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Tuesday 19 June 2012
Foxconn to see profitability in 2013, says chairman
Facing shareholders questioning that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has always emphasized revenue growth over profit, company chairman Terry Guo pointed out that...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Google, Asustek expected to unveil 7-inch Nexus tablet PC at Google I/O
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed 7-inch Nexus tablet PC is set to be unveiled at Google I/O, a developer event that will be hosted from June 27-29 at San Francisco's...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Monday 18 June 2012
Microsoft likely to announce a white-box tablet PC at conference, say sources
With Microsoft set to host a product launch conference on June 18 that market watchers are speculating could be the company's own-brand Windows RT-based tablet PC, sources from upstream...
Monday 18 June 2012
OLED TV makers set low shipment goals for 2012
Korean-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have set low shipment goals for OLED TVs in 2012 because of high prices caused by manufacturing challenges and expensive materials,...
Monday 18 June 2012
Apple places higher quality restrictions supply chain management
Since Apple's current CEO Tim Cook took over the company's management, sources from supply chain players have revealed that Cook has adopted even stricter management over its supply...
Monday 18 June 2012
Samsung and LG may lower TV shipment goals for 2012, say sources
Korean TV makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics may not reach their shipment goals for 2012 due to uncertainties in the global economy, according to industry sources.
Monday 18 June 2012
Smartphone orders from China unattractive to Taiwan ODMs, say sources
Despite efforts by China-base branded handset vendors to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone models, Taiwan-based handset ODMs are not rushing to snap up orders, according...
Friday 15 June 2012
Government subsidies to increase 32-42-inch LCD TV sales in China and Taiwan
New waves of subsidies in Taiwan and China for energy-efficient products that include TV sets are expected to boost 32-42-inch TV sales, according to industry sources.
Friday 15 June 2012
Acer to consider shareholder interests in executive pay
Acer on June 15, hosted a shareholders meeting and passed its financial report for 2011 with severance pay to former CEO Gianfranco Lanci reaching NT$1.28 billion (US$42.8 million)...
Friday 15 June 2012
IDC increases media tablet forecast
Expectations of strong demand for media tablets in the second half of 2012 has led IDC to increase its forecast for the worldwide market to 107.4 million units for the year, up from...
Friday 15 June 2012
Amazon reportedly may drop 7-inch Kindle Fire price to welcome new models
As Amazon is said to be considering launching new e-book readers and 7-inch tablet PC products at the beginning of the third quarter, the company is expected to have a chance to reduce...
Friday 15 June 2012
Cache is king in solid state drive market, says IHS
Hybrid hard disk drives (HDD) containing a built-in layer of NAND flash memory may offer the advantage of consolidated storage for increasingly popular ultrabooks, but cache solid...
Friday 15 June 2012
Intel to hold ultrabook cost-reduction meeting with Taiwan supply chain makers in July
Intel will hold a conference in July to discuss with Taiwan-based supply chain makers about how to minimize ultrabook production costs, according to the makers.
Thursday 14 June 2012
Synnex Technology focuses 2012 operations on smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks
Synnex Technology International, a Taiwan-based channel distributor, has focused its 2012 operations on fast growing demand for smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks, the company...