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Wednesday 17 July 2013
Toshiba to launch a 7-inch tablet, say Taiwan makers
Toshiba has reportedly placed orders for an entry-level 7-inch tablet named AT7-A and may launch it to the retail channel as soon as the third quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Micron sampling 16nm, 128Gb NAND
Micron Technology has announced the sampling of its 16nm, 128Gb MLC NAND flash memory devices, designed for applications like SSDs, USB drives and flash memory cards, tablets, ultra-thin...
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Smartwatches to explode by 2014, says Canalys
More than five million smartwatches will ship in 2014, Canalys said in its new report. Canalys defines smartwatches as smart wearable bands that are multi-purpose devices running...
Tuesday 16 July 2013
TV demand expected to help Entire Technology improve 2H13 performance
Diffuser plate and polarizer maker Entire Technology expects its performance in the second half of 2013 to improve largely due to demand for products used in large-size TVs, according...
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Taiwan market: Lenovo aims at 50% of notebooks to be touch-screen models in 1H14
Lenovo will strengthen marketing of touch-screen notebooks in the Taiwan market, aiming to hike the proportion of all notebooks sold in the market from 10% currently to 50% in the...
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Xiaomi sells over 7 million smartphones in 1H13
Xiaomi Technology sold 7.03 million own-brand smartphones in the first half of 2013, close to the 7.19 million units sold in 2012, according to the company.
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Apple reportedly having some IC yield problems with new iPhone manufacturing
Poor yields of fingerprint-recognition chips and LCD driver ICs will likely force Apple to reduce first-quarter shipments of the rumored iPhone 5S, which is slated for launch in September...
Monday 15 July 2013
Chromebooks to enjoy surging shipment growth in 2H13
Chromebook shipments in the second half are expected to double or even triple those in the first half as Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Samsung Electronics are all reportedly...
Monday 15 July 2013
China sees weakening PC demand in 3Q13
PC brand vendors originally hoped China's PC market would help cover their dropping sales from other major regions worldwide in the third quarter, but such a hope may not come true...
Monday 15 July 2013
Innolux 42-inch Ultra HD TV panels expected to see limited orders in 2013
Innolux may see less-than-expected orders for its 42-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2013 as TV vendors are increasingly interested in purchasing 50-inch and above size panels, according...
Monday 15 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments drop over 15% on year in 2Q13
Global notebook shipments saw their on-year drop expand from 13.7% in the first quarter to 15.4% in the second, rewriting the record of the worst shipment drop in the notebook industry's...
Monday 15 July 2013
Defying multiscreen challenge, STB market to achieve record shipments in 2013, says IHS
Despite the pay-TV industry's increasing focus on delivering services to alternative devices like PCs, smartphones and tablets, its traditional flagship platform, the set-top box...
Monday 15 July 2013
iPad mini may not be released till 2014, sources claim
Apple's next generation iPad mini may not go into mass production until the fourth quarter of 2013, which will likely bring about a 2014 release date for the device, according to...
Monday 15 July 2013
Asia Optical plans to expand capacity at Myanmar factory, says paper
Taiwan-based optical lens and digital camera maker Asia Optical plans to expand monthly production capacity at its factory in Yangon, Myanmar, from 200,000-250,000 lens kits currently...
Monday 15 July 2013
Taiwan market: Leica launches digital camera X Vario
Leica has launched its X Vario digital camera in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$98,000 (US$3,250, body only).