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Monday 6 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Global top-5 notebook brands see over 20% shipment drop in April
Global top-5 notebook brands together suffered a more than 20% on-month shipment drop in April, while top-3 ODMs together had a drop of 14% due to most brand vendors having started...
Monday 6 May 2013
Taiwan April CPI goes up, says DGBAS
Taiwan's April 2013 consumer price index (CPI) of 102.04 (2011 as base year) increased by 0.6% on month and by 1.04% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of...
Monday 6 May 2013
Altek expects 30% sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek, having seen first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues drop 18.83% sequentially to NT$4.014 billion (US$134 million), expects consolidated revenues...
Friday 3 May 2013
Taiwan market: Projector shipments down in 1Q13, says IDC
There were 19,452 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 20.9% on quarter and 24.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Friday 3 May 2013
Taiwan market: Sony to launch 3 Cyber-shot digital cameras
Sony Taiwan on May 2 unveiled three Cyber-shot series digital camera models, the HX50V for launch in the Taiwan market in mid-June, and the WX300 and TX30 launching in mid-May.
Friday 3 May 2013
Apple and Samsung to ship a combined 110 million tablets in 2013
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers have received surging orders from international tablet vendors and China-based white-box ones, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources, adding...
Friday 3 May 2013
Micron intros new PCIe SSD for data centers
Micron Technology has announced a new PCIe enterprise solid state drive (SSD) which it claims will improve overall performance in enterprise servers, appliances and storage platfor...
Thursday 2 May 2013
Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 estimated at over 1.5 million units
There will be at least 1.5 million tablets sold in the Taiwan market in 2013 mainly 7-inch models, growing 25% from 2012, according to local retail channels.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Heat pipe demand from tablets starts rising in 2013
Cooling module demand from tablets is rising in 2013 as average power consumption of ARM-based processors has increased significantly from 3W in the past to 6-7W currently and heat...
Thursday 2 May 2013
Microsoft preparing second-generation Surface
Microsoft is expected to announce second-generation Surface tablets at the company's Build Developer Conference, which will be hosted from June 26-28, according to sources from the...
Thursday 2 May 2013
Tablet ownership rates continue to increase, says CEA
Tablet ownership in America has reached a new high with 40% of online US adults indicating they own a tablet, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Thursday 2 May 2013
Worldwide tablet market surges ahead on strong 1Q13 sales, says IDC
Worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge, growing 142.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2013, according to research firm IDC. Tablet shipments totaled 49.2 million units...
Thursday 2 May 2013
Mobile devices lead electronics purchases, says CEA
Consumers' desire for mobility is driving sales of tablets, smartphones, e-book readers and wireless mobile hotspots, according to a new study released by the Consumer Electronics...
Tuesday 30 April 2013
AUO lands more Ultra HD TV panel orders from Philips
AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to further bump up its shipments of Ultra HD TV panels due to a recent order increase from Philips for 55- and 65-inch units, according to industry...
Tuesday 30 April 2013
China becomes leading PC market in 2012, says IHS
China rose to the top of the PC market for the first time ever on an annual basis in 2012, relegating the US to second place with a lead of more than three million units, according...