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Monday 7 April 2014
Microsoft and MediaTek rumored to be looking to push Windows tablets in the China white-box tablet market
Microsoft reportedly has been aggressively trying to persuade MediaTek to push Windows-based tablets in China's white-box market and with the software giant's announcement of offering...
Monday 7 April 2014
Professional video market expands 55% from 2007-2013 as pay TV goes digital, says IHS
Culminating a six-year period of growth, the global market for professional broadcast equipment and services reached US$63 billion in 2013, up 52% from US$41 billion in 2007, according...
Monday 7 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs losing out as PC brand vendors turn to China supply chain for tablets
Among global top-7 PC brand vendors, only Apple (sixth place) still outsources its tablet orders mainly to Taiwan-based EMS providers and ODMs, while the rest - Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard...
Monday 7 April 2014
Suppliers to start pilot production of components for 4th-generation Surface in September
Microsoft unveiled its third-generation Surface at the Build 2014 conference, but the company has already started developing the fourth-generation model and will start pilot production...
Monday 7 April 2014
ECS aims to ship 3 million education-use tablets in 2014, says paper
Taiwan-based ODM Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has begun small-volume shipments of tablets specifically for use in education, and aims to ship three million units in 2014, according...
Monday 7 April 2014
Altek, Asia Tech Image March revenues up sequentially
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$1.573 billion (US$51.8 million), up 41.44% on month but down 0.28% on year, while contact image...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Each smartphone sold to contribute US$10 to TSMC revenues, say sources
The contribution of each smartphone sold worldwide to the revenues of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to reach US$10 soon due to an increase in chips...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Chromebook shipments reach 2.1 million for 2013,forecast to reach 11 million worldwide by 2019, says ABI Research
An estimated 2.1 million Chromebooks shipped in 2013 with nearly 89% of total shipments reaching North America, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. As Chromebook shipments...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 estimated at 4-5 million units, say Taiwan makers
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 are expected to reach only 4-5 million units mainly because cloud-based storage is not popular enough and 4G mobile access is not sufficiently available,...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Clevo sees notebook shipment drop, but profits grow in 2013
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook player Clevo shipped 1.57 million notebooks in 2013, down 13% on year, but its revenues from the business were only down 1% on year and profits increased...
Tuesday 1 April 2014
LCD TV sales in China expected to decline nearly 6% during May 1 holiday period, says AVC
LCD TV sales in China are expected to decline nearly 6% during the May 1 holiday period, according to statistics from AVC.
Monday 31 March 2014
HP ships 7 million notebooks in 1Q14; may return as largest vendor
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to have shipped seven million notebooks in the first quarter, one million units more than expected and will have a chance to return as the largest...
Monday 31 March 2014
LED 1Q14 pricing remains flat despite increased Ultra HD TV and lighting demand, says LEDinside
LED pricing declined 5-9% in first-quarter 2014 as distribution channel inventory levels gradually returned to norm and manufacturers stocked up before the China May Day holidays,...
Monday 31 March 2014
Synnex Technology nets NT$3.32 per share for 2013
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on March 31 reported consolidated revenues of NT$330.3 billion (US$11.1 billion), net operating...
Monday 31 March 2014
Quanta Computer posts 2013 EPS of NT$4.84
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer generated net EPS of NT$4.84 for 2013, according to the company.