see a 5-10% sequential drop. However, with its shipments to...
Monday 12 August 2013
Tablet brand vendors preparing for competition in September
First-tier tablet vendors including Apple, Samsung Electronics and Amazon, have all geared up for the next-generation tablet competition in September, while Intel and Google are also...
Monday 12 August 2013
Ability reports profit, Altek suffers loss in 1H13
Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise recorded net EPS of NT$0.46 for first-half 2013, while fellow maker Altek suffered net loss per share of NT$0.08.
Monday 12 August 2013
Taiwan vendors offer cheap tablets to expand market share
The most popular tablet size in the market is currently 7-inch, which accounts for about 70% of total shipments due to their low prices. The iPad is currently the best selling tablet...
Monday 12 August 2013
Samsung, Apple reportedly developing 12-inch and above tablets
Samsung is reportedly developing tablets with a 12-inch or larger display echoing rumors that Apple reportedly has similar plans. Sources from the upstream supply chain believe the...
Monday 12 August 2013
Coretronic nets NT$0.99 per share for 1H13
Taiwan-based Coretronic recorded net EPS of NT$0.99 (US$0.03) for the first half of 2013, the company said at an investors conference on August 9.
Monday 12 August 2013
Asustek sees decrease in 2Q13 operations
Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer saw consolidated revenues, net operating profit and net profit for the second quarter of 2013 slip on quarter and on year due to decreased shipments...
Monday 12 August 2013
Wistron posts 1H13 net EPS of NT$1.46
Taiwan-based ODM Wistron generated net EPS of NT$1.46 for the first half of 2013, according to the company.
Friday 9 August 2013
Shipments of 802.11ac Wi-Fi find biting point in 43.3 million consumer AP market place, says ABI Research
Worldwide consumer Wi-Fi customer premises equipment (CPE) shipments surpassed 43.3 million at the end of first-quarter 2013, a 16.8% increase from the fourth quarter of 2012. "802.11n...
Friday 9 August 2013
Aurora 2Q13 net EPS of NT$1.06 hits record
Aurora, a Taiwan-based distributor of office automation (OA) machines and office furniture, posted net EPS of NT$1.06 for the second quarter of 2013, its highest quarterly level on...
Friday 9 August 2013
Apple shift in chip manufacturing strategy boosts semiconductor foundry business in 2013, says IHS
In an illustration of the massive power it wields in the electronics supply chain, Apple's migration of the production of key semiconductors from Samsung Electronics to pure-play...