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Monday 17 November 2014
Global projector shipments grow 7% on year in 3Q14
Global projector shipments grew 7% on year in the third quarter of 2014 to 2.2 million units - the single highest quarterly result for over a decade, according to statistics from...
Monday 17 November 2014
Global shipments of factory-installed DMSs to reach 6.7 million by 2019, says ABI Research
Global shipments of factory-installed Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) based on interior facing cameras will reach 6.7 million by 2019, according to recent findings from ABI Researc...
Monday 17 November 2014
China-Korea trade pact to weigh on foreign investments in Taiwan, says Foxconn chairman
The consensus reached by China and Korea on a free trade agreement (FTA) is a warning to Taiwan as it will weigh on foreign investors for making investments in Taiwan, according to...
Friday 14 November 2014
Wistron aims to ship 21 million notebooks in 2015
Wistron aims to ship 21 million notebooks and 25 million smart hand-held devices including three million tablets for 2015, the company said at a November 13 investors conference.
Friday 14 November 2014
Asustek expected to beat Gigabyte in 2014 motherboard shipments, but lose on profitability
Asustek Computer's motherboard shipments returned to six million units in the third quarter thanks to its aggressive price-cutting strategy, which helped the vendor slightly widen...
Friday 14 November 2014
Connected things in use will reach 25 billion by 2020, says Gartner
Gartner has forecast that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020. The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a powerful...
Friday 14 November 2014
Optoma expands product lineup
Taiwan-based DLP projector vendor Optoma Technology has announced it is further developing in the speaker market, with an emphasis on new products such as its Optoma NuForce.
Thursday 13 November 2014
Taiwan market: Retailers expect steady Ultra HD TV sales in 4Q14
Retailers in Taiwan expect steady Ultra HD TV sales in the fourth quarter of 2014, primarily for units sized 50-, 55-, 60- and 65-inch.
Thursday 13 November 2014
Compal Electronics expects 2015 shipments to grow 25% on year
Compal Electronics expects ODM shipments of notebooks, smartphones, tablets and LCD TVs in total to increase 25% on year in 2015, company president Ray Chen said at a November 13...
Thursday 13 November 2014
Asustek aims at 3rd largest global notebook market share for 2015
Asustek Computer expects to ship 20.1 million notebooks (including notebook/tablet hybrid models) in 2014, increasing 6.9% on year, and aims to see 2015 shipments grow over 5% on...
Thursday 13 November 2014
China-Korea FTA to impact Taiwan IT industry
China and South Korea recently signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Acer founder Stan Shih said the agreement will put Taiwan at a disadvantage in IT competition.
Thursday 13 November 2014
TV panel makers aim to ship 257 million units in 2015
TV panel makers aim to ship 257 million units in 2015, up 3% on year, according to DisplaySearch.
Thursday 13 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Lenovo, Asustek to launch US$149 Chromebook
Lenovo and Asustek are expected to release Chromebooks using Google-certified solutions from China-based Rockchip in the first half of 2015 at the latest, and their devices are expected...
Thursday 13 November 2014
China market: Xiaomi invests in TV content provider
Xiaomi Technology has announced it will invest US$10 million in local Internet television company Youku Tudou, aiming to integrate Xiaomi's end devices with Youku Tudou's TV content,...
Thursday 13 November 2014
Commentary: Are large-size smartphones really at odds with tablets?
Many market watchers now believe that demand for tablets is set to decline, affected by reasons including a high penetration rate after three years of rapid growth, rising popularity...