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Tuesday 28 May 2013
LCD TV purchases not included in next wave of Taiwan government energy subsidies
The Taiwan government has announced that it will not issue subsidies for LCD TV purchases under its next wave of energy-saving subsidies. This is likely to bring about a 10% decline...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Foxlink to tap China automotive electronics market
Taiwan-based connector maker Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) will begin to tap China's automotive electronics used in energy saving, safety control and smart devices market...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
LGE accelerates in-house mobile AP development
LG Electronics is set to develop its own mobile application processors, accelerating the in-house development of ARM-based chips for mobile devices.
Monday 27 May 2013
CSOT eyeing Ultra HD TV market
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has won an award at the 2013 SID (Society for Information Display) Display Week taking place in Vancouver, Canada for its 110-inch Ultra...
Monday 27 May 2013
Touchscreen notebooks to become focus of Lenovo for 2013
As Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has recently announced that the company is aiming to achieve shipments of 100 million IT products for 2013, sources from the upstream supply chain expect...
Monday 27 May 2013
Touch screen notebooks expected to see 50% increase in shipments in 3Q13
Shipments of touch screen notebooks are expected to reach 7-7.5 million units in third-quarter 2013, up 50-60% on quarter, according to market observers.
Monday 27 May 2013
China market: Lenovo prices the A1000 tablet at around CNY1,000
Lenovo has recently started selling its new Lenovo A1000 in China, priced only at around CNY1,000 (US$163), and the tablet has already become one of the top sellers in the country.
Monday 27 May 2013
China market: White-box tablet makers approaching MediaTek for quad-core solutions
China-based white-box tablet makers are reportedly approaching MediaTek for the purchase of the chipmaker's integrated MT8125 and 8135 quad-core application processors for tablets,...
Friday 24 May 2013
Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
Lenovo on May 23 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with net profit of US$127 million hiking 90% on year, according to the company.
Friday 24 May 2013
GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
Taipei, Taiwan, May 23rd, 2013 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is proud to present today the GIGABYTE BRIX, an ultra compact...
Thursday 23 May 2013
Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
Senao International, a Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics retail chain, plans to expand its retail network in eastern China from 40 stores currently to 100 by the end of 2013,...
Thursday 23 May 2013
One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
Driven by falling prices and a major initiative from Intel, shipments of touch-enabled mobile PCs are expected to enjoy rapid growth in 2013 and the coming years, rising to about...
Thursday 23 May 2013
China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
Sales of LCD TVs during China's Labor Day holiday rose 18% in 2013 compared to a year earlier, as consumers were lured by attractive promotional pricing and a government subsidy program,...
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
Buynow, a channel retail subsidiary of notebook maker Clevo in China, expects its profits to grow significantly in 2013. The company already enjoyed a giant leap in its first-quarter...
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...