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Friday 2 December 2011
Quanta shipments of Kindle Fire reach 3-4 million units
Shipments of 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet PCs from Quanta Computer to Amazon have reached 3-4 million units, according to industry watchers. However, Quanta declined to comment.
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Acer, Lenovo to launch quad-core tablet PCs
Acer and Lenovo are set to launch quad-core tablet PCs featuring Google's Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Nvidia's Tegra 3 in the first quarter to compete against Asustek Computer,...
Friday 18 November 2011
Kindle Fire teardown reveals cost-saving design, says IHS
The IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service has commenced its physical dissection of the Amazon Kindle Fire media tablet and soon will release its preliminary estimate of the device's...
Thursday 17 November 2011
PC hardware players to phase out from tablet PC market in 2012
Due to pure PC hardware players such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek and Dell not having any advantages to compete in the tablet PC market, sources from upstream supply chain...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Barnes & Noble shipping Nook Tablet ahead of schedule
Barnes & Noble began to deliver its Nook Tablet to consumers on November 16, two days ahead of its original schedule, aiming to catch the buying spree for Amazon's Kindle Fire.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Low priced tablet PCs may bring down supply chain gross margins
Price competition between Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the 7-inch tablet PC market is likely to squeeze the gross margins of Taiwan-based upstream suppliers, according to industry...
Monday 14 November 2011
Quanta lands orders for Amazon 7-inch tablet PC, says paper
Amazon is set to launch its second-generation 7-inch tablet PC in the second quarter of 2012 with Quanta Computer having already landed orders, according to a Chinese-language Apple...
Thursday 10 November 2011
Digitimes Research: E-book reader shipment growth to reach 31.4% in 2012
Since e-book readers will not receive any significant updates, pricing will still be the major attraction to stimulate sales growth. With Amazon further reducing its e-book reader...
Thursday 10 November 2011
Amazon increases Kindle Fire orders
Amazon has recently increased its Kindle Fire orders to more than five million units before the end of 2011 as pre-orders for the machine remain strong, according to sources from...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS
The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
EIH October revenues hit record high
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) saw its revenues grow 16% on month and 93% on year to an all time high of NT$5.329 billion (US$178 million) in October, according...
Friday 4 November 2011
Amazon next-generation Kindle Fire likely to have 8.9-inch display
Amazon is likely to change its product roadmap by shifting the display size of its next-generation Kindle Fire to 8.9-inch instead of 10.1-inch as originally planned, according to...
Monday 24 October 2011
Atmel beats Taiwan rivals to win touch controller orders for Amazon tablets
Chipset vendor Atmel reportedly has beaten Taiwan-based rival ILI Technology (Ilitek) to win orders for touch-panel controller ICs to be used in Amazon's new tablet PCs for 2012,...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Players cut 7-inch tablet PC prices to compete for market share
Tablet PC players have recently started to drop their tablet PC prices to attract consumers, especially 7-inch models as the machines can easily attract first-time buyers with their...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Foxconn reportedly lands orders for next generation Kindle Fire, say Taiwan makers
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has secured orders from Amazon for assembling second-generation Kindle Fire tablet PCs, with shipments to begin in the...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research