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Wednesday 2 May 2012
HP regains top spot in client PC market, says Canalys
Hewlett-Packard (HP) retook the lead in the worldwide client PC market in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures published by analyst firm Canalys. Apple had ousted...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
PC brand vendors moving R&D resources from Android to Windows 8
PC brand vendors have already started moving their resources from R&D for Android to Windows 8 and are focusing more on developing Windows 8-based products, according to sources...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Notebook ODMs aggressively expanding chassis capacity for ultrabooks
Notebook ODMs, seeing that supply of metal chassis has been tight, are aggressively pushing chassis companies they are invested in to expand capacity, and are also adopting chassis...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Taiwan lowers 1Q12 economic growth to 0.36%
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the first quarter of 2012 has been downward adjusted from 1.19% projected in February 2012 to 0.36%, according to advance...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Asustek aims at becoming top vendor of Android tablet PCs in 2H12
Asustek Computer has set a challenging goal of attaining the largest global market share for Android-based tablet PCs in the second half of 2012, company CEO Jerry Shen has told a...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Compal expects 14.8% sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2012 to increase 14.8% on quarter to 9.3 million units, company president Ray Chen told an investor conference...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
LCD panel shipments to China TV makers recovered in February, says DisplaySearch
After peaking in December 2011, LCD TV panel shipments to China-based TV makers fell sharply in January. They soon recovered in February, as forecast by DisplaySearch. In February,...
Monday 30 April 2012
Digitimes Research: Global tablet PC shipments to reach 21.58 million units in 2Q12
Global tablet PC shipments are expected to grow 47.5% on year to 21.58 million units in the second quarter of 2012; however, compared to the first quarter, shipments will drop 8.2%,...
Monday 30 April 2012
Foxconn posts 1Q12 net EPS of NT$1.40
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported its non-consolidated financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording net EPS of NT$1.40.
Monday 30 April 2012
PC vendors reportedly facing challenges from Windows 8
Notebook brand vendors originally expected ultrabooks and Windows 8 to help start a new wave of PC replacement in the second half of 2012, but are reportedly facing great pressure...
Monday 30 April 2012
Nokia loses cellphone crown after 14 years as top brand
Samsung Electronics overtook Nokia in the first quarter to become the world's largest cellphone brand for the first time. However, Samsung remained in second place in the smartphone...
Monday 30 April 2012
Increased competition in TV sector as Korean brands promote OLED TVs
Competition in the TV sector is continuing to grow as Korean firms are reporting increased sales and developing their TV technology.
Monday 30 April 2012
Quanta expects 2Q12 notebook shipments to grow 5-10% sequentially
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-10% on quarter, the company said at an April 27 investors conference.
Monday 30 April 2012
Wistron to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.7
Wistron will distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.70, NT$2.20 in cash and NT$0.50 in stock, for 2011, according to the company.
Friday 27 April 2012
NAND flash to be main driver for 18-inch wafers, says Gudeng chairman
NAND flash, especially SSDs, will be the largest application for 18-inch silicon wafers in the future, CEO and chairman Bill Chiu of Gudeng Precision Industrial said at an April 26...