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Tuesday 10 July 2012
Asustek, Pegatron see growth in June revenues
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$36.02 billion (US$1.2 billion) for June, a new record high with growths of 26.83% on month and 27.46% on year, while the company's revenues...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Taiwan sees decreased June export value
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$24.36 billion in June 2012, decreasing by 6.6% on month and by 3.2% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$21.79 billion...
Monday 9 July 2012
The evolution of light and thin ultra-mobile products
It was hard to imagine in the past of ultra-mobile devices. But as panels, storage devices, batteries, chassis, and cooling modules have become lighter and thinner along with their...
Monday 9 July 2012
Ultrabook development trends
Since 2011 Intel has been aggressively promoting ultrabooks with a new processor platform for rapid boot to log-on , in conjunction with smart connection, smart response, personal...
Monday 9 July 2012
Third-generation ultrabooks to features 3D, sensors and HD quality interfaces
Intel is expected to provide design suggestions for upcoming third-generation Haswell-based ultrabooks that are aiming for release in the second quarter of 2013, with suggestions including...
Monday 9 July 2012
Tablet shipments to surpass notebook shipments in 2016
Tablet PCs, such as Apple's iPad, are expected to be the growth driver for the mobile PC market over the next few years. Tablet shipments will surpass notebook shipments in 2016, according...
Monday 9 July 2012
Samsung expects record operating profit for 2Q12
Samsung Electronics has given its guidance for the second quarter of 2012, estimating operating profits at about KRW6.7 trillion (US$5.8 billion) - a record high.
Friday 6 July 2012
China-based telecom equipment vendors poised to launch enterprise tablet PCs, says IBM Taiwan
While international vendors are preparing to launch Windows 8 consumer tablet PCs later in the second half of 2012, China-based vendors of telecom equipment are poised to launch enterprise...
Friday 6 July 2012
HP, Dell to launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs in 4Q12
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell will launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs equipped with processors developed by Texas Instruments and Qualcomm respectively in the fourth quarter of...
Friday 6 July 2012
Taiwan June CPI up slightly
Taiwan's June 2012 consumer price index (CPI) of 109.27 (2006 as base year) rose 0.64% on month and 1.77% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of 110.52% decreased...
Friday 6 July 2012
Synnex Technology sees increased June revenues
Channel distributor Synnex Technology International on July 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$868 million) for June, increasing 7.4% on month and 1.2% on year.
Thursday 5 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Non-Apple brand vendors unlikely to surpass Apple in ultra-thin battle in 2012
Although many notebook brand vendors have been aggressively investing resources into the development of notebook products that feature ultra-thin design (ultrabook) as well as support...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Tsann Kuen June revenues up sequentially
Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of 3C retail chain Tsann Kuen in Taiwan, reported revenues of NT$2.234 billion (US$74.7 million) for June increasing by 4.80% on month and by 0.88%...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Foxconn chairman guarantees investment in Sakai Factory is virtually risk free
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has reportedly pledged his own 160,000,000 shares in the company to accumulate a fund for investments in Sharp's...