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Thursday 30 May 2013
Touchscreen notebooks to challenge 15% penetration rate in 2H13, says WitsView
The development of touchscreen notebooks is expected to heat up in the second half of 2013, which is likely to push up the penetration rate of the technology to 15%, according to research...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Sony, Microsoft said to be planning price drops for PS3 and Xbox 360
Sony and Microsoft are reportedly planning to offer price drops for their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games consoles in July or August, as consumers are waiting for the next-generation...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Notebook supply chain sees trouble satisfying downstream demand in China
As Lenovo's PC manufacturing joint venture in Hefei, eastern China is set to ship 10 million products in 2013, sources from the notebook supply chain are concerned that they may have...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
LG may not cooperate with Google on Nexus 5
South Korea-based brand LG has no plans regarding the development of Google's next Nexus smartphone, according to company executives.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Worldwide tablet shipments to surpass portable PC shipments in 2013, total PC shipments in 2015, says IDC
According to a new forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet shipments are expected to grow 58.7% on-year in 2013 reaching 229.3 million units, up from 144.5...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
PC outlook falls as market increasingly looks to tablets, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by 7.8% in 2013 according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects a shift in PC buying trends as users...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Global tablet sales in 2Q13 may fall 20-30% sequentially, say Taiwan makers
Global tablet sales in the second quarter of 2013, due to off-season effects and consumers deferring purchases in anticipation of new models to be launched in the third quarter, are...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Notebook vendors to defer shipments for 60 days, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors will wait till July before ramping up their orders in preparation for the back-to-school demand, a delay of about 60 days as compared to the usual practice in previous...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Taiwan market: Sony launched A58 DSLR camera
Sony has unveiled the A58 in its α series DSLR cameras for launch soon in the Taiwan market. A58 features a 20.1-megapixel CMOS image sensor, a 2.7-inch 460,000-pixel LCD screen,...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Transformation to help SiS return to profitability in 2H13, says report
Once known as a PC chipset company, Taiwan-based Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has turned its business focus fully to touchscreen controller ICs. Such transformation is expected...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Innolux sees steady orders for Ultra HD TV panels
Innolux is continuing to see increased orders from China-based TV vendors for Ultra HD TV panels and has reportedly reached an average of 50,000 units a month for 50-inch units throughout...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
LCD TV purchases not included in next wave of Taiwan government energy subsidies
The Taiwan government has announced that it will not issue subsidies for LCD TV purchases under its next wave of energy-saving subsidies. This is likely to bring about a 10% decline...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Foxlink to tap China automotive electronics market
Taiwan-based connector maker Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) will begin to tap China's automotive electronics used in energy saving, safety control and smart devices market...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
LGE accelerates in-house mobile AP development
LG Electronics is set to develop its own mobile application processors, accelerating the in-house development of ARM-based chips for mobile devices.
Monday 27 May 2013
CSOT eyeing Ultra HD TV market
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has won an award at the 2013 SID (Society for Information Display) Display Week taking place in Vancouver, Canada for its 110-inch Ultra...