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Wednesday 17 June 2015
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 5DS, 5DSR
Canon on June 16 unveiled two 50.6-megapixel DSLR camera models, the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R, for immediately launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$103,900...
Wednesday 17 June 2015
Global wearable shipments to reach 45-50 million in 2015
The release of the Apple Watch will help accelerate the growth of the wearable market, pushing global shipments of wearable devices to 45-50 million units in 2015, up 125-150% from...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Inventec to expand robotic arm capacity
Notebook ODM Inventec, in order to increase automated production, will invest US$20-30 million to procure additional robotic arms to raise the total from 200-300 at present to 3,000...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Is Quantum Dot the next big thing for the TV market?
Over the last six months TV supply chains have been talking up Quantum Dot (QD) TVs, stating that many TV vendors aim to release new units in 2015 to compete in the high-end TV segment...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
4K TV panel shipments reach 3 million in April 2015, says IHS
Ultra HD (4K) LCD TV panel shipments continue to rise, driven by forces on both the supply side and the demand side. Shipments of 4K TV panels in April 2015 exceeded three million...
Monday 15 June 2015
China market: LCD TV sales from China vendors drop 3% in May
China vendors' LCD TV sales in China dropped 3% on year in May but increased 20% accumulatively on year from January-April 2015.
Monday 15 June 2015
High inventory levels signal further declines for MEA PC market, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market suffered an on-year decline of 9.6% in the first quarter of 2015, with shipments to the region totaling 4.3 million units. That's according...
Monday 15 June 2015
Thin and terminal client results disappoint in 1Q15, says IDC
The global thin and terminal client market deteriorated during the first quarter of 2015, declining 7.8% on year, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device...
Monday 15 June 2015
Synnex Technology mulls tapping three more overseas markets, says paper
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International is evaluating the feasibility of expanding operations into Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines, Chinese-language...
Friday 12 June 2015
Asustek net profit deceases in 2014
Asustek Computer has posted consolidated revenues of NT$477.4 billion (US$15.43 billion) for 2014, up 3% on year and net profit of NT$19.47 billion, down 9% on year. The 2014 net...
Friday 12 June 2015
Pegatron chairman expects IT industry to see rising demand in 2H15
Commenting on the IT industry's overall weaker performance in the first half, Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung said the IT industry was slack during the first half, but many players...
Friday 12 June 2015
Asia Optical unveils home-use atherosclerotic blood pressure monitor
Digital camera ODM Asia Optical has unveiled a home-use atherosclerotic blood pressure monitor, developed through cooperation with Japan-based medical instrument vendor Shisei, and...
Thursday 11 June 2015
Australia market sees a major drop in tablet and 2-in-1 shipments in 1Q15, says IDC
IDC has found shipments of tablets and 2-in-1s totaled 770,752 units in Australia in the first quarter of 2015; this represents a 40% on-quarter decline. Whilst a seasonal slump in...
Thursday 11 June 2015
Global 2015 semiconductor market less favorable, says VIS executive
Handset makers are still working through some inventory issues while the IoT market boom has not yet arrived, said FC Tseng, vice chairman for specialty IC foundry Vanguard International...
Thursday 11 June 2015
LG reaches over 65% yields for 4K OLED TV panels, says report
LG Display has reached 65% yields for its Ultra HD (4K) OLED TV panels and expects the percentage to increase to over 85% by the end of 2015, according to a report from Korea-based...