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Tuesday 8 March 2011
Notebook brands to compete against Apple with tablet PC-featured netbook
Global notebook brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI), facing strong competition from Apple's iPad, are changing...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Apple aims for 70% global tablet PC market share
Tablet PCs were the main attractions at this year's CES and MWC. Though smartphone and computer vendors introduced their latest tablet PC at the exhibitions, Apple, the company that...
Friday 4 March 2011
Consumer market will decide whether Apple iPad can keep 70% market share, says Digitimes Research
Apple's iPad 2 with strong improvements in its industrial design, chassis, hardware and operating system as well as its similar price level as the first-generation iPad, is already...
Friday 4 March 2011
Commentary: iPad 2 launch could mean less business for Taiwan-based IC design houses
The launch of the highly expected iPad 2 indeed serves as a major boost to the share prices of Apple-concept issues but certainly not for those outside the Apple camp, especially...
Friday 4 March 2011
Tablet PC players likely to bring forward their launch schedules to compete against iPad 2
Tablet PC vendors are expected to bring forward their launch schedules as early as the end of March in order to compete against Apple's iPad 2, according to sources from tablet PC...
Friday 4 March 2011
Component makers aim to achieve profit from iPad 2 through volume
As Apple announces its new iPad 2 with upgraded specifications, while maintaining a similar price level as the first-generation iPad, sources from component makers pointed out that...
Friday 4 March 2011
Taiwan market: Apple lowers prices for old iPads
In conjunction of the launch of iPad 2, Apple has lowered prices for its first-generation iPads by 15-20% in the Taiwan market, with the price of the 16GB with Wi-Fi model dropping...
Friday 4 March 2011
Taiwan suppliers to ship 10-12 million iPads in 2Q11
Apple's target to take delivery of 40 million iPads from Taiwan suppliers in 2011 remains unchanged with shipment volume expected to top 6-6.5 million units, including over three...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Apple launches iPad 2
Apple has introduced the iPad 2, the next generation of its device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games,...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Non-iOS systems stand chance of challenging iPad
Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) as well as Microsoft's Windows 7 still stand a good chance of challenging Apple's iOS, with the global market share for non-iPad devices in 2011 estimated...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Apple expects shipments of 6-6.5 million iPads in 1Q11
Apple internally plans to take deliveries of 6-6.5 million iPads, including iPad 2, in the first quarter of 2011 and aims at a total shipment volume of 40 million iPads for 2011,...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
XOOM BOM totals US$359.92, says IHS iSuppli
The Motorola XOOM's materials cost closely approximates that of a comparably equipped iPad, as revealed by a physical dissection conducted by the IHS iSuppli. The XOOM carries a bill...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses
Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Apple reduces iPad 2 mass production volume target
Amid rumors that Apple is making adjustments in its iPad 2 design and is also facing issues over the device's touch panel yields, sources from upstream component makers pointed out...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Protective component maker Polytronics wins PPTC orders for tablet PCs
Since Apple's iPad 2 reportedly will not incorporate ALD/SLD polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resistors, Taiwan's protective component makers will not be able to...