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Friday 3 March 2017
Wearable market grows 16.9% in 4Q16, says IDC
The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year...
Thursday 2 March 2017
OLED panels to be used in automotive displays beginning 2018, says PIDA
While automotive displays have become the third largest application of small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels, use of OLED panels in automotive displays will take off in 2018, according...
Thursday 2 March 2017
IPC maker Ennoconn reports record high earnings for 2016
IPC maker Ennoconn saw its net profits grow 18.1% on year to a record high of NT$1.02 billion (US$33.12 million) in 2016. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$14.01 for the year...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Samsung recalls faulty 18nm PC DRAM, says report
Samsung Electronics in mid-February started to recall certain PC DRAM module series, which PC OEMs found as the cause of blue screens while testing products, according to a report...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments to enjoy on-year growth in 1Q17
Worldwide notebook shipments (not including 2-in-1 devices) surpassed 40 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, dropping only 1.2% on year. Shipments from Taiwan-based ODMs...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Lenovo largest AIO vendor worldwide in 2016
Lenovo was the largest all-in-one PC vendor worldwide in 2016, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) at number two. The two players' shipments gap was widened in 2016 compared to 2015...
Friday 24 February 2017
Qualcomm makes splash with VR announcements
Qualcomm has made several announcements in the virtual reality (VR) space including introducing a new virtual reality development kit (VRDK) for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile...
Friday 24 February 2017
Acer provides smart health platform to Changhua Christian Hospital
Acer on February 23 announced cooperation with Changhua Christian Hospital in central Taiwan, which will adopt Acer's aBeing Wellness cloud-based health platform for remote tracking...
Friday 24 February 2017
iPad supply chain makers likely to report disappointing 1Q17 sales
First-quarter 2017 results of Taiwan-based makers in the iPad supply chain, notably touch panel makers TPK Holding and General Interface Solution (GIS), are hanging in the balance,...
Thursday 23 February 2017
Asustek likely to unveil new 2-in-1 model at MWC 2017
Asustek Computer is expected to unveil a new 2-in-1 notebook model, the ZenFlip UX370, at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 23 February 2017
GPU shipments total 100 million in 4Q16, says John Peddie
Global demand for GPUs increased in the fourth quarter of 2016 on a sequential basis, continuing a rising trend despite continuing lower sales for PCs.
Thursday 23 February 2017
HTC aims high while LG look low in India smartphone market
HTC has reiterated its stance that it wants to focus on the high-end of the India smartphone market while LG Electronics is reportedly making plans to increase its presence in the...
Wednesday 22 February 2017
Qualcomm begins comeback fight against Korean FTC
Qualcomm has petitioned the Seoul Central District Court to not implement fines totaling SKW1.03 trillion (US$865 million) levied by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC).
Wednesday 22 February 2017
New iPhone shipments to reach 100 million in 2017, says TrendForce
Apple's latest refresh of the iPhone series scheduled for later this year will include three new models, with one of them having significant hardware and design upgrades such as an...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
Sated China smartphone market to sit back and digest inventory in 1Q17
After seeing record shipments in the fourth quarter of 2016, the China smartphone will ease up and try to digest inventory in the first quarter of 2017. Smartphone shipments in the...