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Thursday 16 June 2016
Global Lighting expects strong revenue contribution from automotive displays, wearable devices
Global Lighting Technologies expects light guide plates (LGPs) used in automotive displays and smart wearable devices to each account for over 10% of 2016 consolidated revenues, according...
Thursday 16 June 2016
Asustek enhances gaming notebook marketing
Asustek Computer, viewing that gaming notebooks have become a main source of consolidated operating profit, has recently strengthened marketing strategies for the second half through...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Major notebook vendors and ODMs see over 30% on-month growth in May
Digitimes Research estimates that worldwide top-5 notebook brand vendors and top-3 ODMs both enjoyed 31% on-month shipment growth in May because of preparations for new notebook models...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Clevo to sell properties in China
Clevo will sell office space and residential units of its IT and consumer electronics retail chain Buynow in China and is poised to float REIT (real estate investment trust) certificates...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Global PC shipments to decline 7.3% in 2016, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments (excluding handhelds, tablets and portable PCs with detachable keyboards) are forecast to decline 7.3% on year to 255.6 million units in 2016, according to...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Chin-Poon expects sales growth through end-2016
PCB firm Chin-Poon Industrial, which sees more than 70% of its revenues come from the auto industry, expects to sales growth through the end of 2016. Revenues for the year are set...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Apple stepping up procurement for new Apple Watch
Apple has stepped up procurement of chips and components for the second-generation Apple Watch which is expected to debut later in 2016, according to sources from the supply chain.
Tuesday 14 June 2016
Asustek cuts 2Q16 revenue guidance due to weak smartphone demand
Because of weaker than expected demand in the Asia Pacific market, the smartphone industry is entering a new era of competition and smartphone ASPs are dropping. Asustek Computer...
Tuesday 14 June 2016
HTC launches new mid-range smartphone, ties up with Bethesda Softworks
HTC has unveiled a new mid-range smartphone, the HTC One S9, which will be available at its exclusive shops in the Taiwan market on June 17 priced at NT$9,990 (US$309) unlocked. The...
Monday 13 June 2016
Asustek Computer reports revenues for May 2016
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$31.86 billion (US$983.09 million) for May 2016, representing a 9.45% increase on month, but 5.43% drop on year.
Monday 13 June 2016
Shuttle to see strong revenue contribution from non-notebook businesses in 2016
Shuttle, in addition to its existing PC OEM business, XPC barebone and mini PC products, has also been pushing its smart application software business in the past few years and has...
Monday 13 June 2016
China holds 8 spots among top-12 smartphone vendors, says IC Insights
Eight of the world's top-12 smartphone companies during the first quarter of 2016 are China-based including Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, ZTE, Lenovo, TCL and Meizu, according to IC...
Monday 13 June 2016
PC market stability remains elusive as markets continue to struggle, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 7.3% on year in 2016 according to an updated forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The outlook continues to call...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Asustek sees stable performance in Brazil
Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen has pointed out that the company is rather cautious about its operations Brazil, which has see high inflation, increasing unemployment and weakening...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Chin-Poon reports increased May revenues
PCB firm Chin-Poon Industrial, with more than 70% of its revenues coming from the automotive industry, has announced consolidated revenues for May 2016 increased 1.9% sequentially...