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Thursday 9 August 2012
Surface is a must for Microsoft, say chip makers
Commenting on recent complaints from PC brand vendors and ODMs about Microsoft's moves over its Surface tablet PC, sources from first-tier chip makers pointed out that the release...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Lite-On Technology reports July revenues down 3.3% on-month
Warren Chen, CEO of the Lite-On Group and Lite-On Technology, has said market conditions in the third quarter may be worse than expected. Chen believes the group's third-quarter 2012...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Sampo sees 51.2% increase in TV sales due to government subsidies
In Taiwan, Sampo has reported a 51.2% increase in domestic TV sales during July compared with the same period in 2011 due to energy saving subsidies issued by the Taiwan government...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August
Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.
Wednesday 8 August 2012
ICP Electronics to see growing revenues in 2H12
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player ICP Electronics expects its revenues in the second half of 2012 to see growth compared to the first, while the company will also achieve sequential...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen, E-Life see large sequential growth in July revenues
Tsann Kuen Enterprise and E-Life Mall, two 3C retail chains in Taiwan, had revenues for July hiking on month by 47.37% and 35.35% respectively, according to the companies.
Wednesday 8 August 2012
China market: iPad occupies over 72% of 2Q12 tablet sales
There were 2.34 million tablet PCs sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 7.8% on quarter and by 63.4% on year, and iPad series had the largest...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Smartphone apps processor revenues soar 55% in 1Q12, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor market showed a solid 55% on-year growth in the first quarter of 2012, reaching US$2.47 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. The...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Taiwan July export value up on month, down on year
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$24.85 billion in July 2012, increasing 2% on month but decreasing 11.6% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$23.94 billion...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Samsung takes 45% of smartphone market share in Europe, says study
Samsung Electronics beat Europe-based brands such as Nokia and took 45% smartphone market share in Europe. This also pushed Android market share to 65%, according to studies.
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Sharp and Foxconn new 60-inch TV to pose challenges for Korean rivals
Sharp and Foxconn's new 60-inch TV model that is rumored to be released later in 2012 may pose strong challenges for high-end models made by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics...
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Taiwan-based flat screen TV OEMs to see 10% decline in shipments
Taiwan-based flat screen TV OEMs will see a 10% decline in shipments by the end of the year due to TV vendors across the globe lowering their flat screen TV shipments for the second...
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Synnex Technology sees slightly increased July revenues
Taiwan-based 3C distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26.4 billion (US$880 million) for July, increasing by 1.5% on month and by 1.9%...
Tuesday 7 August 2012
HTC sees revenues down sharply on-year in July
HTC saw its revenues dip 16.7% on month and 44.5% on year to a five-month low of NT$25 billion (US$834.45 million) in July. For the first seven months of 2012, revenues amounted to...