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Wednesday 26 December 2012
Taiwan market: No Windows 8 tablets available for sale, say retail channels
Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo have unveiled Windows 8 tablets using Intel's dual-core Atom Z2760 while Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Fujitsu, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics plan...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Nokia, HTC considering entry into Windows RT tablet market, say sources
Nokia and HTC both are reportedly evaluating plans to launch Windows RT-based tablets powered by ARM processors beginning in the third quarter of 2013. Nokia is expected to roll out...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
iPad mini shipments expected to reach 8 million in 4Q12, say Taiwan makers
iPad mini shipments have been short global demand, and shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 are estimated at eight million units, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Flytech to expand distribution network in China
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Flytech Technology recently signed a contract with China-based channel retailer China National Electronic Devices for the retailer to handle...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Taiwan market: Foxconn to start online shopping platform
Cybermart, a channel retail subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is set to start its new online shopping platform WOWCyber in Taiwan on December 27.
Monday 24 December 2012
Wistron aims to boost non-notebook business contribution
Wistron is set to increase its investments by US$87 million on non-notebook businesses including after-sales service, small- to medium-size panels and smartphones, aiming to raise...
Monday 24 December 2012
Acer, Asustek to start up low price tablet competition
After Acer reportedly plans to release a 7-inch tablet model with a price of US$99 in the first quarter of 2013, Asustek Computer is also set launch a 7-inch tablet with a price of...
Monday 24 December 2012
Acer to host supply chain conference in January 2013
Acer is set to host a supply chain conference on January 17, 2013 with its upstream partners including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Pegatron Technology, to all...
Monday 24 December 2012
TCL officially holds the number three spot in global LCD TV sales
China-based TV vendor TCL has officially announced that it has reached 15 million in LCD TV sales as of December 18, 2012, putting the company at the global number three spot in terms...
Monday 24 December 2012
Acer to raise notebook supply proportion from Chongqing to 75% in 2013
Acer is expected to have 60-62% of its notebook shipments supplied from Chongqing, China in 2012 and the proportion will rise to 75% in 2013, according to sources from the upstream...
Monday 24 December 2012
Taiwan flexible PCB makers December sales to drop
Revenues at Taiwan-based flexible PCB suppliers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology are expected to register sequential decreases in December as clients...
Monday 24 December 2012
Quanta Computer expects to ship 15 million tablets in 2012, says paper
Quanta Computer has upward adjusted its forecast tablet shipments for 2012 from 13-14 million units originally to 15 million units mainly due to increased ODM orders for Kindle Fire...
Saturday 22 December 2012
Acer to launch US$99 7-inch tablet, say Taiwan makers
Acer will launch a 7-inch Android tablet for sale at only US$99 in the first quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Saturday 22 December 2012
LED TV penetration rate expected to reach as high as 90% in 2013
The LED TV penetration rate in 2013 is expected to fall between 80-90% largely due to major TV vendor Samsung Electronics expanding its direct-type LED TVs, according to market obs...
Saturday 22 December 2012
Slowdown in China smartphone sales to affect MediaTek performance
Sales of low-cost smartphones in China have been weaker than expected since October, which has had a negative impact on MediaTek's revenues, which are generated mostly from the sale...