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Friday 12 September 2008
Commentary: LGD's lowered forecast sets tone for LCD panel industry's coming quarters
The price slumps for LCD panels, as expected, are taking their toll on suppliers' profits, with LG Display (LGD) having lowered its earnings guidance for the third quarter. The Korean...
Thursday 11 September 2008
Taiwan market: Sony to launch world's highest resolution DSLR Alpha 900
Sony, on September 10, debuted the Alpha 900, its new digital SLR camera claimed to have the highest resolution among all SLR digital camera models. The camera will launch in the...
Friday 5 September 2008
Sony offers voluntary recall program for some Vaio notebooks
Sony is offering a recall for Vaio VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300 and VGN-TZ2000 series notebooks, according to Mike Abary, senior VP of Vaio business.
Thursday 4 September 2008
Taiwan market: Sony to launch 10.1-megapixel digital cameras
Sony, on September 3, unveiled two new Cyber-shot series digital cameras, DSC-T700 and DSC-T77, for launch in the Taiwan market on September 11 at recommended retail prices of NT$13,980...
Thursday 4 September 2008
Taiwan market: Samsung LCD TV sales far worse than expected
Despite its success beating Sony in the North America LCD TV market, Samsung's LCD TV sales in Taiwan were far worse than expected in the first half of the year, according to market...
Tuesday 2 September 2008
Foxconn purchases NT$557 million worth of equipment from Sony
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced the purchase of a total of 120 sets of machinery and equipment from Sony Manufacturing Systems for NT$557 million (US$17.63...
Friday 22 August 2008
TI denies Sony developing DLP projector
Texas Instruments (TI) has denied that Sony is going to develop projector using its DLP technology.
Friday 22 August 2008
Commentary: Sony's attempt to take lead in North America LCD TV market comes up short
While Sony cut its LCD TV prices in May in an attempt to regain its number one position in the North America market, the attempt failed as rival Samsung increased its market share...
Thursday 21 August 2008
More LCD TV outsourcing expected, says iSuppli
Hard economic times actually may be a boon for contract manufacturers serving the LCD TV market, as brand names increasingly outsource production to reduce risk, according to iSupp...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
China market: Sony cuts retail price for 10-megapixel digital camera T300, expected to cut prices in Taiwan too
Sony has recently lowered the retail price for its Cyber-shot DSC-T300 10.1-megapixel digital camera in the China market by about 15% to 2,200 yuan (US$321), and may do so in the...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
PVI aims to become EPD specialist
Prime View International (PVI) is gearing up its migration to becoming an electrophoretic displays (EPD) specialist from a small- to medium-size LCD panel supplier, according to PVI...
Friday 15 August 2008
North America TV shipments surge 28% on year in 2Q08, says DisplaySearch
Despite a weaker US economy and rising energy prices that directly impact consumers budgets, North American TV shipments climbed a remarkably strong 26% on quarter and 28% on year...
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Sony to expand monthly lithium ion battery production capacity from 41 million cells to 74 million cells by 2010
Sony has announced that it will invest approximately 40 billion yen (US$371 million) toward strengthening its lithium ion battery production operations. This is the first phase of...
Friday 1 August 2008
Blu-ray movie discs may outsell DVDs in 2011
Market reports in the US indicate that the sales ratio of Blu-ray movie discs to DVDs will rise to an estimated 40:60 in 2010 and the sales volume of BD movie discs may surpass that...
Thursday 31 July 2008
Taiwan market: Sony launches new Vaio series notebooks
Sony has launched high-end Vaio Z-series, enterprise and entertainment Vaio SR-series and high-definition multimedia entertainment Vaio FW-series notebooks in Taiwan, all adopting...