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Wednesday 21 August 2013
Commentary: 7-inch tablet demand to dwindle
Smartphones and tablets originally formed two separate markets, but now it seems they may be competing against each other in the near future as smartphone vendors are gradually increasing...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Innolux to supply high color gamut Ultra HD TV panels to Toshiba and Panasonic starting 3Q13
Innolux will reportedly supply Toshiba and Panasonic with 50-, 58- and 65-inch high color gamut Ultra HD TV panels starting third-quarter 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Innolux, AUO see TV panel orders pick up in preparation for October 1 holidays
Both Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) are starting to see TV panel orders pick up and expect them to be strong throughout September due to TV vendors in China preparing for the nation's...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Arima Communications steps into tablets
Taiwan-based smartphone ODM Arima Communications has extended product development and production to tablets and has finished development of 7- and 8-inch models, with shipments expected...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
LCD TV sales expected to be flat in China during October 1 holiday period
LCD TV vendors expect flat growth for TV sales in China during the nation's October 1 holiday period and instead anticipate growth in North America.
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Taiwan market: Retailers not stocking as much inventory for back-to-school season as in previous years
With the PC industry suffering from a downturn, channel retailers are active about offering new promotions in Taiwan, but their inventory preparation for the back-to-school season...
Monday 19 August 2013
Taiwan makers conservative about Nokia Windows RT tablet sales
While Nokia will unveil its first Windows RT tablet at the end of September and will sell the model through cooperation with Verizon in the US market, Taiwan-based supply chain makers...
Monday 19 August 2013
Notebook players finding gaming PC business still a bright spot in dismal PC market
Notebook players such as second-tier ODMs Clevo and Shuttle, as well as brand vendors Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI), are seeing their gaming notebook businesses...
Monday 19 August 2013
Synnex lands iPhone sales right for China market, says paper
Synnex Technology International, a Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronic products distributor, has obtained an iPhone sales agent right for the China market, according to the Chinese-language...
Monday 19 August 2013
Notebook ODMs seeking measures to stay competitive in 2014
Notebook ODMs are taking measures to handle the challenges they may face in 2014. In addition to seeking new business opportunities such as wearable devices and cloud computing datacenters,...
Monday 19 August 2013
Sony and Samsung to unveil new smartphones and wearable devices in September
Samsung Electronics and Sony are expected to unveil their latest smartphones and wearable devices prior to Apple's release of new products in September or October, according to market...
Monday 19 August 2013
Lenovo to produce 60% of its notebooks in-house in 2014
Lenovo reportedly will produce 60% of its notebooks in-house in 2014, while outsourcing to Compal Electronics will drop to only 30% of total shipments from the previous 50%, and Wistron's...
Friday 16 August 2013
Samsung intros 3D V-NAND SSD for enterprise applications
Samsung Electronics has introduced a solid state drive (SSD) based on its 3D V-NAND technology. The new SSD, unveiled during a keynote at the Flash Memory Summit 2013 in California,...
Friday 16 August 2013
Samsung announces Curved OLED TV
Samsung Electronics America has announced the availability of its first Curved OLED TV in the US. The KN55S9C is also the first TV to feature MultiView capabilities with Full HD and...
Friday 16 August 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom offers 50-inch Ultra HD TV for contract-bundled sale
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on August 15 announced cooperation with Chimei to offer a 50-inch Ultra HD TV for sale at NT$33,990 (US$1,133) when bundled with a 3-year MOD contract of NT$299...