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Wednesday 3 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Branded notebook vendors, ODMs post strong shipment growth in September
Notebook shipments from both branded vendors and ODMs staged a rebound in September 2012 after a month of depressed sales in August when the notebook industry was busy clearing out...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
MacBook Air to occupy 39% of global slim notebook market in 2012, 28% in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Apple's MacBook Air is expected to have a global market share of 39% for slim notebooks in 2012 and the market share will slip to 28% in 2013 due to increasing sales of ultrabooks,...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Taiwan LCD driver IC suppliers striving to win touch controller orders from China white-box market
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC companies are striving to win orders for touch controller chips from China's second- and third-tier white-box smartphone and tablet brands as a means to...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Ultrabook shipments disappointing, IHS says
Amid high pricing and a lack of effective marketing to draw consumer's attention away from other hot-selling mobile gadgets, global ultrabook shipments are falling short of expectations...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
MediaTek smartphone IC shipments likely to peak in 4Q12
MediaTek's shipments of smartphone chips will stand a good chance of reaching another monthly high during the fourth quarter if smartphone sales during China's October 1 holidays are...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Wistron expects less than 10% sequential growth in 4Q12 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based Wistron, judging from orders received, expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to remain unchanged or increase by less than 10% from the preceding...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
AIO PCs sales in 2013 to grow over 20% due to Windows 8, say Taiwan makers
While it is uncertain whether Windows 8 can push up demand for notebooks, the new operating system is expected to drive up global sales of all-in-one (AIO) PCs in 2013 by more than...
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook shipments significantly increase sequentially in September, say ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have indicated that shipments to vendors in September are estimated to increase by 30-50% on month.
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook vendors to offer fewer models in 2013, say Taiwan component makers
Notebook vendors including Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Asustek Computer, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics will decrease the number of models they will launch in 2013 by 20% on...
Monday 1 October 2012
Wistron lands OEM LCD TV orders from Haier, says paper
Wistron has reportedly landed OEM LCD TV orders from China-based brand Haier with shipments to start at a rate of 100,000 units a month initially in October 2012, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 1 October 2012
CMI to ramp up 39-inch TV panels, including 4Kx2K models, in 2013
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is likely to expand its production of 39-inch TV panels to over one million units a month in 2013 compared to 800,000 units currently, as current market demand...
Friday 28 September 2012
Notebook component makers conservative about demand arising from Windows 8 in 4Q12
While notebook vendors and ODMs are quite optimistic about growth in global demand due to replacement of notebooks with Windows 8 models in the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan-based...
Friday 28 September 2012
Taiwan market: Toshiba launches slim portable external HDD
Toshiba Digital Media Network Taiwan, Toshiba Storage Products' subsidiary responsible for marketing in Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia, on September 27 unveiled Canvio Slim, a super-slim...
Friday 28 September 2012
Taiwan motherboard makers hope Trinity APU can push Intel to lower prices for Core i3
AMD has unveiled its desktop Trinity APUs, and Taiwan-based motherboard makers hope that the launch will bring pressure on Intel to decrease prices for its similar-level processors...
Friday 28 September 2012
Getting consumers onto Windows 8 should be the priority for Acer, says company founder
Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on whether Acer should re-enter businesses such as smartphones to counter weakening PC demand, pointed out that Acer has a low market share in the...