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Tuesday 1 November 2011
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Significant industry over-capacity to cause prolonged downturn in PV equipment revenues, says Solarbuzz
Global PV equipment spending (including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels) is now projected to fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from an historic peak of US$13.1 billion...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Acer reports losses for 2Q11
Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$102.1 billion (US$3.5 billion), down 32% on year, while operating...
Thursday 21 July 2011
Acer ranks as top-2 vendor in Asia pacific PC market in 2Q11, says paper
Acer ranked as the number two vendor in the Asia Pacific PC market in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth position it held previously, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 16 June 2011
Acer reducing 2011 tablet PC shipment target by 50%
Acer, on June 15, announced that the company has reduced its annual tablet PC shipment forecast from originally 5-7 million units to only 2.5-3 million units, a drop close to 50%...
Friday 6 May 2011
Aptina opens engineering center in Taiwan
Aptina has announced the opening of a new enginnering center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in response to growing demand for its products and solutions from the Asia Pacific market.
Wednesday 30 March 2011
BenQ aims at double LCD TV shipments in 2011
With sales in China, the middle East, and Asia Pacific regions, BenQ aims to boost its LCD TV sales to 400,000-500,000 units in 2011, up from 200,000-30,000 units in 2010.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
AOC 4Q10 sales up almost 60% on year
Sales of AOC, a brand and business unit of TPV Technology, increased significantly by 58% on year in the fourth quarter of 2010 in the Asia Pacific (not include Japan) market and...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Acer signs contract with China-based Sunning to further cut into China market
Acer announced on February 16, that the company has signed contracts with China-based IT channel vendor Sunning Appliance for a two year, US$500 million worth sales agreement. Acer...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors
US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according...
Friday 19 November 2010
RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11
Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Asia Pacific expected to have over 120 million LTE connections in 2015, say Taiwan makers
The promotion of LTE under way in Asia Pacific countries will result in over 120 million LTE connections in the region in 2015, industry sources in Taiwan cited data released by Wireless...
Friday 8 October 2010
HTC unveils Desire smartphones in Asia
HTC has unveiled its new Android-based smartphones, the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z, in the Asia-Pacific with a total of 12 telecom carriers in the region already deciding to purchase...
Tuesday 5 October 2010
UK-based IC distributor Premier Farnell opens online shop in Taiwan
In addition to Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics, and US-based rivals Arrow Electronics and Avnet Electronics, UK-based IC distributor Premier Farnell...
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Nikon to enter mirrorless DSLR camera market
Japan-based camera brand Nikon expects its new mirrorless DSLR-similar camera will help expand its market share in the interchangeable-lens camera (ILC) market in the Asia Pacific...