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Friday 21 December 2012
Aggressive TV brand and panel manufacturer promotion efforts result in strong shipment growth, says DisplaySearch
Since the second quarter of 2012, the LCD TV panel market has witnessed a shift in display panel sizes, with new models focused on 28-, 29-, 39-, 43-, 48-, 50-, 58- and 60-inch displays,...
Friday 21 December 2012
Smartphone industry and market, 2013 forecast
Three main factors will influence the smartphone industry in 2013: relationships between platform leaders and hardware manufacturers, market demand and carrier support, and the decisions...
Thursday 20 December 2012
Acer, Wistron to cooperate to set up notebook factory in Brazil, say Taiwan makers
Acer an Wistron will cooperate to establish a factory in Brazil to assemble 14-inch notebooks, with Wistron to operate the factory and volume production to begin in May 2013, according...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
AUO expected to see 10% on-year increase in TV panel shipments in 2013
AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to see a 10% on-year increase in TV panel shipments by the end of 2013 due to increased orders from Samsung Electronics and Sony, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Apple iPad mini shipments may reach 12 million units by the end of 2012
Apple has recently increased its iPad mini orders from eight million units to 10 million due to strong sales worldwide, and the volume may reach 12 million units in total, according...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Samsung unlikely to increase notebook ODM orders in 2013, say Taiwan makers
In response to reports that Samsung Electronics plans to increase notebook ODM orders to Taiwan in 2013, Taiwan-based supply chain makers indicated that this is quite unlikely since...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Notebook demand expected to be weak in 1Q13
As sales of Windows 8 notebooks have been short of expectations, and competition from iPad and Android tablets is increasing, the global market for all types of notebooks is expected...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Nokia to resume development of 10-inch Windows RT tablet, say Taiwan makers
Nokia has talked about cooperation with Microsoft, Qualcomm and Compal Electronics to resume development of a 10-inch Windows RT tablet, and is likely to unveil the model at the 2013...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Taiwan market: Group buying operator Gomaji sees record revenues in November
Gomaji, currently the largest group buying operator in the Taiwan market, brought in revenues of NT$190 million (US$6.5 million) for November, hitting a monthly record, according to...
Monday 17 December 2012
Pegatron to see strong 1Q13 due to iPad mini orders
Pegatron Technology is expected to see a strong sales performance in the first quarter of 2013 due to estimated strong orders for the iPad mini and iPad mini orders also benefited...
Monday 17 December 2012
Samsung Display and Innolux expected to mass produce 85-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2H13
Samsung Display and Innolux are each expected to mass produce 85-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels in the second half of 2013, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 December 2012
LED TV penetration rate expected to increase in 2013, say observers
The LED TV penetration rate is expected to increase in 2013 mostly due to TV vendors increasing their number of large-size high-resolution TV units for sale, according to market ob...
Monday 17 December 2012
TCL may surpass Sony in TV sales by the end of 2012
China-based TV vendor TCL has reached nearly 14 million in LCD TV sales from January throughout the end of November 2012, and may surpass Sony in overall TV sales by the end of the...
Monday 17 December 2012
PC IC vendors to see continued revenue setbacks in December, say sources
Most Taiwan-based PC-related IC design houses are likely to see their revenues sink another 10% sequentially in December after suffering a 10% decline on average in November, according...
Monday 17 December 2012
Commentary: Foxconn to continue to dominate tablet OEM business in 2013
Demand for tablets is expected to grow. In 2012, total demand in the market was 120-130 units. Market observers believe in 2013, demand will expand to 180 units and in particular,...