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Thursday 2 February 2017
Acer expect fruition of new business development in 2017
Acer has been developing new business other than PCs for a while and expects to begin commercial application of AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning and shipments of in-house-developed...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Top TV brands to increase orders from captive panel suppliers amid supply shortage in 2017, says IHS
As TV panel shortages continue into 2017, top TV brands are currently reviewing plans to source yet more panels from their captive panel suppliers, according to IHS Markit.
Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple Watch helps smartwatch shipments rebound in 4Q 2016, says Strategy Analytics
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments grew 1% annually to hit a record 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016. Apple Watch...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple sees record revenues in 1Q fiscal 2017
Apple has announced that it posted all-time record quarterly revenues of US$78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of US$$3.36 for its fiscal 2017 first...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Samsung and Apple remain top global semiconductor customers, says Gartner
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top-two semiconductor chip buyers in 2016, representing 18.2% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung and Apple together...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Acer covering all bases with niche notebook offerings in 2017
With the kickoff of the 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) in London, Acer announced multiple notebooks targeting the education market, adding to an already...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Microsoft to partner with notebook vendors to push Lunar New Year promotions
Microsoft has cooperated with its notebook partners including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) to promote their notebooks over the Lunar New Year holidays.
Thursday 26 January 2017
Japan market: OLED TV prices fall, says Nikkei
Retail prices for OLED TVs in the Japan market have dropped significantly due to decreases in price for OLED panels, according to Japan-based Nikkei.
Thursday 26 January 2017
Acer expects over 10% on-year revenue growth from Taiwan
Acer Taiwan general manager Dave Lin expects the company's revenues from Taiwan to grow by a double-digit percentage on year in 2017 and he has seen demand for the company's ultra-thin...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year, according...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Google develops meldCX via cooperation with AOpen
Google has offered meldCX, customized software and services to enable Chromebox, Chromebase and Chromebook compatibility with retail operators' existing peripheral devices not based...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2017 and beyond
Digitimes Research estimates that 2016 was another down year for the global notebook market, with shipments dipping below 150 million. While the market will continue shrinking in 2017,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Over 260 million TV panels shipped in 2016, says WitsView
There were 260.41 million TV panels shipped globally in 2016, decreasing 3.5% on year, but the corresponding total panel area grew 6.5% as average size increased by 2.2-inch to 43.6-inch,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Increasing sales of Nvidia graphics cards to affect profitability of other suppliers
Efforts by Nvidia to push sales of its own-brand Founders Edition graphics cards are likely to affect the profitability of graphics card suppliers in Taiwan and China in 2017 and beyond,...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches Smart Canvas
Seiko Epson has launched Smart Canvas smartwatch in the Taiwan market at NT$5,490 (US$173) for watch body alone plus NT$999 for a belt made of synthetic leather, according to Epson...