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Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall setting up more retail stores
E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics product retail chain in Taiwan, opened its second retail store in northern Taiwan on October 6 and plans to establish three additional stores...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan component makers worried about Lenovo plans to hike in-house notebook production
As China-based vendor Lenovo plans to increase in-house production of own-brand notebooks and will therefore procure components instead of letting ODMs release orders, as a result...
Monday 8 October 2012
Taiwan September CPI down on month, up on year
Taiwan's September 2012 consumer price index (CPI) of 110.39 (2006 as base year) slipped by 0.33% on month but rose by 2.96% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Monday 8 October 2012
RPX Network: An Effective Solution to the Growing Problem of Patent Risk
As recently as ten years ago, patents were almost entirely a positive thing for companies. They were the embodiment of a firm's innovative energy, both spurring the creation of new...
Friday 5 October 2012
Smart TV vendors seeking other TV chip suppliers than MediaTek, say Taiwan makers
As smart TVs have become a main source of profitability for LCD TV vendors and the global penetration of smart TVs will rise to 50% in 2013 based on Gartner projections, smart TV vendors...
Friday 5 October 2012
Samsung sees another record quarterly earnings
Samsung Electronics has announced its financial guidance for the third quarter of 2012, with operating profits set to hit a new record high for a fourth consecutive quarter.
Friday 5 October 2012
Tsann Kuen sees decreased September revenues
Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of IT and consumer electronics retail chain Tsann Kuen in Taiwan, has reported revenues of NT$2.162 billion (US$88.4 million) for September 2012,...
Friday 5 October 2012
Sharp decreasing in-house production of 32-inch TV panels
Japan-based Sharp has been reducing production of 32-inch LCD TV panels at its 8G plant to fewer than 100,000 units a month because of increasing price competition and high production...
Friday 5 October 2012
Quanta estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September
Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer is estimated to ship 5.2-5.5 million notebooks in September, increasing 23-30% sequentially, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Thursday 4 October 2012
Synnex Technology September revenues rise sequentially
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics distributor Synnex Technology International on October 4 reported consolidated revenues of NT$28.7 billion (US$968 million) for September,...
Thursday 4 October 2012
Speculated iPad mini facing low yield rates for chassis, say sources
Along with the latest market rumors indicating that Apple is likely to unveil the much speculated iPad mini on October 17, sources in Apple's supply chain in Taiwan are also indicating...
Thursday 4 October 2012
Shipments of Wii U to continue until 1H13, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of Nintendo's new Wii U games console began in August, increased in September, and are expected to peak in November, with monthly shipments expected to remain at high levels...
Thursday 4 October 2012
January-September LCD TV sales in North America grow slightly
Taiwan-based supply chain makers have indicated that sales of LCD TVs in the North America market during January-September 2012 only increased slightly on year, and that LCD TV sales...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Many US$699 ultrabook models to be available in 2013, say Taiwan makers
PC vendors are expected to offer many entry-level ultrabook or ultra-like models for sale at up to US$699 to generate large shipment volumes, and high-end ultrabook models for sale...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Foxconn, Sharp may launch 60-inch LCD TV in October, say Taiwan makers
Foxconn Electronics and Sharp have been cooperating to develop a 60-inch LCD TV model for sale under the brand SIO, which is likely to be launched in October, according to industry...