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Friday 14 June 2013
China-based white-box 2013 tablet shipments likely below forecasts
China-based white-box tablet vendors' shipments in 2013 were originally forecast at 120 million units, but actual shipments may fall short due to strong competition from inexpensive...
Friday 14 June 2013
Inventec aims to ship 30 million PC-products in 2014
Inventec aims to ship 20 million notebooks and other PC-related products in 2013 and expects shipments to increase 50% to 30 million units in 2014 as the company will start shipping...
Friday 14 June 2013
Taiwan market: LCD TV sales in 2013 expected to fall 10-15% on year
An estimated 1.1 million LCD TVs will be sold in the Taiwan market in 2013, decreasing 10-15% from 2012 mainly because government subsidies for energy-saving models will end, according...
Friday 14 June 2013
China leads growth in LCD TV shipments in 1Q13, says DisplaySearch
Global LCD TV shipments grew 4% on year in first-quarter 2013 to 44.8 million sets, led by strong growth in China, according to research firm DisplaySearch. The improved growth is...
Friday 14 June 2013
Pegatron to start shipments of inexpensive iPhone, next-generation iPad mini in August, say Taiwan makers
Pegatron has landed orders for an inexpensive iPhone with plastic chassis and next-generation iPad mini from Apple and will begin shipments in August, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Smart connected device shipments in emerging markets to surpass 1 billion by 2014, says IDC
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets, and smartphones) are expected to surpass 1.7 billion...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Synnex Technology expanding logistics network in Asia Pacific
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International plans to increase the number of its logistics centers in the Asia Pacific region to 23 in 2014, according...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Second-generation Nexus 7s will stay away from entry-level price competition, say sources
Google's second-generation Nexus 7 tablets are estimated to be available in the retail channel in July with a 16GB version priced at US$229 to avoid competing directly against entry-level...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Global LCD TV shipment growth to grow 1.1% on year in 2013, says WitsView
Research firm WitsView estimates that LCD TV shipments will reach 208.8 million units in 2013, up 1.1% on year, which is down from its earlier projection of 215.5 million units. The...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Notebook ODMs bracing for price war
Notebook brand vendors have recently started the request-for-quotation (RFQ) process for 2014 orders. But because of the notebook industry's weak shipments and Lenovo increasing in-house...
Thursday 13 June 2013
TV panel makers expect steady profits in 2H13 despite limited shipment growth
Despite panel makers expecting to see limited growth in flat panel TV shipments during the second half of 2013, the makers still expect to see increased profits from the panels due...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Low manufacturing yields to keep cost of AMOLED TV panels high for several years, says DisplaySearch
The first 55-inch AMOLED TV is on the market, with others expected to follow; however, the cost of AMOLED panels will remain very high compared to TFT LCD display panels, limiting...
Tuesday 11 June 2013
China market: Local e-book reader vendors bracing for Amazon competition
Amazon has recently entered the China e-book market and prompted local e-book reader vendors to release new products to counter the US-based vendor's advance, according to sources...
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Digitimes Research: Google tying up with branded vendors to strengthen its online retail channel
The launch of HTC's New HTC One Google Edition and Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 Google Edition by Google on June 26 through Google Play highlights Google's attempt to further strengthen...
Tuesday 11 June 2013
PS4 components reportedly start shipping in June
The upstream supply chain reportedly has already started shipping orders for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) in June, and volumes may reach one million units per month by September for the...