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Wednesday 24 July 2013
Taiwan market: HP, Toshiba to launch ultra-high-resolution notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch the Envy TouchSmart 14, a 14-inch touch-screen notebook with resolution of 3200 by 1800, in the Taiwan market in August at a recommended retail price...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
World Cup expected to bolster flagging TV shipments for Brazil, says DisplaySearch
After two years of declining TV shipments for Brazil, the 2014 World Cup is expected to support a double-digit rise in shipments, according to research firm DisplaySearch. TV shipments...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
MacBook shipments to reach 4 million in 3Q13
An estimated four million MacBooks will be shipped in the third quarter of 2013, increasing over 10% on quarter, but significantly decreasing from previous years, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
MediaTek to begin volume production of three new chips in 3Q13
MediaTek plans to begin volume production of three new chips in the third quarter of 2013 - the MT6572 and MT6582 for smartphones and the MT8135 for tablets, according to industry...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Kinpo, Cal-Comp working on landing orders for 3D printers, says paper
Taiwan-based Kinpo Electronics and Cal-Comp are together trying to land component or manufacturing orders from 3D printer makers such as 3D Systems and Stratasys, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
LCD TV panel inventory rises to excess level, spurring price drops, says IHS
Global inventory of LCD TV panels is set to rise to its highest level in 19 months in August 2013, with the elevated stockpiles expected to contribute to a decline in prices in the...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Surging popularity of smartphones and tablets hurting PC sales across the MEA and Turkey, says IDC
The MEA region's PC market experienced another quarter of steep decline in the second quarter of 2013 as the proliferation of mobile technology continues unabated. According to preliminary...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
OEM semiconductor spending returns to growth in 2013, says IHS
After a flat year in 2012, global purchasing of semiconductors by the world's top electronic brands is set to return to growth in 2013 as Apple and Samsung Electronics contend to...
Monday 22 July 2013
TCAS 2013: Channel retailers to offer up to 30% discounts for notebooks
The Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS) is set to be hosted from August 1-5 at Taipei World Trade Center in Taiwan and PC vendors are expected to offer up to 30% discounts for...
Monday 22 July 2013
Asustek expects to benefit from second-generation Nexus 7 in 3Q13
Google and Asustek Computer's co-developed second-generation Nexus 7 is expected to start selling at the end of this month (July) in markets such as the US and should boost Asustek's...
Monday 22 July 2013
Flexible PCB makers gearing up mass production for new iPhones
Flexium Interconnect, Zhen Ding Technology and Career Technology reportedly have cut into the supply chain for Apple's next-generation iPhone devices slated for release in late September...
Monday 22 July 2013
Toshiba shifting notebook production fully to inland china
Toshiba has recently decided to completely shift its notebook production from its ODM partners' plants in coastal cities of China such as Shanghai to those in inland areas in western...
Monday 22 July 2013
Lenovo advancing quickly in China tablet market
Although China's tablet market is currently dominated by Apple and white-box makers, Lenovo, after aggressively launching devices with competitive prices, is advancing quickly in...
Monday 22 July 2013
TV sales expected to drop 25% in China during 3Q13
TV sales in China during third-quarter 2013 are expected to drop around 25% due to the local government's discontinuation of LCD TV subsidies, according to market observers.
Monday 22 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 digital camera shipments up sequentially, down on year
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical shipped 6.115 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2013,...