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Friday 18 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ships over 21 million branded and ODM handsets in 2Q14
Taiwan's shipments of branded and ODM handsets totaled over 21 million in the second quarter of 2014, representing an increase of about 30% on quarter and on year, according to Digitimes...
Friday 18 July 2014
Taiwan solar cell makers lower prices to US$0.35/W
Taiwan-based polycrystalline silicon solar cell makers have lowered quotes from US$0.40-0.41/W in early June to US$0.35/W currently due to large decreases in orders from China-based...
Friday 18 July 2014
South Korea makers still developing OLED TV panels
While Samsung Electronics is focusing on Ultra HD TVs instead of OLED TVs, South Korea-based panel makers have been developing OLED TV panels with Ultra HD resolution, according to...
Thursday 17 July 2014
Taiwan market: Apple offers discounts on PCs, tablets and smartphones for back-to-school demand
Apple is offering NT$1,500-3,000 (US$50-100) discounts for its Mac, iPad and iPhone products to the education sector in Taiwan, looking to attract back-to-school demand from students...
Thursday 17 July 2014
Korea makers surpass Taiwan makers in 4K TV panel share during 2Q14, says WitsView
Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments reached 4.47 million units in second-quarter 2014 for a total of 6.27 million in the first half of 2014. The penetration rate for Ultra HD TVs witnessed...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Taiwan, China makers lower solar-grade wafer prices
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers have decreased quotes from US$1 before the US Department of Commerce imposed preliminary anti-subsidy tariffs on PV products...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
TCA inks ICT cooperation in Myanmar
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), in a bid to promote ICT cooperation between Taiwan- and Myanmar-based enterprises, on July 15 set up an office and signed a cooperation MoU...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Apple orders for new iPhones to benefit Taiwan component maker revenues but not gross margins
Taiwan-based component makers are reducing the thickness of components including panels, chassis and battery packs for upcoming iPhones, and are facing technological difficulties...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Taiwan market: NFC mobile payment services to be launched by end of 2014
A TSM (trusted service management) provider jointly established by Taiwan's five 4G mobile telecom carriers and EasyCard Corporation will launch NFC (near field communication) smartphone-based...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
China, Taiwan touch panel makers worried about OCA shortages
As shipments of new smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks are expected to boom in the second half of 2014, Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical's OCA (optical clear adhesive) production...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
J Touch to supply metal mesh touch panels to Japan vendors in 4Q14, says report
Taiwan touch panel maker J Touch will supply Japan-based vendors with metal mesh technology for use in smartphone, tablet and AIO applications, and will begin mass producing the technology...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch 7-inch Galaxy Tab4
Samsung Electronics on July 14 unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, a 7-inch Android 4.4-based 4G-enabled tablet, for launch in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of below...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Taiwan market: Teco reports 30% increase in energy efficient air conditioner sales during 1H14
Taiwan-based home electronics vendor Teco has reported that its first-grade energy-efficient air conditioner sales increased 30% on year in the first half of 2014 while sales of air...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Foxconn aggressive on own-brand IT accessory products
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is taking an aggressive approach to marketing its own-brand IT accessories such as transmission/power charging cables, earphones,...
Monday 14 July 2014
TCL Communication expected to ship 35-40 million smartphones, tablets in 2014, say Taiwan makers
China-based vendor TCL Communication Technology Holdings is expected to ship 35-40 million smartphones and tablets as well as 25 million feature phones in 2014, according to Taiwan-based...