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Monday 24 December 2012
Acer to raise notebook supply proportion from Chongqing to 75% in 2013
Acer is expected to have 60-62% of its notebook shipments supplied from Chongqing, China in 2012 and the proportion will rise to 75% in 2013, according to sources from the upstream...
Monday 24 December 2012
Taiwan flexible PCB makers December sales to drop
Revenues at Taiwan-based flexible PCB suppliers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology are expected to register sequential decreases in December as clients...
Monday 24 December 2012
Quanta Computer expects to ship 15 million tablets in 2012, says paper
Quanta Computer has upward adjusted its forecast tablet shipments for 2012 from 13-14 million units originally to 15 million units mainly due to increased ODM orders for Kindle Fire...
Saturday 22 December 2012
Acer to launch US$99 7-inch tablet, say Taiwan makers
Acer will launch a 7-inch Android tablet for sale at only US$99 in the first quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Saturday 22 December 2012
LED TV penetration rate expected to reach as high as 90% in 2013
The LED TV penetration rate in 2013 is expected to fall between 80-90% largely due to major TV vendor Samsung Electronics expanding its direct-type LED TVs, according to market obs...
Saturday 22 December 2012
Slowdown in China smartphone sales to affect MediaTek performance
Sales of low-cost smartphones in China have been weaker than expected since October, which has had a negative impact on MediaTek's revenues, which are generated mostly from the sale...
Friday 21 December 2012
Aggressive TV brand and panel manufacturer promotion efforts result in strong shipment growth, says DisplaySearch
Since the second quarter of 2012, the LCD TV panel market has witnessed a shift in display panel sizes, with new models focused on 28-, 29-, 39-, 43-, 48-, 50-, 58- and 60-inch displays,...
Friday 21 December 2012
Smartphone industry and market, 2013 forecast
Three main factors will influence the smartphone industry in 2013: relationships between platform leaders and hardware manufacturers, market demand and carrier support, and the decisions...
Thursday 20 December 2012
Acer, Wistron to cooperate to set up notebook factory in Brazil, say Taiwan makers
Acer an Wistron will cooperate to establish a factory in Brazil to assemble 14-inch notebooks, with Wistron to operate the factory and volume production to begin in May 2013, according...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
AUO expected to see 10% on-year increase in TV panel shipments in 2013
AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to see a 10% on-year increase in TV panel shipments by the end of 2013 due to increased orders from Samsung Electronics and Sony, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Apple iPad mini shipments may reach 12 million units by the end of 2012
Apple has recently increased its iPad mini orders from eight million units to 10 million due to strong sales worldwide, and the volume may reach 12 million units in total, according...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Samsung unlikely to increase notebook ODM orders in 2013, say Taiwan makers
In response to reports that Samsung Electronics plans to increase notebook ODM orders to Taiwan in 2013, Taiwan-based supply chain makers indicated that this is quite unlikely since...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Notebook demand expected to be weak in 1Q13
As sales of Windows 8 notebooks have been short of expectations, and competition from iPad and Android tablets is increasing, the global market for all types of notebooks is expected...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Nokia to resume development of 10-inch Windows RT tablet, say Taiwan makers
Nokia has talked about cooperation with Microsoft, Qualcomm and Compal Electronics to resume development of a 10-inch Windows RT tablet, and is likely to unveil the model at the 2013...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Taiwan market: Group buying operator Gomaji sees record revenues in November
Gomaji, currently the largest group buying operator in the Taiwan market, brought in revenues of NT$190 million (US$6.5 million) for November, hitting a monthly record, according...