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Thursday 29 January 2015
Asustek facing challenges in 2015
Although Asustek was able to achieve revenue growth in 2014, the company's mobile devices and motherboard businesses are still surrounded by tough competitors. However, the Taiwan-based...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Acer online ticket services deserve praise, says founder
Acer's recently handling of online ticket sales for concerts by Taiwan-based singer Jody Chiang through its cloud system was a success despite some quarrels during the process, according...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments grow 16.9% sequentially in 4Q14
Although white-box tablet shipments declined in the fourth quarter of 2014, global overall tablet shipments in the quarter still grew sequentiallyby 16.9% to reach 74.77 million units...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
HTC sponsors eSports teams Cloud 9, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid
HTC has made an entrance into the eSports arena sponsoring three teams: Cloud 9, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid (TSM).
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Global advanced driver assistance systems market to exceed US$90 billion by 2020, says ABI Research
The market for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) will grow from US$11.1 billion in 2014 to US$91.9 billion by 2020, passing the US$200 billion mark by 2024, according to ABI...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi ships 100,000 smart bracelets in less than 2 months
Xiaomi Technology has sold 100,000 units of its Xiaomi smart bracelets in the Taiwan market in less than two months. The vendor aims to ship 500,000 smart bracelets in the local market...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Taiwan market: XYZprinting unveils SLA 3D printer
3D printer vendor XYZprinting on January 27 unveiled the Nobel 1.0, a SLA (stereo lithography appearance) consumer 3D printer, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Sharp estimates LCD TV shipments to reach 6 million in fiscal 2014-2015
Sharp estimates its LCD TV shipments in fiscal 2014-2015 ending March 2015 will reach around six million units, down from an estimated 8.2 million, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 January 2015
At least 30% of China-based white-box tablet vendors exit market, says report
As the average gross margin for China-based white-box tablet vendors/makers dropped below 5% in 2014, at least 30% of them have withdrawn from the market and shifted production to...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
TCL reports 3.5% decline in LCD TV shipments for 2014
TCL has reported that it shipped over 16.57 million LCD TVs in 2014, down 3.5% on year. The company reportedly aimed to ship 17 million in 2014 but fell short due to declining demand...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Sharp to cut TV panel production by 20% in 1Q15, says report
Sharp will reportedly cut TV panel production by 20% in the first quarter of 2015 as competition increases in the Ultra HD TV panel segment, according to China Times.
Monday 26 January 2015
Global 3Q14 smartphone and tablet chip markets rise, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 16% on year to US$5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2014, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm maintained its...
Monday 26 January 2015
Notebook vendors eye 12-inch notebooks
Many notebook brand vendors are planning to release 12-inch notebooks for 2015 and expect the 12-inch product segment to enjoy the fastest growth for the year, according to sources...
Monday 26 January 2015
Acer looks to stable smartphone business, says CEO
Acer's smartphone business has not yet turned profitable, but it will continue to adopt a stable business model to look for business opportunities in the market, according to company...
Monday 26 January 2015
Digitimes Research: 3D, Ultra HD TV prices drop roughly 30% on year in January
Average retail pricing for 46- to 48-inch LCD TVs with 3D capability dropped from US$881 in January 2014 to US$561 in January 2015, down 36.2% on year, according to Digitimes Resea...