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Monday 21 January 2013
Compal aims to hike revenue proportion for non-notebook products to 26% in 2013, says president
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics aims to increase the proportion of consolidated revenues for non-notebook products from 20% in 2012 to 26% in 2013 and over 30% in 2014,...
Friday 18 January 2013
Wistron unlikely to buy Sharp TV plant in Malaysia, says sources
Wistron is unlikely to buy Sharp's TV assembly plant in Malaysia as speculated although Sharp is currently an ODM client for the Taiwan-based company, according to industry watcher...
Friday 18 January 2013
Taiwan market: Cybermart to expand retail chain in 2013
Cybermart, a retail chain in China and Taiwan under Foxconn Group, will expand its operation in the Taiwan market from stores currently to 30 by the end of 2013, according to the...
Friday 18 January 2013
Vehicle LCD shipments to soar 89% in four years, says IHS
Global shipments of vehicle LCD will nearly double from 2012 to 2016, partly propelled by a US mandate on rear-view cameras that will result in expanding use in both mid-range and...
Friday 18 January 2013
MSI Taiwan Excellence Award Winner: 15 years of affirmation
The 21st Taiwan Excellence Award was unveiled, MSI was again snatched the award for 15th consecutive years for its innovation and superior quality. Commissioned by the ROC Ministry...
Friday 18 January 2013
Intel releases updated Haswell CPU roadmaps to production partners, say sources
Intel reportedly has provided its production partners with updated roadmaps of its 22nm Haswell CPUs, which will be available in June, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Friday 18 January 2013
Taiwan market: Fujitsu to launch new ultrabook LifeBook
Fujitsu on January 17 unveiled the LifeBook CH702, a 13.3-inch Windows 8 ultrabook "specifically designed for females", for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Google happy to see Acer, Asustek launch inexpensive tablets to hike Android penetration, say Taiwan makers
As Acer and Asustek Computer will soon launch 7-inch tablets for sale at about US$149, Google, although having cooperated with Asustek to develop the Nexus 7, is not worried about...
Thursday 17 January 2013
VIA forms IC joint venture with Shanghai Alliance Investment
VIA Technologies has announced that it has set up an IC design house jointly with Shanghai Alliance Investment Company targeting the growing chip market in China.
Thursday 17 January 2013
MStar Semiconductor and Flingo Samba TV platform team up to provide smart TV solution
Smart TV app publisher Flingo has announced that Samba, its new interactive TV platform, will be integrated into MStar Semiconductor Smart TV solution to synchronize TV, tablet, phone...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Acer discontinues eMachines brand
Acer has confirmed that it has discontinued the operations of its eMachines brand, which it brought in after acquiring Gateway.
Thursday 17 January 2013
Taiwan market: NCC plans to release two more digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to release two additional digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses based on DVB-T2 (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall to expand operations in 2013
E-Life Mall, an electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will expand its retail network from 320 stores currently to 360 by the end of 2013, with its employees increasing from 1,640 to...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased 1Q13 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship 38.743 million notebooks in first-quarter 2013, decreasing 11.3% sequentially and 8.7% on year, with their global market share reaching 89.2%, according...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Intel targets low-end smartphone market with new Atom processor platform, says IHS
Intel's introduction of a new Atom processor platform designed to target the fast-growing market for low-end smartphones in emerging economies represents a shrewd strategy that could...