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Tuesday 22 March 2016
Fingerprint sensors, facial recognition and biometric surveillance to propel biometrics market to US$30 billion by 2021, says ABI Research
The global biometrics market will reach more than US$30 billion by 2021, marking an impressive 118% increase from 2015, according to ABI Research. Consumer electronics, particularly...
Tuesday 22 March 2016
Apple introduces 9.7-inch iPad Pro
Apple has introduced the all-new 9.7-inch iPad Pro - at just under one pound it features a new pro Retina display with greater brightness, wider color gamut, lower reflectivity, Night...
Monday 21 March 2016
India PC shipments up 10.6% in 4Q15, says Gartner
PC shipments in India totaled nearly 2.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 10.6% increase over the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Gartner.
Monday 21 March 2016
Brazil notebook market suffering inventory pile up
With a 30% on-year drop in notebook sales in 2015, Brazil's notebook retail channel is suffering from a serious inventory pile up, and most brand vendors' orders for the country have...
Monday 21 March 2016
ECS posts 2015 net EPS of NT$2.07
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has report consolidated revenues of NT$48.386 billion (US$1.47 billion), down 13.43% on year, net operating profit of NT$1.546 billion, down 4.21%,...
Friday 18 March 2016
Japan Display reforms highlight competitive nature of LTPS panel market
The announcement that Japan Display (JDI) is undertaking structural reforms is no surprise considering the competitive state of the LTPS display market for small- to medium-size pa...
Friday 18 March 2016
Tatung transforming operations to focus on energy saving, green energy
Home-appliance and consumer electronics maker Tatung has been transforming operations to focus on energy saving/carbon reduction and green energy, and hopes that its business in 2016...
Friday 18 March 2016
Asustek to deal out cash dividend of NT$15 for 2015
Asustek Computer plans to hand out a cash dividend of NT$15.00 (US$0.46) for 2015 compared to NT$17 a year earlier, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TS...
Friday 18 March 2016
Adlink to see revenues grow at double-digit rate in 2016
IPC vendor Adlink Technology remains optimistic about the business prospects for 2016 and looks to see sales grow by a double-digit rate to over NT$10 billion in the year, according...
Friday 18 March 2016
Pegatron posts strong earnings in 2015
Pegatron Technology has reported that its net profits grow 62.5% on year to NT$23.81 billion (US$734.71 million) in 2015 as consolidated revenues expanded 19% to NT$1.21 trillion.
Thursday 17 March 2016
Gigabyte nets NT$3.05 per share for 2015
Gigabyte Technology has reported net profits of NT$1.923 billion (US$59.16 million) for 2015, decreasing 19.7% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS of NT$3.05 for...
Thursday 17 March 2016
Xiaomi to delay first notebook launch to 2Q16
Xiaomi Technology is expected to delay the launch of its first notebook to the second quarter of 2016, one quarter behind its original schedule, according to sources from Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Acer America names top executives for Latin America
Acer America has announced the appointments of Jorge Tunon and Francisco de Castro as co-general managers of Acer Latin America. Tunon and de Castro currently manage Acer's operations...
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Synnex nets NT$2.01 per share for 2015
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has published its 2015 financial report, recording consolidated revenues of NT$322.133 billion (US$9.81...
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Worldwide notebook shipments up slightly on month in February
Following significant drops both on month and on year in January, worldwide notebook shipments remained weak in February, growing only 2% sequentially for the top-five brand vendors...