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Friday 1 March 2013
Supplies of LCD driver ICs likely to become tight in March-April, say sources
Supplies of LCD driver ICs may become tight in March-April as most branded vendors will begin to roll out their flagship models in the second quarter, while China-based vendors will...
Friday 1 March 2013
Acer to shift 90% notebook production to Chongqing, China
Acer recently decided to increase the percentage of notebook production in Chongqing, China to 90%, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Due to...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Trina Solar reports 2012 revenues down 36% on-year
China-based solar firm Trina Solar has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012.
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Europe polysilicon makers seeking cooperation with Taiwan solar wafer makers
To avoid possible tariffs imposed by China, Europe-based polysilicon firms have been reportedly seeking cooperation with Taiwan-based solar wafer makers. Solar firms noted that the...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, KT to cooperate in EAP-SIM roaming
China-based mobile telecom carrier China Mobile, Japan-based NTT DoCoMo and South Korea-based KT, at the 2013 Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Spain, signed cooperation...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Foxconn reportedly to move production lines out of China
Seeing that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has no plans to recruit standard workers in China, rumors have started circulating in the IT market that Foxconn is considering...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils 4 TD-LTE smartphones
China Mobile has unveiled four TD-LTE smartphones at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The four models are manufactured by HTC, LG Electronics, ZTE and Huawei, respecti...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Lunar New Year TV sales surged 9.4% on year in China, says WitsView
LCD TV sales for the Lunar New Year in 2013 attained over 5.70 million units, growing 9.4% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
China January mobile phone user base growing to 1.122 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.122 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2013, growing by 0.81% on month and by 12.59% on year, and 245.88 million (21.91%)...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Commentary: Solar cells are the most likely casualties in trade war
The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
China white-box tablet players struggling for survival
Due to fierce competition from first-tier brand vendors, several China-based white-box tablet players in Shenzhen, China have reportedly gone bankrupt, while remaining ones are also...
Monday 25 February 2013
China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC
There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.
Monday 25 February 2013
China-made solar module registration in Europe may begin in March, say solar makers
The European Commission recently verified that imported solar modules from China will need to be registered. Some solar firms expect the registration process to begin in March and...
Monday 25 February 2013
Yingli Solar expects negative 4Q12 gross margin
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, a China-based solar energy company which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," has announced its preliminary financial...
Friday 22 February 2013
China white-box tablet makers to use DDR3 instead of mobile DRAM
Several of China-based white-box tablet manufacturers have utilized DDR3 chips, instead of mobile DRAM, for their products in order to bring down their manufacturing costs further,...