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Friday 20 April 2012
50-inch LCD TV sales expected to increase
Panel prices are expected to increase as 39- and 50-inch LCD TVs sales are estimated to grow in number.
Friday 20 April 2012
Fire breaks out at GCE PCB plant in China
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) has halted production at one of its Changshu, China factories after a fire broke out at the facility in the early hours of April...
Friday 20 April 2012
Global NAND flash revenues to grow 8% in 2012, says IHS
The NAND flash memory market is expected to achieve 8% growth in 2012 thanks to major sales drivers, including solid-state-drive (SSD) equipped ultrabooks, according to IHS iSuppli...
Friday 20 April 2012
Intel supports China-based makers to promote ultrabooks
Intel, in line with its promotion of ultrabooks, has offered technological and/or financial support for China-based makers to help them join the Ultrabook Ecosystem Community, according...
Thursday 19 April 2012
China PC market to enjoy healthy 13% growth in 2012, says IHS
Driven by the rise of ultrabooks, the release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and the arrival of Intel's Ivy Bridge microprocessor, China's PC market in 2012 will expand...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Intel reports 1Q12 revenue of US$12.9 billion
Intel has reported quarterly revenues of US$12.9 billion, operating income of US$3.8 billion, net income of US$2.7 billion and EPS of US$0.53. The company generated approximately...
Thursday 19 April 2012
China market: IT brand vendors turn to strengthen online shopping platforms
Facing strong competition from China-based retail chains such as Gome and Suning as well as online shopping platforms, IT malls in China have started to lose their popularity, forcing...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12
Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012
Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Compal expected to see 2H12 shipments rise 50-60% from 1H12
Compal Electronics is expected to see notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 increase 50-60% from those in the first half, according to component makers.
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Taiwan market: 1.64 million PCs sold in 2011, says GfK
There were 1.64 million desktops and notebooks sold in the Taiwan market in 2011, growing 5.1% from 2010, with a total sales value of NT$29.5 billion (US$967 million), according to...
Wednesday 18 April 2012
HP to launch 5-7 ultrabooks in 2H12
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has turned more positive about ultrabooks and will launch 5-7 models in the second half of 2012, with shipments expected to reach 3.7-5.5 million units for the...
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Intel/Microsoft aim to push down iPad global market share under 50% by mid-2013
Intel and Microsoft have been keeping close cooperation with first-tier vendors developing new tablet PCs based on Windows 8, with a goal of decreasing the global market share for...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Acer completes EMEA operational headquarters in Switzerland
Acer on April 16 announced the completion of a new building to house its EMEA operational headquarters located in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, with the building near Lugano...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Notebook ODMs to see 10-20% on-month shipment drop in April
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are expected to see their shipments in April to suffer on-month drops of 10-20% as brand vendors are busy digesting their Sandy Bridge-based model inventories...