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Wednesday 30 January 2013
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2012
Taiwan notebook shipments increased 2.5% sequentially but decreased 3% on year to reach 43.69 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Wednesday 30 January 2013
China market: Xiaomi cooperates with CNTV for selling connected TV STBs
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology has signed with China Network Television (CNTV) to sell Xiaomi Box, Xiaomi's internally-developed connected TV set-top box (STB), in the China...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Smaller TV channels could make cost-effective transition to OTT, says IHS
For many individual channels that have small- to medium-size audiences, a switch to over-the-top (OTT) streaming as their sole means of video delivery could become an option over...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Full HD projector sales expected to reach 35,600 units in 2013 in education and business segments
Full HD (1080p) projector sales in the education and business segments are expected to reach a cumulative 35,600 units in 2013 followed by a steady rise through 2016 when sales are...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Windows 8 Pro Surface tablet to see initial shipments of 1 million units
Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro-based Surface tablet, which is set to release on February 9, will only have an initial shipment volume of one million units, far lower than the four million...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Commentary: Taiwan central bank needs to adopt necessary measures to face global currency battle
The Japan government recently started its quantitative easing (QE) policies putting pressure on other Asia currencies. Taiwan's premier Sean Chen has urged Taiwan's central bank to...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Windows RT shipments less than half of targets, say Taiwan makers
There have been about two million Windows RT tablets shipped globally, fewer than the 4-4.5 million units originally expected to be shipped as of the end of 2012, and actual sales...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
FCCL firm ThinFlex expects tablet demand to drive company growth in 2013
Flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) maker ThinFlex expects brisk demand from the tablet sector to drive its revenue growth in 2013, although revenues for the first quarter of the...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
MEMS vendors optimistic about combo sensor market
Eyeing booming demand for combo motion sensors used in smartphones and tablets, MEMS vendors including Bosch, InvenSense, Kionix and STMicroelectronics all plan to promote their 6-...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Taiwan market: Apple iPad mini far outsells iPad 4
In the Taiwan market, the sales volume of the iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad (iPad 4) are at a ratio of 3:1 for mobile telecom carriers' contract-bundled sale and 4:1 for...
Monday 28 January 2013
IPC maker Firich to enjoy revenue and profit growths in 2013
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Firich Enterprise expects to enjoy strong revenue and profit growth in 2013, as the company has recently formed a cooperation with gambling...
Monday 28 January 2013
Acer considering selling Chromebook in countries outside the US
Seeing its Chromebook products enjoy better-than-expected sales in the US, Acer is currently considering to sell the products in other mature markets outside the US, according to...
Monday 28 January 2013
Google to cooperate with Asustek for second-generation Nexus 7
Google is set to announce its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in May with the cooperation of Asustek Computer. The combined shipments of the company's first- and second-generation...
Monday 28 January 2013
Vizio aims to bump up TV sales to 6.5 million units in 2013, says chairman
Vizio hopes to bump up its TV sales in 2013 to 6.5 million units, up 20% on year, according to company chairman Wang Wei.
Monday 28 January 2013
Amtran hopes to bump up LCD TV and LCD monitor shipments by 20% in 2013, says chairman
Amtran Technology hopes to reach LCD TV and LCD monitor ODM/OEM shipments of seven million in 2013, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.