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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...
Monday 9 September 2013
TV shipments in China not picking up in 2H13
TV shipments in China are expected to take a hit in the third and fourth quarters of 2013 largely due to the discontinuation of LCD TV subsidies by the local government, which also...
Monday 9 September 2013
Taiwan market: Back-to-school notebook sales may drop 20-30% on year
Taiwan's notebook sales during the back-to-school season in 2013 may drop 20-30% compared to those in 2012 despite the fact that channel retailers and brand vendors have been aggressively...
Monday 9 September 2013
Nvidia sees growing Tegra 4 orders
Nvidia has recently started receiving orders for its Tegra 4 processor, and in addition to the recently launched Mi3 smartphone from China-based vendor Xiaomi, Nvidia has also landed...
Monday 9 September 2013
Synnex Technology sees August revenues decrease
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.02 billion (US$901 million) for August, decreasing...
Monday 9 September 2013
HP internally estimates shipping only 21 million notebooks in 2014
Hewlett-Packard (HP) internally estimates its notebook shipments to reach only 21 million units for 2014, and the volume in 2013 is estimated to be less than 30 million, down from...
Monday 9 September 2013
Altek sees large growth in August revenue
Digital camera ODM Altek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.55 billion (US$85 million) for August, up 49.35% sequentially and 25.86% on year. January-August consolidated revenues...
Monday 9 September 2013
China market: Apple shares over 64% of 2Q13 consumer tablet sales, says Analysys
Apple occupied 64.6% of 3.576 million consumer tablets sold in the China market during second-quarter 2013, with overall unit sales increasing 5.2% sequentially and 52.8% on year,...