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Tuesday 16 October 2012
Apple suppliers asked to prepare for next-generation iPad in mid-2013, say sources
While Apple is adjusting the design of the New iPad, the vendor has told its suppliers that they will have to prepare for a next-generation tablet model in the middle of 2013, with...
Monday 15 October 2012
Asustek to participate in initial launch of Windows RT tablet
Microsoft is set to announce its latest Windows 8 operating system on October 25 with its Windows RT-based Surface tablet to also make appearance on the same day; however, among Microsoft's...
Monday 15 October 2012
Apple supply chain looking to raise prices
Apple's upstream supply chain partners including Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Foxlink, have reportedly demanded the brand vendor accept a price rise, as their...
Monday 15 October 2012
Demand for white-box tablets keeps growing despite keen competition
Demand for white-box tablets rolled out by China-based makers remains strong currently despite the launch of US$199 models by Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Google, and the dominance...
Monday 15 October 2012
China market: Asustek, Gigabyte take 70% motherboard market in September
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology together took a 70% share of the motherboard market in China in September, with shipments totaling 1.1 and 1.0 million units, respectively,...
Monday 15 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments decline 4.5% sequentially in 3Q12
The global notebook market suffered rather poor shipment performance - 4.5% drop sequentially and 11.6% drop on year in the third quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research...
Friday 12 October 2012
Taiwan market: Cybermart plans to set up 10 Cyber 3C+ chain stores by end of 2012
Cybermart Worldwide, an operator of IT and consumer electronics retail chains in China and Taiwan belonging to the Foxconn Group, plans to establish 10 Cyber 3C+ chain stores in the...
Friday 12 October 2012
HP, Dell may see falling global PC market shares in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have seen their global PC market shares slipping from 2011 levels and may see continual drops in 2013, according to sources from Taiwan-based supply...
Friday 12 October 2012
PCB firm Apex looks to growth in 2013, says CEO
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is looking to a growth in 2013 that will match its average annual growth in the past five years,...
Thursday 11 October 2012
PC shipments set to decline in 2012 for first time in 11 years, says IHS
After entering the year with high hopes, the global PC market has seen its prospects dim, with worldwide shipments set to decline in 2012 for the first time in 11 years, according...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Component makers preparing for new Apple products
Shipments of Apple's new products – a Retina Display 13-inch MacBook Pro, 7.85-inch iPad and iMac – have reportedly been delayed from September to October and with the...
Thursday 11 October 2012
PC market struggles ahead of Windows 8 launch, says IDC
The worldwide PC market contracted sharply in the third quarter of 2012, with shipments declining 8.6% from the third quarter of 2011, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Sharp procures 40-inch LCD TV panels to Samsung, say sources
Samsung Electronics is reportedly starting to procure as many as 100,000 40-inch LCD TV panels from Sharp's 10G production line per month, according to industry sources.
Thursday 11 October 2012
Compal September revenues up almost 25%
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.52 billion (US$2.18 billion) for September, growing by 24.66% on month and by 12.91% on yea...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Prices of Windows 7 notebooks declining; more Windows 8 tablets unveiled
Some branded notebook vendors have lowered the prices of their Windows 7-based notebooks sold through channel operators in the US recently in order to pave the way for the launch...