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Wednesday 20 June 2012
Delta chairman announces retirement
Delta Electronics chairman Bruce CH Cheng announced his official retirement in the company's shareholders meeting on June 19. Delta plans to hold the board of directors meeting on...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Spreadtrum supplies TD-SCDMA IC for Samsung Galaxy S3
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that its TD-SCDMA baseband modem, the SC8803G, and RF transceiver, the SR3200, are shipping in Samsung's latest TD-SCDMA smartphone offering...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Microsoft outsource Surface tablets to Pegatron; expected prices above US$599
Sources from notebook players have revealed that Microsoft's 10.6-inch Surface tablet PCs will be outsourced to Pegatron Technology for assembly; however, there is still not a firm...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Taiwan market: Sony launches Handycam HDR-GW77V
Sony has unveiled the HDR-GW77V Handycam for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866).
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 650D
Canon has unveiled its EOS 650D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866) for body only.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Microsoft own-brand tablet PCs a ploy to drive Windows 8 adoption, says Acer founder
While Microsoft's unveiling of two own-brand tablet PCs has surprised the supply chain in Taiwan and brought worries on PC vendors, Acer founder Stan Shih has commented that Microsoft...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Entry-level models driving China smartphone market growth, says Canalys
China will account for more than one-third of the global increase in smartphone shipment volumes in 2012 (over 2011), according to Canalys. The country is already the largest smartphone...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Crystalvue Medical launches portable fundus camera
Taiwan-based Crystalvue Medical Corporation has launched a portable fundus camera for diagnosing of retinal diseases and glaucoma, according to the company.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft-made hardware to be available starting with release of Windows 8 and Windows RT
At an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Foxconn to see profitability in 2013, says chairman
Facing shareholders questioning that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has always emphasized revenue growth over profit, company chairman Terry Guo pointed out that...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Google, Asustek expected to unveil 7-inch Nexus tablet PC at Google I/O
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed 7-inch Nexus tablet PC is set to be unveiled at Google I/O, a developer event that will be hosted from June 27-29 at San Francisco's...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Monday 18 June 2012
Microsoft likely to announce a white-box tablet PC at conference, say sources
With Microsoft set to host a product launch conference on June 18 that market watchers are speculating could be the company's own-brand Windows RT-based tablet PC, sources from upstream...
Monday 18 June 2012
OLED TV makers set low shipment goals for 2012
Korean-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have set low shipment goals for OLED TVs in 2012 because of high prices caused by manufacturing challenges and expensive materials,...