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Tuesday 1 November 2011
Asustek expected to ship 1.8 million tablet PCs in 2011, says CEO
Asustek Computer expects its tablet PC shipments will reach its goal of 1.8 million units in 2011 as the company launches its second-generation quad-core Transformer Prime on November...
Thursday 27 October 2011
Dynapack sees strong performance in 3Q11 revenues
Notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has reported strong revenue performance for the third quarter with net profits growing 64.02% sequentially.
Monday 24 October 2011
Tablet component suppliers concerned about over-reliance on iPad
Several Taiwan-based tablet PC component suppliers are turning concerned that their orders are heavily accumulated on Apple, as other tablet PC players are turning conservative about...
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...
Thursday 20 October 2011
PC vendors concerned Google may reduce resources for tablet PCs
Google launched its latest Android 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich) on October 19, but since the focus of the launch conference was mainly concentrated on Samsung Electronics'...
Friday 14 October 2011
Apple likely to launch transitional tablet PC between iPad 2 and iPad 3, say sources
Recent market speculations indicate that Apple is likely to launch a lower-cost iPad model with prices ranging from US$250-299 in early 2012 to smooth the transition between iPad...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman
Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Apple shifts orders from Simplo to Dynapack due to defective battery packs used in iPad 2
Because Li-polymer battery packs used in iPad 2 have been found to be defective, Apple in late September shifted some orders from Simplo Technology which produced the defective products...
Friday 7 October 2011
Sales of e-book readers likely to reach 30 million units in 2012
Despite the immense popularity of Apple's iPad series, its impact seems to be less apparent in the e-book reader market.
Friday 7 October 2011
PCB suppliers see drop in 4Q11 orders
Combined orders placed with Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers for the fourth quarter of 2011 are likely to slip 15% or more sequentially, according to industry sources. Demand across...
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Panel sizes diversified as Samsung releases 8.9-inch tablet
Panel sizes are becoming diverse as Samsung Electronics released its 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab at the end of September, 2011. Sources in the industry said Samsung's move is aimed at differentiating...
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Wistron to launch a tablet PC model with in-house built software support
Wistron is set to launch a tablet PC that will support cloud computing and the company will push the device in the education and medical markets, according to company president Robert...
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Asustek will not compete with price in the tablet PC market, says CEO
Commenting on market watchers' expectation that Asustek Computer will soon drop its tablet PC price and delay the launch of the next generation Eee Pad Transformer, Asustek CEO Jerry...
Thursday 29 September 2011
Ultrabooks expected to impact tablet PCs
With notebook players such as Acer, Asustek Computer as well as Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard (HP) all set launch ultrabooks in the near future, sources...
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Amazon tablet PC Kindle Fire unable to hit iPad 2 but may impact non-iPad models, say Taiwan makers
Amazon is expected to debut its first tablet PC, the 7-inch Kindle Fire, for launch in November 2011 soon, but the new tablet will not be able to shake up the already firm market...