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Monday 30 September 2013
Taiwan ODMs to handle less than 80% of global notebook shipments in 2014
Taiwan makers will see their share of global notebook shipments drop below 80% in 2014, as one of the biggest vendors, Lenovo, will reduce its outsourcing sharply, according to sources...
Monday 30 September 2013
China software industry posts January-August revenues of CNY1.94 trillion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated revenues of CNY1.942 trillion (US$289 billion) in January-August 2013, growing 24.1% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...
Friday 27 September 2013
China market: Broadcom smartphone solutions allow clients to expand overseas, says company executive
For China-based clients, Broadcom focuses on the entry-level and mid-range smartphone segments while Qualcomm has so far put emphasis on high-end models mainly. Meanwhile, Broadcom...
Friday 27 September 2013
China to retain dominance of solar industry despite looming shakeout, says Lux Research
After years of breakaway growth, China's solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian...
Friday 27 September 2013
Digitimes Research: China second-tier panel makers shift away from production of large-size panels to small- to medium-size panels
Second-tier panel makers in China such as Tianma Micro-electronics, CEC-Panda LCD Technology, and Infovision Optoelectronics are continuing to shift their production away from large-size...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Taiwan polarizer makers evaluating whether to set up new facilities in China
Taiwan polarizer makers are currently evaluating whether to set up new production facilities in China as local panel makers are expanding their production capacity and will increase...
Thursday 26 September 2013
China market: Smartphone shipments to exceed 450 million units in 2014, says IDC
Total mobile phone shipments in China reached 110 million units in the second quarter of 2013, according to IDC. Shipments of smartphones, a subset of mobile phone shipments, totaled...
Thursday 26 September 2013
White-box tablet vendors aggressively cutting prices to stay competitive
The aggressive push of brand vendors such as Amazon, Google, Samsung Electronics and Acer, into the 7-inch tablet market has forced China-based white-box players to further reduce...
Thursday 26 September 2013
China August mobile phone users grow to 1.196 billion, says MIIT
China had 1.196 billion subscribers to mobile communication services as of the end of August 2013, growing 0.88% on month and 11.51% on year. Of the subscribers, 351.29 million (29.38%)...
Thursday 26 September 2013
China white-box makers likely to face rising DRAM costs
China-based white-box smartphone and tablet manufacturers will have to encounter rising costs of buying DRAM chips if SK Hynix' fire-damaged plant fails to restore full production...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
China government increases support for local cloud computing players
The China government started changing procurement policies in the second half to help nurture local cloud computing players. The change is expected to impact first-tier brand vendors...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
China market: Aurora lands exclusive sales agent rights for Stratasys 3D printers
Taiwan-based office automation machine and office furniture distributor Aurora on September 25 signed with US-based Stratasys in Shanghai, eastern China, for exclusive sales agent...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
China market: White-box vendors dominate OTT STB sales
White-box vendors account for more than 80% of total sales of OTT (over the top) STBs (set-top boxes) in the China market, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Foxconn employee brawls leave three dead, claims China report
Brawls between employees at a Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) production base in Yantai, China reportedly have left three dead and over 20 seriously injured, according...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Epistar aims at largest LED capacity in China via expanding joint venture, says paper
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar aims to have the largest production capacity in China among all LED chip makers through expanding production capacity at KFES...