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Monday 2 July 2012
LED lighting order visibility clear to September, says Lite-On
Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half...
Monday 2 July 2012
Taiwan market: Digital terrestrial TV broadcasts begin
Taiwan ended analog terrestrial TV broadcasts to complete the switch to digital on June 30. The five existing terrestrial TV broadcasters will provide 16 digital TV channels, according...
Monday 2 July 2012
Compal lands 70% of Dell 2013 notebook orders
Compal Electronics has obtained orders from Dell accounting for 70% of Dell's total notebooks to be shipped in 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 29 June 2012
Apple rumored to release upgraded iPad in summer, says paper
Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad in the summer of this year with the device shipment volumes expected to increase starting September, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 29 June 2012
Asustek lowers tablet PC shipment target for 2Q12, says paper
Asustek Computer has lowered its shipment target for tablet PCs for the second quarter of 2012 from 1.2 million units to 800,000 units, as 400,000 units of Google's Nexus 7 tablets...
Friday 29 June 2012
TSMC likely to post single-digit growth in 3Q12
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will likely register a single-digit sequential increase in the third quarter of 2012, or just flat growth,...
Friday 29 June 2012
Wintek unveils own-brand smart TV
Touch panel maker Wintek has unveiled its own Inno life-brand TVs targeting China's smart TV market. The Inno life TVs will be available in 46-, 55- and 65-inch sizes initially.
Friday 29 June 2012
Foxconn aims to land iTV orders by investing in Sharp, says CMI former executive
Foxconn Electronics' investment in Sharp is aimed at securing iTV orders from Apple, which will be a positive development for the flat panel industry if the strategy works, according...
Friday 29 June 2012
Notebook ODMs expect significant sequential growth in June shipments
Wistron is expected to see its notebook shipments in June increase 24-40% on month, while fellow makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics will see on-month growth of 19% and 20%,...
Friday 29 June 2012
Google announces Nexus 7 tablet PC at Google I/O 2012
At Google I/O 2012, the company has announced several new products including its latest Nexus 7 tablet PC.
Thursday 28 June 2012
PTI expects income from HK retail chain beginning 3Q12
Power Quotient International (PTI), a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, expects monthly non-operating revenues of nearly NT$1.0 billion (US$33.4 million) from DG Lifestyle, a franchised...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Upstream supply chain sees no sign of Apple starting mass production of new iPhone in July
Although rumors have circulated in the IT market claiming that Apple may shift forward the launch of its new iPhone to late August hoping to catch back-to-school demand in September,...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Amazon to start shipping new Kindle Fire in August, sources claim
Amazon's new 7.85-inch Kindle Fire is reported to have an August release date this year at a price of US$199, according to upstream industry sources.
Thursday 28 June 2012
Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12
Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Google to unveil Nexus 7 at Google I/O 2012, say sources
Google is expected to unveil its new own-brand tablet PC, the Nexus 7, during Google I/O 2012 which opens on June 27. Market sources indicate that Google will outsource production...