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Tuesday 3 July 2012
Asustek achieving 2012 target shipments of 3.0 million tablet PCs hinging on sales performance of Nexus 7
As Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer in early 2012 set a target shipment goal of 3.0 million tablet PCs for 2012 and shipped 1.4 million units in the first half of 2012, whether...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Supply chain reportedly to start volume shipping products for new iMac in July
Apple's supply chain reportedly will start supplying components for the mass production of Apple's upcoming new iMac all-in-one PC in July with the device's official launch possibly...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
China white-box tablets expected to see fewer shipments than forecast
China's 7-inch and 10-inch white-box tablet shipments are expected to reach only 16-17 million units in 2012, not matching market watchers' original forecast of at least 20 million...
Monday 2 July 2012
Global PC shipments to decline 0.4% in 2012, says paper
Worldwide PC shipments will total 363 million in 2012, a decline of 1.5 million units or 0.4% from 365 million shipped in 2011, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...
Monday 2 July 2012
High resolution displays for notebooks, tablet PCs becoming tight, say sources
The supply of high resolution displays has been falling short of demand recently, since more and more notebook and tablet vendors have followed Apple to adopt high resolution panels...
Monday 2 July 2012
LED lighting order visibility clear to September, says Lite-On
Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half...
Monday 2 July 2012
Taiwan market: Digital terrestrial TV broadcasts begin
Taiwan ended analog terrestrial TV broadcasts to complete the switch to digital on June 30. The five existing terrestrial TV broadcasters will provide 16 digital TV channels, according...
Monday 2 July 2012
Compal lands 70% of Dell 2013 notebook orders
Compal Electronics has obtained orders from Dell accounting for 70% of Dell's total notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 29 June 2012
Apple rumored to release upgraded iPad in summer, says paper
Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad in the summer of this year with the device shipment volumes expected to increase starting September, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 29 June 2012
Asustek lowers tablet PC shipment target for 2Q12, says paper
Asustek Computer has lowered its shipment target for tablet PCs for the second quarter of 2012 from 1.2 million units to 800,000 units, as 400,000 units of Google's Nexus 7 tablets...
Friday 29 June 2012
TSMC likely to post single-digit growth in 3Q12
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will likely register a single-digit sequential increase in the third quarter of 2012, or just flat growth,...
Friday 29 June 2012
Wintek unveils own-brand smart TV
Touch panel maker Wintek has unveiled its own Inno life-brand TVs targeting China's smart TV market. The Inno life TVs will be available in 46-, 55- and 65-inch sizes initially.
Friday 29 June 2012
Foxconn aims to land iTV orders by investing in Sharp, says CMI former executive
Foxconn Electronics' investment in Sharp is aimed at securing iTV orders from Apple, which will be a positive development for the flat panel industry if the strategy works, according...
Friday 29 June 2012
Notebook ODMs expect significant sequential growth in June shipments
Wistron is expected to see its notebook shipments in June increase 24-40% on month, while fellow makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics will see on-month growth of 19% and...
Friday 29 June 2012
Google announces Nexus 7 tablet PC at Google I/O 2012
At Google I/O 2012, the company has announced several new products including its latest Nexus 7 tablet PC.