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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...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Touchscreen models may account for 10% of 2Q13 notebook shipments
Touchscreen notebooks are estimated to account for 5-6% of total notebook shipments in the first quarter and with the launch of new models, the percentage may reach 10% in the second...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Foxconn reportedly to cooperate with China-based content provider LeTV
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will sign a contract with China-based content provider LeTV on March 5 to cooperate on a LeTV-branded LCD TV and possible...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Taiwan February CPI slightly up sequentially, says DGBAS
Taiwan's February 2013 consumer price index (CPI) of 102.91 (2011 as base year) increased by 0.48% on month and by 2.97% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...
Monday 4 March 2013
Mobeam and ams: Smartphone barcodes will finally be readable by all POS laser scanners
Mobeam and ams AG have announced they have formed a partnership that will accelerate the ability of smartphones to transmit barcoded content that can be read by all point-of-sale (POS)...
Monday 4 March 2013
Taiwan market: TV vendors look to offer special deals via cooperation with content providers
Rumors are spreading in Taiwan that local-based TV vendors are looking to clear out their reserves by offering low-priced or even free TVs to consumers upon the consumers' agreement...
Monday 4 March 2013
Penetration rate of notebook touch panels to exceed 15% in 2013, says TPK chairman
Despite weak sales of Microsoft's Windows 8, Michael Chiang, chairman of Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding, continues to be optimistic about the growth of large-size touch...
Monday 4 March 2013
Foxconn confirms plans to end Media Markt operations in China
The Foxconn Group has confirmed that Media Markt, a consumer electronics retail chain in eastern China, will end operations of its seven chain stores on March 11.
Monday 4 March 2013
New notebook models to boost shipments in 2Q13
Notebook brand vendors are expected to see strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter due to launches of their new Haswell-based models, according to sources from the...
Monday 4 March 2013
Taiwan IC design houses to perform well in 2013 on booming tablet sales
IC design houses, including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor, are expected to perform strongly in the first quarter of 2013 and also see their sales momentum...
Friday 1 March 2013
Acer to shift 90% notebook production to Chongqing, China
Acer recently decided to increase the percentage of notebook production in Chongqing, China to 90%, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Due to increasing...