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Monday 7 October 2013
Commentary: The possibility and feasibility of an Acer-Asustek merger
Rumors about the possibility of a merger between Asustek Computer and Acer have been circulating in Taiwan's IT indsutry for a while. However, a merger of the two vendors may provide...
Monday 7 October 2013
Vendors to push new convertible all-in-one PCs in 2Q14
Intel's promotion has prompted first-tier brand vendors, except Apple, to step up development of new convertible all-in-one (AIO) PCs set for volume shipments in the second quarter...
Monday 7 October 2013
Second-tier and white-box tablet vendors facing sales pressure
Second-tier and white-box vendors are expected to see their proportion of total tablet shipments drop in the fourth quarter due to competition from first-tier vendors, according to...
Monday 7 October 2013
In a first for the industry, LCD TV panel shipments dip in 3Q13, says IHS
For the first time ever, the global market for LCD TV panels declined in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second, a worrisome development during what is normally a strong...
Friday 4 October 2013
Inventec achieves notebook shipment record in September, says paper
Inventec shipped 2.35 million notebooks in September, the highest monthly volume in the company's history mainly thanks to Hewlett-Packard's (HP) increased orders, according to a...
Friday 4 October 2013
Notebook ODMs ramping shipments of Windows 8.1 models
Having enjoyed strong shipments in September, notebook ODMs have seen their shipments remain robust in October as notebook vendors prepare to roll out new Windows 8.1-based models,...
Friday 4 October 2013
Taiwan market: Microsoft starts promoting Surface Pro to business users
Microsoft Taiwan on October 3 began marketing 64GB and 128GB Surface Pro tablets to business users, including enterprises, government agencies and educational organizations, in the...
Friday 4 October 2013
Advantest expects modest growth in ATE demand through 2014
The global market for automated test equipment (ATE) is expected to see modest growth in 2013 and 2014, but will likely start to cycle down in 2015, according to Advantest Taiwan...
Friday 4 October 2013
Lenovo to adopt Qualcomm solutions for next-generation smartphones
Lenovo reportedly will adopt Qualcomm's solutions for its next-generation K910 smartphone, switching from Intel's platform used in the vendor's existing K900 device, according to...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Indium soldering products meet new IPC J-STD004B
Indium Corporation introduces a full line of soldering products that satisfy IPC's J-STD004B. The IPC's new 004B has stricter requirements for measuring halogens and electromigration...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook brand vendors and ODMs enjoy around 10% growth in September
Global top-five notebook brand vendors and top-three ODMs enjoyed on-month shipment growths of 13% and 9% in September, respectively. Among first-tier vendors, Hewlett-Packard (HP),...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Worldwide game console shipments to increase in 2013, says IDC
A new connected game and entertainment console forecast from IDC concludes that the number of game console bundles shipped worldwide in 2013 will be marginally higher than the 2012...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Innolux, AUO fear losses in TV panel segment during 4Q13
Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) of Taiwan are worried they may yet again face losses in the TV panel segment due to recent declines in TV panel pricing.
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Foxconn secures large-volume handset orders from Indonesia-based distributor, says report
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has secured annual orders of about 50 million handsets including feature phones and smartphones from Erajaya, Indonesia's largest...
Wednesday 2 October 2013
PC shipments to Philippines in 2Q13 suffer brunt of peso devaluation, says IDC
The Philippines PC market shipped a total of 460,000 units in the second quarter of 2013, 12% lower than IDC's initial forecast.