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Tuesday 14 August 2012
Motorola product strategy adjustments expected to impact supply chain, say Taiwan makers
Google has adjusted product strategies for Motorola Mobility after its acquisition, with a focus on high-end smartphones to be developed by the US-based R&D team and entry-level...
Friday 3 August 2012
Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
In the second half of 2012, poor global economic growth is having a more significant impact on the global market for branded tablets than had previously been anticipated. Digitimes...
Friday 3 August 2012
Nvidia lands orders for at least 3 million Tegra 3 chips for Nexus 7
Nvidia has obtained orders for at least three million Tegra 3 chips for use in Nexus 7 tablet PCs and at least 3-4 million units of the tablet will be shipped through the end of 2012,...
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Asustek may not benefit from booming sales of Nexus 7
While global sales of the Nexus 7 have been better than expected, and the model has provided Asustek Computer with access to the North and Europe markets, it may not add to Asustek's...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Digitimes Research: Global tablet PC shipments to reach 89 million units in 2012
Affecting by weaker-than-expected global economic growth in the second half of 2012, Digitimes Research estimates that global branded tablet PC shipments will only reach 49.18 million...
Thursday 19 July 2012
PC players need to consider selling smart services in the post-PC era, says Quanta chairman
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a cloud computing forum, pointed out that the PC industry will need consider how to sell smart services in the post-PC era, instead of focusing...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Commentary: Is Nexus 7 launch a blessing or a curse for other Android tablet vendors?
Google has begun shipping its Nexus 7 and the initial response to the tablet seems to be positive, with industry sources indicating that the platform vendor will be able to ship 2.5-3...
Monday 16 July 2012
Asustek tablet PC shipments to surpass 2.5 million units in 3Q12
Asustek Computer is expected to see its tablet PC shipments reach a total of 2.5 million units with the addition of shipments of Google's Nexus 7, according to market watchers.
Friday 13 July 2012
Taiwan-based IC design houses counting on sales of Surface or Nexus 7, say sources
Taiwan-based IC design houses may have a chance to win IC orders from Microsoft or Google should the sale of their tablet PCs, the Surface and the Nexus 7, be able to break the dominance...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Low-end Google Nexus 7 carries US$152 BOM, IHS teardown reveals
The entry-level 8GB version of Google's new Nexus 7 media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$151.75, according to preliminary findings from the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Motorola Mobility yet to see benefit from Google acquisition, say sources
Despite the completion of the acquisition by Google in May 2012, Motorola Mobility is unlikely to benefit significantly from the deal and may not make a turnaround until 2013 at the...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Asustek, Pegatron see growth in June revenues
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$36.02 billion (US$1.2 billion) for June, a new record high with growths of 26.83% on month and 27.46% on year, while the company's revenues...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Taiwan handset ODMs welcome small changes in Jelly Bean from Android 4.0
The release of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has offered relief to Taiwan-based handset ODMs, as the newly revised platform indicates that Google has slowed down the upgrade cycle of its...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Commentary: Google hardware thrust to marginalize brand vendors
The launch of Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Google Glass shows the growing ambition of Google to create its own hardware devices. Google's latest move, either for establishing new benchmarks...
Friday 29 June 2012
Wintek ships 500,000 OGS touch panels to Google in June, say sources
Wintek shipped 500,000 units of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for Google's Nexus 7 tablet PCs in June, according to industry sources. The company's total shipments of OGS...