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Wednesday 6 November 2013
Altek sees strong revenue contribution from non-DSC businesses
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek currently has over 50% of its revenues contributed by non-DSC businesses and will invest more resources on new businesses such...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Acer CEO resignation may have limited benefit
Acer chairman and CEO JT Wang has announced plans to resign from his CEO role with president Jim Wong to take over the position. However, since Acer's operations such as product R&D...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
New iPad Air costs less to make than third-generation iPad model, says IHS
With the iPad Air, Apple has not only trimmed the weight and thickness of its flagship tablet line, it has also cut the component costs, as the new model carries a lower bill of materials...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Acer October notebook shipments down sequentially
Acer shipped 1.4 million notebooks in October, dropping 10% on month, and is expected to ship 4.5 million units in the fourth quarter, according to notebook supply chain makers.
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Pegatron lands orders for AIO PCs from HP
Pegatron Technology has recently obtained orders for new all-in-one (AIO) PCs from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing all-in-one PC orders from Asustek Computer, the company...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
TV, IT panel prices fall
Prices for small-size TV panels, such as 32-, 39- and 42-inch, have dropped US$1-3/panel since October and those for large-size TV panels including 46-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch have...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Senao sees increased October revenues
Senao International, which operates and IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.482 billion (US$118 million) for October, increasing...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Shipments of Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX below expectations
Monthly shipments of the new Google Nexus 7 and those of the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX have fallen short of original expectations and therefore their shipments in 2013 are likely to...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
A quarter of a billion smartphones ship in 3Q13, says Canalys
Over a quarter of a billion smartphones shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2013 as the market grew 44% on year, according to Canalys. The top-2 vendors - Samsung and Apple...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Acer suffers net loss per share of NT$4.82 in 3Q13, CEO to resign
Acer on November 5 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2013, recording a net loss per share of NT$4.82 (US$0.16).
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Tablet shipments from first-tier vendors to drop 2.5% on year in 4Q13
Tablet shipments from major brand vendors worldwide are expected to reach 42.15 million units in the fourth quarter, up 18.1% sequentially, but down 2.5% on year, as the market has...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Overall shipments from top-5 notebook vendors drop in October
The global top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments drop 18% on month in October, while the top-3 notebook ODMs together also saw an on-month shipment drop of 14%.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
NAND market moderates as flash memory loading slackens in devices, says IHS
The global NAND flash memory market is showing signs of slowing down in the third and fourth quarters as traditional growth drivers have tapered off in strength, according to IHS.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Apple spurs massive growth in smartphone fingerprint sensor market, says IHS
As it has done so often before, Apple is triggering a new technology boom, with its integration of a fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5s inspiring a wave of imitators that will drive...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Apple iPad shipments to reach 18-20 million units in 4Q13
As the iPad Air is expected to achieve good sales and Apple has lowered prices for old iPad mini models, global iPad shipments in the fourth quarter are estimated to reach 18-20 million...