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Tuesday 26 June 2012
ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...
Monday 25 June 2012
MSI to launch a slide ultrabook in 4Q12 with a price of US$799
Micro-Star International (MSI) is set to launch an 11.6-inch slide ultrabook, Ultrabook Slider S20, combining ultrabook and tablet PC functions together with a weight of about 1.3kg...
Monday 25 June 2012
China rolls out over 440 million handsets in January-May
There were 440.47 million handsets produced in China during January-May 2012, growing by 5.2% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Monday 25 June 2012
China and Taiwan TV panel competition increasing as new panel sizes are produced
LCD TV competition will be heating up this summer as China-based panel manufacturers such as China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) will be producing new TV panel sizes in order...
Monday 25 June 2012
Vizio and BenQ to release new LCD TV models despite dropping TV prices
Vizio and BenQ will put out new large-sized TV models that have more value-added features such as 3D and Internet connectivity along with new direct-type LED models in July despite...
Monday 25 June 2012
Compal lowers sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says report
Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its forecast on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2012 from 15% originally to 7.9-10%, the Chinese-language Commercial...
Monday 25 June 2012
Foxconn Group suffers book loss of over NT$6.4 billion from investment in Sharp
Four members of the Foxconn Group made a combined investment of JPY66.907 billion (US$30.9 million) in Japan-based Sharp for a 9.88% stake, but have suffered a total book loss of...
Monday 25 June 2012
Quanta Computer expected to ship 12-15 million tablet PCs in 2012
Quanta Computer is expected to ship 12-15 million tablet PCs to become the largest ODM maker of non-iPad tablet PCs in 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 22 June 2012
BIOS designers to compete for Windows smartphone market
In addition to BIOS solutions for Windows 8, Insyde Software, Phoenix Technologies and American Megatrends are also aggressively competing for the smartphone BIOS market as Microsoft...
Friday 22 June 2012
China TV brands to have 19% of global TV share by 2014
China TV brands are estimated to have a 19% share of the global TV market by 2014 due to increasing LCD TV orders in China.
Friday 22 June 2012
Microsoft to push Windows Phone 8 smartphone launch to 4Q12
Microsoft will push the launch of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones to the fourth quarter of 2012 with Nokia, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Device being in the first wave of...
Friday 22 June 2012
China TV orders exceed panel capacity
Taiwan-based panel makers such as AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) are seeing orders from China-based TV brands exceed their production capacity, according to industry...
Friday 22 June 2012
Impact of iPad on notebook market decreasing, say Taiwan ODMs
While iPad is still selling globally, its negative impact on the global notebook market is declining mainly because tablet PCs, including Android models, focus on entertainment rather...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Digitimes Research: Microsoft tablet PC plan may benefit the industry
Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablet PCs have triggered market watchers to believe that the company will turn its business model from purely software licensing to hardware sales which...
Thursday 21 June 2012
VIA announces ARM-based digital signage system with Android support
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA ARM digital signage (DS) system.