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Friday 27 July 2012
International LCD TV brands face struggles in emerging economies
International LCD TV brands are facing struggles with local brands in emerging economies due to various restrictions and pricing differences, according to industry sources.
Friday 27 July 2012
Netronix looks to growing revenues from Asia Pacific
Netronix, a Taiwan-based ODM of e-book readers, has seen an increasing proportion of total revenues for orders from clients in the Asia Pacific region, according to the company.
Thursday 26 July 2012
China market: DangDang launches e-book reader, says report
DangDang, a large B2C online shopping portal in China, on July 25 unveiled Doucon, its own-brand e-book reader, for pre-order in the China market at CNY499 (US$78) with an initial...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Apple lead in global chip purchasing expands, IHS finds
Apple in 2012 is expected to buy nearly US$28 billion worth of semiconductors, up 15% from US$24 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. This means that Apple will dramatically...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Notebook ODMs to see mixed shipment performance in 2H12
Although global notebook shipments in the second half of 2012 are only estimated to grow 12% compared to the first, several notebooks ODMs are expected to see their shipment growth...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Taiwan parliament approves capital gains tax
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (parliament) on July 25 approved a set of tax rules for levying capital gains, ending months of uncertainty that have engulfed the local stock exchange.
Thursday 26 July 2012
Taiwan market: Lenovo announces new ultrabook with carbon-fiber chassis
Lenovo has announced its latest ultrabook – ThinkPad X1 Carbon – in Taiwan, adopting a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic chassis to strengthen its sturdiness, while reducing...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Sony to reduce DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2013
Sony, which used to outsource 30-40% of its consumer digital still camera (DSC) production to Taiwan makers, will outsource fewer orders in 2013 with Ability Enterprise to land mid-range...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Samsung-CSR deal poses threat to Broadcom, says IMS Research
Samsung's acquisition of part of CSR has established it as a new player in the connectivity market, specifically in the key battleground of the smartphone. Whilst Broadcom has been...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Compal lands over 30% of Acer notebook orders for 2013
Compal Electronics, after acquiring 70% of Dell's 2013 notebook orders, has also recently received 36% of Acer's total notebook orders for 2013 with an estimated volume of about 10.8...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
China market: Over 1.2 million PNDs shipped in 2Q12, says Analysys
There were 1.223 million GPS PNDs, not including models offered by white-box vendors and other terminal devices equipped with navigation functions, shipped in the China market during...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Consumers in emerging markets to drive TV demand, DisplaySearch says
Consumers in emerging markets - such as Russia, Turkey, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico - are going to drive the next round of TV demand, with more than 40% planning to...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
MacBook shipments on schedule
Shipments of new version MacBooks will begin to increase in the third quarter of 2012 as originally scheduled, with total shipments in 2012 estimated at 16.2 million units, up 30%...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Global shipments of white-box tablet PCs to reach 40 million units in 2012, say chip designers
Forecast global shipments of white-box tablet PCs in 2012 have been upward adjusted from 30 million units originally to 40 million units due to growing demand in emerging markets including...