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Wednesday 25 July 2012
Flat panel TV screen industry drops 70% in Japan, says JEITA
The flat panel TV screen industry dropped 70% in Japan during the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2011 due to a lack of demand from local consumers, according...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
LCD TV prices to remain flat in 2H12
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers and members of the upstream component supply chain are expressing pessimistic views regarding whether LCD TV prices will rise in the second half of 20...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches PowerShot D20
Canon has unveiled PowerShot D20, its digital camera model specifically designed for taking pictures in outdoor sports activities including diving, for immediate launch in the Taiwan...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Spreadtrum 1GHz solution powers Huawei TD-SCDMA smartphone
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that the company's SC8810 1GHz TD-SCDMA smartphone platform is powering the Huawei T8808D, a dual-SIM dual-active smartphone for China Mobile...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
TCAS 2012: Channel retailers expect flat performance on year
Taipei Computer Applications Show (TCAS) 2012, a consumer trading show in Taiwan, is only expected to achieve flat on-year performance as their channel retailers' orders from downstream...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Taiwan OEMs may benefit from MILC orders in 2014
As Canon has announced a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) series - EOS M - to symbolize its entrance to the global MILC market, sources from Taiwan-based digital still...
Monday 23 July 2012
Chongqing government turning strict over subsidy qualifications
Subsidies that the government of Chongqing, China has promised to the notebook supply chain to attract them to invest in the city, are reportedly seeing qualifications become more...
Monday 23 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 2H12 digital camera shipments to fall 21.7% on year
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical will ship a total of 21.738 million digital cameras in second-half 2012, decreasing by...
Monday 23 July 2012
Pegatron starts production of new version of iPhone, say sources
Pegatron has begun production of a new version of the Apple iPhone at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 23 July 2012
Taiwan attracts January-June foreign direct investment of over US$2.3 billion
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,172 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.362 billion in January-June 2012, respectively...
Monday 23 July 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR camera EOS-1D X
Canon has launched EOS-1D X, its full-frame professional DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$205,900 (US$6,875) for body...
Monday 23 July 2012
HDDs still dominance in notebook market, IHS says
Despite sluggish sales, conventional notebooks equipped with hard disk drives (HDD) as their main storage medium are unlikely to have their market share threatened in the near term...
Friday 20 July 2012
Taiwan June export order value down
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.38 billion in total in June 2012, decreasing by 0.25% on month and by 2.62% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Friday 20 July 2012
China market: Apple begins marketing New iPad
Apple began to marketing its New iPad in the China market on July 20, with the 16GB Wi-Fi version priced at CNY3,688 (US$579) and the 16GB Wi-Fi+3G version available at CNY4,688.
Friday 20 July 2012
Vehicle display market to rise profits for Taiwan panel makers
The vehicle display market is expected to increase as navigation screens, rear seat entertainment (RSE) displays and multi-functional in-console monitors are predicted to be used in...