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Wednesday 6 April 2011
Taiwan market: Sony launches Cybershot digital camera TX100V
Sony has launched a new Cybershot digital camera model, the TX100V, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$13,980 (US$474).
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Vendors to mass ship Chrome OS notebooks in 2H11
First-tier notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer, Sony and Samsung Electronics are all set to launch Chrome OS-based notebooks featuring Intel or Nvidia processors, 10-...
Friday 25 March 2011
Samsung aims for 30% of Smart TV market in 2011
Samsung Electronics is actively promoting Smart TV to compete with Sony's Google TV and aims to ship 12 million units in 2011, accounting for 30% of the global Smart TV shipments.
Thursday 24 March 2011
Sony, Nintendo console sales impacted by Japan earthquake
Supply of Sony's Blu-ray drive pick-up heads is facing danger of seeing shortages as the plants of Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor, a Blu-ray drive pick-up head manufacturing subsidiary...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Sony, Renesas, TI impacted by earthquake for supply of ODD components
Sony, Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), among makers of components of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Japan, have suffered the most impact of the large earthquake hitting...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Sony expects to suspend production plant for high-end models, Foxconn expected to gain orders
In addition to the five production plants in the middle to southern part of Japan which will be affect by supply shortages of materials and components caused by the recent earthquake...
Friday 18 March 2011
Taiwan market: Sony launches new notebooks, aims at 10% market share
Sony has launched a number of new models in its S-, C- and F-series of notebooks and other L-series all-in-one (AIO) PCs in the Taiwan market, aiming to take up a 10% share of the...
Friday 18 March 2011
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to launch 3 Android smartphones starting April
Sony Ericsson will launch a series of Android-based smartphones, including Xperia arc, Xperia neo and Xperia play, in the Taiwan market starting April 2011, according to Sony Ericsson...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Rolling black-outs to hit Japan-based LCD TV vendors
Production of Japan-based major LCD TV vendors such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sharp will not be significantly affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Power shortage halts Sony and Seiko Epson plant operation
The earthquake on March 11 has affected the manufacturing operations of Japan-based Sony and Seiko Epson. Sony indicated that it has halted production in six plants, and the SCID...
Monday 14 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Battery cell prices likely to be pushed up, say Taiwan makers
Sony's two battery cell factories located in Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, have stopped production in the wake of Friday's earthquake, and this may push up international...
Friday 11 March 2011
Sony shuts down production plants due to earthquake, says report
Due to the massive 8.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday (March 11) afternoon, Sony has shut down two factories in Miyagi prefecture, and...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Sony Ericsson posts 4 straight profitable quarters
Sony Ericsson saw revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 fall 4.7% sequentially to EUR1.53 billion (US$2.12 billion). Revenues for 2010 came to EUR6.29 billion versus EUR6.79 billion...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Sony takes top position for flat panel TV shipments in India for 2010, says DisplaySearch
Sony overtook Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for the top position, with 22.1% of flat panel TVs shipped in the Indian market in 2010, according to DisplaySearch. The total...