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Thursday 28 March 2013
Sony Mobile ramping penetration in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications is enhancing its presence in the entry-level to mid-range Android smartphone segment, leveraging the spectacular sales gained from its flagship model, the...
Thursday 28 March 2013
Demand for 3D optical film rises as passive 3D TV competes with shutter glass, says DisplaySearch
As 3D TV continues to grow, competition between two main 3D technologies is heating up, and film patterned retarder is finally catching up to the more established shutter glass approach...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Intel to separate 3rd-generation ultrabooks into 3 price groups
Intel has unveiled its plans for third-generation ultrabooks to downstream partners and is separating the segment into three major price levels, hoping to satisfy different consumer...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Automotive diode maker Actron posts EPS of over NT$4 in 2012
Taiwan-based automotive diode component maker Actron Technology saw its net profits decrease 17.8% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.1 million) in 2012. The earnings translated into...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile aims to obtain 20% market share in 2013
Launched in March, Sony Mobile's flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, has sold more than 50,000 units in less than a month in Taiwan. According to Jonathan Lin, general manager of Sony...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
CSOT expected to surpass 20 million in TV panel shipments during 2013
China-based panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is expected to reach over 20 million in TV panel shipments in 2013, up drastically from 2012, according to industry...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Apple cuts iPad mini shipments for 2Q13
Apple has reportedly cut its shipments of the iPad mini to between 10-12 million units for the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. The figure is based on shipment...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Wistron, Inventec post profits for 2012
Wistron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$657.84 billion (US$22.26 billion), gross margin of 4.85%, net operating profit of NT$8.22 billion, net profit of NT$6.67 billion,...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Worldwide smart connected device shipments cross one billion units in 2012, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of smart connected devices grew 29.1% on year in 2012, crossing one billion units shipped with a value of US$576.9 billion, according to IDC. The market expansion...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek unveils Padfone Infinity for pre-order
Asustek Computer on March 26 unveiled Padfone Infinity, a 5-inch WCDMA smartphone which can be docked into a 10.1-inch tablet, for pre-order in the Taiwan market at retail prices...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Apple expected to release Ultra HD TV
Apple is reportedly continuing to develop a TV rumored to be called the iTV, which is likely to support Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) along with voice and motion control functions and Internet...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Ultra HD TV market limited, China territory to fight for among panel makers, says WitsView
According to observations on the Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV market by research firm WitsView, OLED TV development has been surprisingly slower than expected, causing TV vendors from...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
ODMs see weaker profits from tablet business
As Google and Amazon reportedly will release their next-generation 7-inch entry-level tablets in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain have estimated that related...
Monday 25 March 2013
Brand vendors cautious about Microsoft when it comes to hardware design
Notebook brand vendors have turned cautious about revealing their new products' industrial designs for next-generation Windows as they are concerned that Microsoft may use their designs...
Monday 25 March 2013
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to participate in next-generation Windows development
Microsoft has recently finished the preparation for its integrated development program (IDP) for the next-generation Windows operating system and several brand vendors including Acer,...