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Friday 8 March 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek launches touchscreen Transformer AIO series
Asustek Computer on March 7 unveiled the Transformer AIO, a tablet which can be docked into a pad to become an all-in-one (AIO) PC, for launch in the Taiwan market. The AIO pad features...
Friday 8 March 2013
Digitimes Research: Financial woes at Sharp to give Samsung extended reach in the TV market
Samsung Electronics' recent investment of US$110 million in Japan-based Sharp can be seen from a number of angles, most notably Sharp's dire need to salvage itself from the brink of...
Friday 8 March 2013
HP, Acer, Asustek to ship 2.0, 1.7, 1.1 million notebooks in March, say Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer will ship two million, 1.7 million and 1.1 million notebooks in March, growing over 27%, nearly 20% and 17-18%, respectively, according...
Thursday 7 March 2013
China-based Colorful cooperates with Chaintech to launch tablets
Colorful Technology and Development, the largest China-based graphics card vendor, has cooperated with Taiwan-based ODM Chaintech Technology to launch tablets in the first quarter...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook brand vendors and ODMs see shipments drop in February
Due to fewer working days in February and persistently weak demand in the notebook market, the top-3 notebook ODMs saw their combined shipments for the month drop 18% sequentially...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Apple iPad and iPad mini shipments may be affected by lack of touch screen sensors
Japan-based Nissha Printing, Apple's main supplier of thin-film touch sensors for the iPad mini, may not be able to supply enough of the sensors for Apple's next-generation iPad and...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Touchscreen notebooks to enjoy at least 10% price cut after Windows 8 discount
Touchscreen notebook prices are expected to drop at least 10% when the recently reported Windows 8 licensing fee discounts provided by Microsoft go into effect, while some entry-level...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
HP turns to purchasing components from China makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently turned to seek component supplies from China-based makers in order to cut costs and continue staying competitive in the PC market, according to sources...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design
Hoping to regain their momentum in the IT market, Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are developing new chassis and hinge designs for their upcoming Haswell-based notebooks, according to...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Senao February revenues down sequentially
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.664 billion (US$123 million) for February, decreasing 12.17%...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Microsoft to offer discount on Windows 8 OEM prices
Viewing that Windows 8 has fallen short of expectations in driving demand mainly because Windows 8 notebooks and tablets are too expensive, Microsoft will lower OEM licensing costs...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
China vendors expected to increase LCD TV panel procurement by 30% in March
China-based TV vendors are expected to increase their LCD TV panel procurement by 30% in March 2013 following consecutive drops in January and February, according to industry obser...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Asustek aims to lead touchscreen notebook market in 2013, says CEO
Asustek Computer has set a goal of attaining the largest global market share for touchscreen notebooks, and the second-largest for all types of notebooks and tablets in 2013, company...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Pegatron expects decreases in 1Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments
Pegatron Technology expects notebook shipments during the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 20-25% and desktop and motherboard shipments by 30-35%, company CEO Jason Cheng...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
PC market to decline for a second consecutive year in 2013, says IDC
Despite intense industry efforts to overcome market inertia, 2012 nonetheless ended on a sour note with global PC shipment volume shrinking 3.7% on year. With limited initial traction...