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Wednesday 17 April 2013
Apple reportedly stops placing Mac component orders
Apple has reportedly stopped placing component orders for its Mac series products recently and related upstream suppliers so far have not yet received any word about when the US-based...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
LG Display March 32-inch TV panel shipments exceed 2 million units
Demand for TV panels has been rising due to China's Labor Day holidays and LG Display (LGD) reported March shipments of 32-inch TV panels exceeding two million units. BOE saw monthly...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Foxconn to pay Microsoft for production of Android/Chrome devices
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on April 17 signed contracts with Microsoft to acquire authorization for patents used in the production of Android- and Chrome-based...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
China-based vendors offer Android STBs
A number of China-based vendors, including Mele Digital Technology, Geniatech, Giec Electronics and Bluetimes Technology, exhibited Android TV set-top boxes (STBs) at the 2013 China...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
iPad mini shipments expected to drop as high as 30% in 2Q13
Upstream sources in the iPad mini supply chain expect a 20-30% decline in shipments for the device during the second quarter of 2013 due to lacking demand in the market.
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Some China-based white-box vendors plan to develop Windows 8 tablets
Viewing that Android tablets, especially 7-inch models, have been under intense price competition and therefore profitability is thinning, some China-based white-box vendors are considering...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
China-based white-box vendors quote low prices for tablets
China-based white-box vendors have quoted tablets showcased at the recently concluded 2013 China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components in Hong Kong significantly lower than...
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Samsung Electronics' local branch over allegations concerning an advertising campaign to smear its rival HTC, according the Taiwan's...
Tuesday 16 April 2013
LG sees weak OLED TV sales so far in 2013
LG Electronics has reportedly only sold 200 units of its 55-inch OLED TV since its release in February 2013, which industry sources say is due to the device's high price tag as a...
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Demand for touch controller, eDP, USB 3.0 chips rises on forthcoming Haswell
Taiwan-based IC suppliers for touch controllers, eDP (embedded DisplayPort) solutions and USB 3.0 chips, have seen a pick-up in demand recently, as notebook OEMs and ODMs have begun...
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Taiwan market: TV brands to introduce large-size Ultra HD TVs in 2013
Japan-, and Taiwan-based brands will be introducing new products that focus on large-sizes and high resolutions during the second quarter of 2013.
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Gaming consoles lead global connected TV usage, says DisplaySearch
With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries,...
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Acer to sell PCs through the home appliance channel in Brazil
Acer has reportedly formed cooperation with Brazil-based home appliance retail chain Casas Bahia to sell its products in the retailer's close to 600 stores throughout Brazil, according...
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Netbooks set for extinction by 2015, says IHS
Once a white-hot PC product that sold in the tens of millions of units annually, netbooks are now marking their final days, with the rise of tablets causing their shipments to wind...
Monday 15 April 2013
Local suppliers threaten Taiwan's dominance in China TV LED BLU market
China-based LED chip packaging houses have been extending their presence from small-size LED BLUs (backlight units) to large-size models in the China market, posing potential competitive...