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Monday 29 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to release new inexpensive notebook solution; unlikely to receive full support from vendors
Microsoft has provided brand vendors its Windows 8.1 with Bing solution, offering low Windows licensing fees enabling them to sell notebooks at US$249 or lower. Following the initial...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek sees over 50% share in Taiwan notebook market in August, says paper
Asustek Computer saw its share in Taiwan's notebook market break 50% to reach 52.9% in August, leading the second-largest vendor by over 34pp, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 26 September 2014
TVs sized 50-inch and above top 20% penetration rate in total TV sales in China during 1H14
TVs sized 50-inch and above had over a 20% penetration rate in total TV sales in China during the first half of 2014.
Friday 26 September 2014
PC shipment value in Japan down 26.8% in August, says JEITA
PC shipments in the Japan market in August 2014 came to JPY44.8 billion (US$410 million) in value, decreasing 26.8% and hitting the lowest monthly level since April 2007, according...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek struggling to stay competitive in IT market, say Taiwan ODMs
Compared to Lenovo which is supported by large demand in the domestic market as well as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell which have gained the upper hand in the enterprise segment by...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Acer expected to take over Chromebook demand left by Samsung in Europe, says paper
Samsung Electronics exiting Europe's notebook market is expected to benefit its competitors Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer, especially Acer as the vendor will have...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Smartphone connectivity presents both opportunities and challenges for automotive processor chip suppliers, says IHS
The use of smartphones in motor vehicles - already a near-ubiquitous phenomenon - is the most disruptive trend in the automotive infotainment business today, presenting both challenges...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Tablet sales momentum to slow down in 2015, say IC suppliers
The growth momentum of global tablet sales is expected to slow down in 2015 due to the rising popularity of large-size smartphones and a rebound in demand for notebooks, according...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Acer enjoys strong on-year growth in enterprise PC shipments in North America
Acer enjoyed a 51.4% on-year shipment growth in the second quarter in North America's enterprise PC market, registering the biggest growth among all vendors, according to Acer citing...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Gigabyte Technology may still see losses from non-motherboard businesses in 2014
Despite having strong performance in the motherboard business, Gigabyte Technology's notebook and handset businesses are still having trouble picking up and may still suffer losses...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
LCD TV vendors in China continuing to push sales in overseas markets
LCD TV vendors in China are continuing to push sales in markets outside of China which is also driving new panel demand for local TV makers.
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Demand and supply trends in the global sapphire industry, 2014-2015
This Digitimes Research Special Report focuses on the 2014-2015 sapphire application market and industry outlook. Sapphire has been a key component in the LED industry in recent years,...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Xbox One
Microsoft launched Xbox One in the Taiwan market on September 23 and will launch at least 50 new games by the end of 2014, with 20 titles specifically based on the Xbox platform and...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Notebook demand undermined by new Apple devices
Demand for notebooks slightly picked up in early 2014, prompting optimism among firms in the supply chain about sales in the second half of the year. However, notebook vendors' performances...
Monday 22 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan TV vendors see their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop
Japan TV vendors saw their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop throughout mid-2014 into the third quarter, according to Digitimes Research.