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Friday 12 April 2013
TV IC suppliers see 2Q13 orders ramp up
TV-use IC suppliers including MStar Semiconductor, Realtek Semiconductor and Novatek Microelectronics are expected to see their orders increase more than 20% sequentially in the second...
Friday 12 April 2013
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to launch affordable 50-inch LED TV
Tsann Kuen, a large IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will launch a 50-inch direct-type LED-backlit LCD TV under its own brand Fujimaru in the Taiwan market at NT$19,900...
Friday 12 April 2013
Softex Taipei: More channel retailers to participate, says TCA
The Softex Taipei 2013 consumer trade show, will be hosted from April 17-21 in Taipei, Taiwan with the number of participating channel retailers increasing 20% to 200, and number of...
Friday 12 April 2013
Plastic chassis penetration in tablets rising
As global demand for tablets is growing fast, while prices keep falling, vendors are expected to adopt plastic chassis for entry-level tablets to minimize production costs and in turn...
Friday 12 April 2013
ODMs, component makers face labor shortages in western China
Mainly because Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have been accelerating the process of shifting production to plants in Chongqing and Chengdu, in western China, the factories of ODMs and...
Friday 12 April 2013
Taiwan market: Foxconn to offer 40-inch Full HD TV for contract-bundled sale
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced the offering of an internally produced 40-inch Full HD LED-backlit LCD TV for contract-bundled sale at NT$8,800 (US$294)...
Thursday 11 April 2013
PC shipments post the steepest decline ever in a single quarter, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% compared to the same quarter in 2012 and worse than the forecast decline of 7.7%, according...
Thursday 11 April 2013
Quanta Computer ships 3.5 million notebooks in March
Quanta Computer shipped 3.5 million notebooks in March 2013, increasing 21% on month, and 9.7 million units in the first quarter, decreasing on quarter by 27%, according to the com...
Thursday 11 April 2013
IDF Beijing 2013: Transforming computing experiences from the device to the cloud
During Intel's annual developer forum this week, company executives announced new technologies and partnerships aimed at transforming how people experience technology from the device...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Taiwan market: Samsung to offer sub-NT$20,000 40-inch LCD TV
To push its sales in Taiwan, Samsung Electronics plans to offer a 40-inch LCD TV, featuring LED backlights and Internet connectivity, at a price below NT$20,000 (US$667), down from...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Synnex Technology sees increased March revenues
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.23 billion (US$911 million) for March,...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Taiwan market: Touchscreen notebooks to enjoy 20-25% price drops
Taiwan-based first-tier notebook brand vendors will drop their touchscreen notebook prices around 20-25% for the upcoming Softex consumer trade show in Taiwan, thanks to Microsoft's...
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook players see combined growth of about 20% in March shipments
First-tier notebook brand vendors and ODMs saw their shipments grow significantly on month with the top-five brand vendors together enjoying a shipment growth of 20% and the top-three...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Digital camera makers see 1Q13 revenues down on year
Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek and Asia Optical on April 9 each reported considerably large on-year decreases in their first-quarter consolidated revenu...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Senao 1Q13 revenues hit record
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.105 billion (US$373 million) for the first quarter of...