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Monday 16 December 2013
Mobile DRAM to become mainstream in 2014, says DRAMeXchange
The expanding market for mobile devices including smartphones and tablets have encouraged the world's major DRAM chipmakers to shift their attention to mobile DRAM resulting in an...
Monday 16 December 2013
Wistron, Pegatron form special teams to help Acer, say sources
Following Stan Shih's return to Acer's management, several supply chain partners including Wistron and Pegatron Technology have geared up trying to help the brand vendor rebound from...
Monday 16 December 2013
Global TV panel shipments peak in November, says DisplaySearch
Global TV panel shipments peaked in November and are expected to fall in December and through January and February 2014 based panel makers' shipment plans, according to NPD Display...
Monday 16 December 2013
China market: TV channels may see high inventory levels until February 2014
Retail channels in the China LCD TV market are facing high inventory levels and the pressure is likely to persist until February 2014, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers...
Friday 13 December 2013
Taiwan market: CHT, FET to start selling iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced contract-bundled sale of iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display will...
Friday 13 December 2013
Sub 50-inch segment to take up 60% of Ultra HD TV panel output in 2014
Owing mainly to promotions by China-based TV vendors, the sub-50-inch segment will account for 60% of the global Ultra HD TV panel production in 2014, according to sources with Taiwan's...
Thursday 12 December 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek launches PadFone mini
Asustek Computer on December 11 launched its PadFone mini, a combination of a 4.3-inch smartphone and 7-inch tablet, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,900...
Thursday 12 December 2013
Global LCD TV shipments to fall 1.7% in 2013, but grow 3% in 2014, says WitsView
Global LCD TV shipments will drop 1.7% on year to 203.1 million units in 2013, but will rise 3% to 209.1 million units in 2014, according to WitsView.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
AMD and Intel said to be engaging in desktop CPU price war
AMD has implemented comprehensive price cuts for its desktop processors, including FM2 socket A4 5300/4000 CPUs, sold in China and North America to counter Intel's 15% reduction in...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Compal acquires new enterprise notebook orders for 2014 from HP
Compal Electronics reportedly has landed orders for Hewlett-Packard's (HP) enterprise notebooks and will start shipments in June 2014, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Brand vendors to back down from releasing touchscreen conventional notebooks in 2014
Some first-tier notebook brand vendors have recently adjusted their notebook roadmaps for 2014 and will delay the releases of touchscreen conventional notebooks to focus on non-touchscreen...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Innolux to produce 75-inch Ultra HD TV panels
Innolux is poised to produce 75-inch Ultra HD LCD TV panels in 2014 and has been in talks with Sony and Samsung Electronics over orders for the new products, according to sources with...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Acer November revenues up month, down on year
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$30.743 billion (US$1.04 billion) for November, rising 11.50% on month but declining 5.27% on year, and NT$331.806 billion for January-November,...
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Quanta November notebook shipments up 19%
Quanta Computer shipped 4.4 million ODM notebooks in November, increasing 18.9% on month, according to the company.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
China market: Smart TV penetration to rise to over 70% in 2014, say Taiwan makers
As China-based Internet service providers, including Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, have partnered with LCD TV vendors to offer smart LCD TVs for sale bundled with content contracts,...