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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Acer, Asustek believe tablet PC to aid 2Q11 revenues, market watchers doubt it
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer are both optimistic about their tablet PC products can boost their revenues in the second quarter; however, market watchers...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Taiwan market: Motorola announces pre-order for 10-inch Xoom
US-based handset brand Motorola has announced pre-order for 200 of its 10-inch Xoom tablet PC in Taiwan with the price of the 32GB model at NT$19,980 (US$678) and will start shipping...
Friday 25 March 2011
Sintek starts shipments of touch sensors for iPad 2
Sintek Photronics started to supply touch sensors for iPad 2 to Apple in March 2011, and along with orders for smartphone from Samsung Electronics, Sintek expects revenues to continue...
Thursday 24 March 2011
New Galaxy Tab may help Samsung lead non-iPad segment
Samsung Electronics, on March 23, announced two new sizes for its Galaxy Tab tablet PCs – an 8.9-inch model and a 10.1-inch model – and since Samsung has strong advantages...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Apple considering accepting price hikes to secure supply of touch panels, say Taiwan makers
In order to secure sufficient supply of touch panels used in the iPad and iPhone, Apple has talked with Taiwan-based makers, considering some room for them to hike quotes, according...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Japan earthquake suspends supply of raw materials used in 25% of global chip production, says IHS iSuppli
The Japan earthquake has resulted in the suspension of one-quarter of the global production of silicon wafers used to make semiconductors, according to IHS iSuppli. The 25% reduction...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Players to announce Android 3.0 tablet PCs in near future; concerns for OS support remain
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer is set to announce its Android 3.0-based 10.1-inch tablet PC on March 25 with Acer, Samsung Electronics and High Tech Computer...
Friday 18 March 2011
Component supply of iPad 2 still about 2-3 weeks; Foxconn to activate backup measures
As there are rumors that Apple will soon be out of product supplies because Japan's earthquake has caused shortages of components are circulating in the IT industry, Foxconn Electronics...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
AWSC to see revenues recover in March
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) expects revenues to recover in March 2011 thanks to power amplifier (PA) maker Skyworks resuming normal orders.
Monday 14 March 2011
iPad 2 carries bill of materials of US$326.60, says IHS iSuppli
With the second-generation iPad, Apple has held the line on the bill of materials (BOM), maintaining virtually the same costs as the first version of the device, an IHS iSuppli teardown...
Monday 14 March 2011
Shortage of iPad 2 bumping up gray import prices
Prices for Apple's iPad 2 in Korea or Hong Kong, where the device has not yet been launched, are being marked at about US$700-1,000, close to double Apple's original price, as Apple...
Friday 11 March 2011
Dell increases PC market lead over Acer in 4Q10, says iSuppli
Dell's competitive position is improving in the global PC market, thanks to strong corporate sales as well as an unlikely helper: Apple's iPad, according to IHS iSuppli.
Thursday 10 March 2011
External keyboards for tablet PC expected to see weak demand
Despite most first-tier tablet PC players have designed their products with support of an external keyboard, Taiwan-based keyboard makers are taking a conservative attitude about...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Notebook players may postpone tablet PC launch schedule because of iPad 2
Facing strong competition from Apple's iPad 2, notebook brand vendors pointed out that iPad 2's low price of US$499 is leaving tablet PC models with relatively higher prices no room...