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Friday 22 February 2013
Smart TVs represent more than 25% of TV market in 2012, and above 50% by 2015, says IHS
More than one of every four TV sets shipped worldwide in 2012 was a smart TV, with the rapid sales growth of these Internet-connected sets paving the way for them to account for more...
Friday 22 February 2013
Top notebook manufacturers start 2013 on a weak note, says IHS
The world's leading notebook ODMs will endure a bleak first quarter and slow first half in 2013, before ultra-thin PC sales help revive the market later in the year, according to research...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent interview...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PS4 supply chain makers to begin shipments in 2Q13, says paper
Taiwan-based supply chain participants for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the latest Sony game console unveiled on February 20, including power supply maker Delta Electronics, connector...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Taiwan market: Senao aims to expand to 350 retail stores in 2013
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, reported record January revenues. The firm aims to reach 350 retail stores in Taiwan in 2013 and 450 stores...
Thursday 21 February 2013
AMOLED TV panel market to see limited shipments in coming years, says Displaybank
Although AMOLED TVs headlined the January 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), shipments of these high-end panels will remain limited in the coming years, according to research firm...
Thursday 21 February 2013
LCD TV market scores Super Bowl touchdown, as large-size sets drive double-digit growth in January 2013, says IHS
American football fans rushed to buy gigantic television sets during the countdown to the Super Bowl, spurring a double-digit percentage surge in US shipments of LCD TVs in January...
Thursday 21 February 2013
TCL reports 52% on-year growth in LCD TV sales during January 2013
China-based TV vendor TCL has reported that its LCD TV sales including commercial displays reached over 2.5 million units in January 2013, up 52.54% on year.
Thursday 21 February 2013
MWC 2013: Acer to present new smartphone lineup
Acer will showcase its family of smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona, targeting first-time smartphone users and customers with need of feature-rich multimedia...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Wintel camp mulls measures to rekindle weakening notebook industry
Suppliers within the Wintel camp are mulling to launch a series of measures, including price cuts for their products, in the second quarter of 2013 to rekindle the stymied notebook...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Graphics card makers aggressive about entering entry-level tablet market
After seeing China-based motherboard maker Onda and graphics card maker Colorful entering the entry-level tablet market, graphics card brand Galaxy Microsystems has recently cooperated...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
TV and LCD monitor panel prices expected to further drop through end of February 2013
TV panel prices are expected to drop another US$1-2 during the end of February 2013 while LCD monitor panel prices are expected to drop 1% or US$0.50, according to market observers...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
New HTC One unveiled
HTC has announced its new flagship smartphone, the new HTC One, which features the latest Android Jelly Bean OS and LTE network technology, and is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Mainstream tablets 7-inch at US$199, say Taiwan makes
Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD have reshuffled the global tablet market and consequently 7-inch with a price cap of US$199 has become the mainstream standard for tablets,...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Acer expects shipment growth for tablets, notebooks and smartphones in 2013
Acer will focus on pushing its tablet, notebook and smartphone shipments in 2013 and is aiming to ship more than five million tablets in the year, according to company president Jim...