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Wednesday 23 January 2013
LCD TV sales grow 5.9% in China during 2012; expected to rise 4% in 2013
LCD TV sales reached 39.27 million units in 2012, up 5.9% on year, and are expected to climb another 4% on year in 2013, according to market estimates in China.
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Production for 9.7-inch iPad products to decrease in 1Q13; Sharp working on next-generation iPad panel products
Production for 9.7-inch iPad products is expected to decrease by 40% in the first quarter, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Samsung to launch more tablets, ultrabooks in 2013
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to launch 7-, 8- and 10.1-inch tablets as well as a series of ultrabooks in 2013 optimizing on its success gained with sales of smartphones.
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Apple to see tablet market share dip in 1H13
Apple is expected to see the share of its iOS-based iPad and iPad mini in the tablet segment continue to be eroded by an array of Android-based tablets by other branded vendors in...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer likely to book substantial intangible asset losses in 2012
Acer is expected to book a loss of NT$3.5 billion (US$120.8 million) or NT$1.30 per share for 2012 due to reduced value of its intangible assets amid its process to streamline brand...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Asustek, Gigabyte look to flat growth in motherboard shipments in 2013
Asustek Computer is expected to ship 21.5-22 million motherboards in 2013 compared to 22-22.2 million units shipped in 2012, while fellow company Gigabyte Technology aims to ramp...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q12 digital camera shipments hit 15-quarter low
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 7.588 million digital cameras in total during the fourth quarter of 2012, hitting the lowest quarterly...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Acer fires employee for fraud
Acer has fired an employee accused of misappropriating company products via fake orders and selling them for personal profit in Taiwan. Acer has also filed a lawsuit against the wo...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Lenovo and Sharp winding down talks on LCD TV plant acquisition
Lenovo and Sharp are reportedly winding down talks about Lenovo acquiring an LCD TV assembly plant in Nanjing from Sharp, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
LCD TV sales expected to rise 10% on year in China during Lunar New Year
LCD TV sales in China are expected to rise 10% on year to approximately seven million units during the Lunar New Year period in February 2013, according to market observers.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Teco aims for US$345 million in home electronics revenues during 2013
Sales from frequency conversion air conditioners used in the commercial segment are expected to help Teco reach its targeted revenues of NT$1 billion (US$345 million) within the home...
Monday 21 January 2013
Asia Optical to supply MILC to new Kodak in 2013
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Asia Optical will start supplying mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) to JK Imaging, the company that Kodak has authorized...
Monday 21 January 2013
Taiwan makers concern about losing order from Japan DSC vendors
As Japan has started to implement new policies to drop its exchange rate after the new government came aboard, Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers concern that the new...
Monday 21 January 2013
Joint venture between Lenovo, Compal to produce 12-13 million notebooks in 2013
Lenovo and Compal Electronics' notebook production joint venture in China will manufacture 12-13 million notebooks in 2013, according to Compal president Ray Chen. The amount is expected...
Monday 21 January 2013
CReTE sees 2012 Europe revenues fall 40%
CReTE System, which makes ruggedized notebooks, tablets, PDAs and peripherals, saw revenues its major export market, Europe, drop 40% in 2012 from 2011, according to the company.