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Tuesday 17 July 2012
Netronix expected to ship one million e-book readers in 2012
Netronix, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of e-book readers, has established partnership with a large operator of e-book platform and vendor of e-book readers for ODM production of e-book...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs
Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Government energy subsidies prove effective for TV sales in Taiwan
The TV industry in Taiwan is expected to face a major slowdown from August until the end of the year due to recent energy-efficient subsidies that include funding for LCD TVs ending...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Tablet price battle apparent in US market
Tablet prices are dropping in the US with Samsung's 7-inch Galaxy Tab now priced at US$219 from US$399 in various stores such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy along with white-brand tablets...
Monday 16 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to enjoy 5% growth in 2Q12
Global notebook shipments, facing overstocked inventory in March and a weakening worldwide economy starting in May, only achieved sequential growth of 5% in the second quarter, while...
Monday 16 July 2012
Digitimes Research: 2Q12 shipments of tablet PCs increase
A total of 20.07 million tablet PCs were shipped globally by ODM/OEM makers to international vendors in second-quarter 2012, rising 3.3% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research...
Monday 16 July 2012
MIPS focused on growing Android market, partnerships in Asia
With Google adding MIPS into its Android NDK, application developers are now able to bring their natively-developed Android applications to MIPS-based products, according to Mark...
Monday 16 July 2012
Asustek tablet PC shipments to surpass 2.5 million units in 3Q12
Asustek Computer is expected to see its tablet PC shipments reach a total of 2.5 million units with the addition of shipments of Google's Nexus 7, according to market watchers.
Monday 16 July 2012
TV price battle in China continues
Flat-screen TV prices have dropped in China due to price wars between vendors, while the country's flat-screen TV exports from January-May saw their average selling price (ASP) decline...
Monday 16 July 2012
MediaTek, Spreadtrum reportedly to land large orders for feature phones
Despite a slowdown in demand for feature phones, MediaTek and Spreadtrum Communications are expected to land large-volume solution orders for feature phones from international brands...
Monday 16 July 2012
NOR flash makers find new growth areas to compensate for slowing sales in cellphones, says IHS
NOR flash memory sales growth may be tapering off in mobile handsets and smartphones, but lucrative embedded applications in the tablet, automotive and industrial markets are picking...
Monday 16 July 2012
Lenovo increasing in-house production a warning for Taiwan-based supply chain makers
Lenovo will set up production lines in Japan and Brazil and is establishing lines at LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology, a joint venture making notebook and all-in-one PCs in northern...
Friday 13 July 2012
ITRI, Taiwan battery firms jointly showcase STOBA lithium batteries in Japan
To support Taiwan-based battery firms entering international markets, the Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has set up a Self Terminated Olygomers with...
Friday 13 July 2012
Vizio retakes lead in US LCD TV market; Samsung maintains overall TV dominance
One year after falling to second place, Vizio in the first quarter reclaimed leadership in the US LCD TV market as consumers flocked to buy its affordable sets, according to the IHS...
Friday 13 July 2012
HP to reduce notebook ODM orders to Foxconn in 2013
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is in the request for quotation (RFQ) process for placing ODM orders for notebooks to be shipped in 2013, and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...