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Wednesday 14 December 2016
Over 2 million VR headsets to ship in 2016, says Canalys
Global VR (virtual reality) headset shipments are expected to exceed two million units in 2016 and to grow to 20 million by 2020, according to Canalys.
Tuesday 13 December 2016
MSI sees on-month drop in November revenues
Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.74 billion (US$273.59 million) for November 2016, representing a 6.85% drop on month but a 1.66% increase...
Tuesday 13 December 2016
Asustek sees strong on-month revenue growth in November
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$48.73 billion (US$1.53 billion) for November 2016, representing a 27.21% increase on month but a 2.82% drop on year.
Tuesday 13 December 2016
PC upstream suppliers conservative about Microsoft pushing MR ecosystem
Microsoft has recently announced a plan to partner with PC brand vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and 3Glasses to push an ecosystem for...
Monday 12 December 2016
Flexible display shipments to surge 135% in 2017, says IHS
As more smartphone manufacturers build designs using flexible display technology, shipments of flexible displays are expected to reach 139 million units in 2017, an increase of 135%...
Monday 12 December 2016
Foxconn and Sharp plan to set up LCD TV panel factory in China, says Nikkei
Foxconn Electronics and Sharp plan to cooperatively set up a 10.5G or 11G LCD TV panel factory in China at an estimated total investment of JPY800 billion (US$6.95 billion), with...
Monday 12 December 2016
Coretronic ships 4.89 million energy-saving devices in November
Coretronic shipped 4.89 million energy-saving devices consisting of backlight units, LCD display modules, lighting modules and touch modules, in November, flat on month, and 52.4...
Monday 12 December 2016
Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron post mixed November revenues growth
EMS provider Foxconn Electronics saw its November consolidated revenues of NT$480.672 billion (US$15.1 billion) increase 1.85% on month but decrease 7.12% on year, while ODM Pegatron...
Friday 9 December 2016
Inventec to close AIO PC subsidiary TPV-Inventa in 2017, says paper
Inventec reportedly is shutting down its all-in-one (AIO) PC subsidiary TPV-Inventa in 2017 and is planning to lay off about 50 employees in the upcoming week, leaving around 20 workers...
Friday 9 December 2016
Acer revenues drop 2.8% on year in November
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.725 billion (US$714.35 million) for November 2016, representing a 13.07% increase on month and 2.8% drop on year.
Friday 9 December 2016
ECS revenues flat on year in November
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.845 billion (US$89.43 million) for November 2016, representing a 30.65% increase on month and 0.49% drop...
Friday 9 December 2016
Ennoconn denies reports about seeking full ownership of Germany-based S&T
IPC maker Ennoconn, an affiliate company under the Foxconn Group, has said that its plans to acquire a 29.4% stake in S&T AG remains unchanged, denying market reports indicating...
Friday 9 December 2016
WinHEC 2016: Microsoft empowers new development opportunities in mixed reality, gaming and cellular PCs
At the Windows Hardware Engineering Community event (WinHEC) in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft has announced new opportunities for global partners to innovate with Windows 10. Terry Myerson,...
Friday 9 December 2016
Inventec revenues increase in November
Inventec has announced consolidated revenues of NT$37.64 billion (US$1.18 billion) for November, up by 1.59% on month and 3.59% on year. The company's consolidated revenues for the...
Thursday 8 December 2016
Chip orders for entry-level smartphones going down
Chip orders for entry-level 4G phones and 3G devices have been falling recently, according to industry sources.