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Tuesday 11 September 2012
Acer, Asustek up and Wistron down in August revenue performance
Notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer, and notebook maker Wistron have announced their August revenue performances with both vendors seeing on-month growth, while Wistron...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Taiwan-based home electronics makers see decline in August shipments
Shipments of home electronics products such as LCD TVs and air conditioners saw declines in Taiwan in August due to the expiration of energy-saving subsidies issued by Taiwan's gov...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Yield rate issues cast doubt Apple will launch 7.85-inch iPad on September 12
Apple will most likely not announce its reported 7.85-inch iPad at the company's scheduled conference on September 12 due to yield rate issues with the device's panels, according...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Senao August revenues hit record
Senao International, a retail chain of handsets and consumer electronics in Taiwan, on September 10 reported revenues of NT$3.461 billion (US$116 million) for August, a monthly record,...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
AUO to ship as many as 500,000 panels for Apple's reported 7.85-inch iPad
AU Optronics (AUO) will ship approximately 400,000-500,000 panels for Apple's reported 7.85-inch iPad in September, according to industry supply chain sources.
Tuesday 11 September 2012
HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...
Monday 10 September 2012
Apple supply chain mass shipping new iMac and 13.3-inch MacBook Pro
Apple's upstream supply chain reportedly started mass shipping new iMac all-in-one PCs and Retina Display 13.3-inch MacBook Pros in September, according to sources from the upstream...
Monday 10 September 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches PowerShot SX500 IS
Canon on September 10 unveiled the PowerShot SX500 IS, a digital bridge camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,990 (US$401), according...
Monday 10 September 2012
Asustek August revenues sequentially up by nearly 6%
Taiwan-based IT vendor Asustek Computer had non-consolidated revenues of NT$32.006 billion (US$1.07 billion) for August rising 5.95% on month but dipping 3.79% on year. January-August...
Monday 10 September 2012
Tablets and smartphones help 2Q12 PWM IC market rebound, says IHS
After six months of decline, the market for power management semiconductors likely recovered in the second quarter due to strong demand from electronic products including smartphones...
Monday 10 September 2012
Supply chain to face challenges preparing for Windows 8 notebooks
Windows 8-based notebook shipments are expected to start increasing in September as the launch date of the operating system approaches, but because most orders are scheduled for shipping...
Monday 10 September 2012
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, E-Life August revenues drop
Taiwan-based consumer electronics retail chains Tsann Kuen Enterprise and E-Life Mall saw their revenues for August fall sequentially by 27.44% and 36.94%, respectively, according...
Monday 10 September 2012
Taiwan sees August export value decrease
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$24.69 billion in August 2012, decreasing 0.6% on month and 4.2% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$21.38 billion dropped...
Monday 10 September 2012
Quanta, Compal, Inventec see sequential drops in August revenues
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Inventec, three Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, saw consolidated revenues for August decrease on month by 6.05%, 7.71% and 13.70% respectively,...
Monday 10 September 2012
Sharp, LG slash large-size LCD TV prices in North America
Japan-based TV brand Sharp recently lowered its price of 60-inch LCD TVs in the North America market. To compete, LG Electronics decided to reduce the price of its 55-inch LCD TVs...