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Wednesday 2 January 2013
Digitimes Research: China-based panel makers expected to extend influence in the TV panel market
China-based panel maker BOE recently signed an investment agreement with the Chongqing Municipal Government to jointly invest CNY$32.8 billion (US$5.26 billion) in constructing a new...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Touch panel supply and pricing keys to boosting Windows 8 demand
Demand for Windows 8 will rely heavily on the supply and pricing of touch panels. Once touch panels can be supplied cheaply and in large volumes, sources from retail channels expect...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
China January-November handset output over one billion, says MIIT
China-based makers produced 1.045 billion handsets during January-November 2012, slightly dropping by 1.1% on year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information...
Friday 28 December 2012
Flat screen TV sales in China expected to reach 50 million by the end of 2012
Flat screen TV sales are expected to reach 50 million units in China by the end of 2012 largely due to energy-saving subsidies issued by the China government, according to market o...
Friday 28 December 2012
Ultrabook vendors concerned about revision of MacBook Air in 2013
Apple has issued requests for quotations (RFQ) to Taiwan-based supply chain makers for the revision of several notebook models including MacBook Pro and MacBook Air series in June...
Friday 28 December 2012
Lenovo-Compal joint venture in China begins mass production, says paper
The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China has begun commercial runs with its production capacity expected to reach one million units...
Friday 28 December 2012
Intel to cooperate with HP, Lenovo, Quanta, Compal to launch smart TVs in 2013
Intel will cooperate with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics to launch smart TVs in 2013, according to component makers.
Thursday 27 December 2012
ECS to see decreased own-brand motherboard shipments in 2012
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship about four million motherboards for own-brand sale in 2012, decreasing from six million units shipped in 2011, but its ODM shipments...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
Thursday 27 December 2012
IDC cuts forecast for 2012, 2013 chip market growth
IDC has cut its forecast for 2012 chip market growth to less than 1% from the 4.6% estimated previously. The market research firm also revised downward its projection for 2013 to 4.9%...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Advantech expected to achieve 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech is expected to enjoy 15% on-year revenue growth in 2013, according to market watchers.
Thursday 27 December 2012
Low-price competition between tablet vendors to crowd out white-box players
Google and Amazon have released 7-inch tablets priced US$199, and Acer and Asustek Computer reportedly release models priced at US$99 and US$149, respectively, targeting emerging markets...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Netbook market to end at the end of 2012
With Asustek Computer recently announcing an end to its Eee PC product line from the end of 2012, while Acer also has no plans to release more netbook products, the netbook market...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Compal to aim for all-in-one PC orders from HP
Compal Electronics reportedly plans to expand its all-in-one PC business and is targeting to land 30% of Lenovo's total orders, as well as orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), according...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Apple reportedly to move Mac mini production line to the US
Apple is reportedly set to move its Mac mini production lines back to the US with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to be responsible of handling establishment, according...