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Thursday 26 May 2016
Sony to see increased LCD TV shipments in 2016
Among LCD TV vendors, Sony took the initiative to launch Ultra HD models and consequently shipped nearly 13 million Bravia series LCD TVs in 2015 and is expected to see significant...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Foxconn receiving more short lead-time orders, performance to be even better in 3Q16, says chairman
Foxconn Electronics has been receiving more short lead-time orders recently amid structural changes of global economy, and this has resulted in an increase in overtime hours at its...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Asustek, Dell beef up competitiveness with MSI for gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer and Dell, facing increasing competition for gaming notebooks from Micro-Star International (MSI), have enhanced their competitiveness through strengthening marketing...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
First-tier vendors cautious about China-based players launching notebooks and 2-in-1 devices in May-July
China-based Huawei will launch its new 2-in-1 device on May 26, targeting the mid-range and high-end segments, while Xiaomi is ready to release its inexpensive ultra-thin notebook...
Monday 23 May 2016
Winmate, Inc. to showcase latest automotive solutions for the Industry 4.0 at Computex 2016
Winmate, Inc. will showcase its latest industrial solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 at Computex 2016 which takes place May 31st - June 1st in Taipei, Taiwan...
Friday 20 May 2016
Desktop manufacturing industry sees reshuffling orders; expects to see fierce competition
Pegatron Technology reportedly has snatched some of Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) desktop orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently and to fill the order loss,...
Friday 20 May 2016
Shipments of Chromebooks integrated with Google Play set to increase
Google has announced that new Chromebooks rolled out by its notebook partners will start supporting Google Play, a move which is likely to substantially ramp up shipments of Chrome...
Friday 20 May 2016
Chip demand from Apple disappointing, say sources
Chip orders from Apple have been relatively slow in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter in previous years, due to poor sales of the vendor's existing iPhone and...
Thursday 19 May 2016
Competition in VR market among Taiwan brands heating up
Both Asustek Computer and Acer will follow the step of smartphone vendor HTC to enter the virtual reality (VR) device market soon, heating up competition among local brands in the...
Thursday 19 May 2016
ARM announces 10nm test chip
ARM has announced the first multicore, 64-bit ARMv8-A processor test chip based on TSMC's 10FinFET process technology. Simulation benchmarks show impressive power and efficiency gains...
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Ledlink Optics lands orders from South Korea-based automotive lamp makers
Ledlink Optics, a maker of secondary optical lenses used in LED lighting, has obtained orders from South Korea-based automotive lamp makers and will start shipments in June-July 2016,...
Monday 16 May 2016
Intel obtains up to 50% of modem chip orders for upcoming iPhone
Intel will supply up to 50% of the modem chips for use in the new iPhones slated for launch in September 2016, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 May 2016
Intel, Microsoft to limit OS support on new processors; to increase IPC players costs
With Intel planning to have its next-generation processors support only Windows 10, industrial PC (IPC) players are concerned that the move will dramatically increase their costs...
Monday 16 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to drop 4.6% sequentially in 2Q16
Global tablet shipments are expected to drop 4.6% sequentially to reach 42.84 million units in the second quarter, which is still the slow season for the table market. Vendors have...
Monday 16 May 2016
Wistron sees earnings tumble nearly 50% on year in 1Q16
ODM Wistron has reported net profits of NT$383 million (US$11.74 million) for the first quarter of 2016, a sharp decline of 46.6% from a year earlier.