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Wednesday 20 August 2014
Global projector shipments grow 17% on year in 2Q14, says Futuresource Consulting
Global projector shipments grew 17% on year in second-quarter 2014 to two million units, and in value terms the market grew 9% to hit US$2.4 billion, according to Futuresource Cons...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Lenovo to reduce notebook outsourcing to 40% of target shipments in 2015
Lenovo will further hike in-house notebook production and reduce orders to Taiwan-based ODMs in 2015, with total outsourcing orders to decrease by over three million units on year...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Clevo in talks with Tencent and Alibaba for partnership
Clevo is currently in talks with China-based Tencent and Alibaba, looking to establish partnerships to integrate the physical channel retail business with the online shopping business,...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: Vendors hold promotion events for notebooks, monitors
Vendors in Taiwan are holding promotional events for notebook and monitor products as the new school season approaches in a attempt to boost sales, according to Taiwan-based retail...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Tablet gross margins dropping as vendors cut prices
With demand for tablets weakening, many tablet vendors are looking to digest their excessive inventories and maintain their market shares by reducing prices, although such moves are...
Monday 18 August 2014
AUO, Innolux continue to see curved TV orders from Sony and Samsung
Taiwan panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are continuing to see orders from Samsung Electronics and Sony for curved Full HD and Ultra HD TVs, according to industry sources...
Monday 18 August 2014
In a maturing tablet market, Apple and Samsung face growth declines, says DisplaySearch
As the tablet market matures and growth slows, the dominance of market leaders Apple and Samsung Electronics is weakening. According to DisplaySearch, total tablet display shipments...
Monday 18 August 2014
Acer expected to ship 4 million smartphones in 2014
Acer's martphone shipments have been strong in 2014 with the full-year volume expected to reach four million units, up 160% from 2013. Acer's smartphone shipments in the first half...
Friday 15 August 2014
In a maturing tablet market, Apple and Samsung face growth declines, says NPD
As the tablet market matures and growth slows, the dominance of market leaders Apple and Samsung is weakening. According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Monthly Tablet PC Panel Shipment...
Friday 15 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Tablet market facing growing pains in 2014
After facing a second quarter where overall shipment results came in below expectations, tablet vendors are expected to see a rebound in the third quarter, with global shipments increasing...
Friday 15 August 2014
Razer to launch Nabu wearable device in 4Q14
Razer will launch its first smart wearable device, the Nabu, in the fourth quarter of 2014. The device has been developed in cooperation with China-based WeChat and Tencent to incorporate...
Thursday 14 August 2014
Quanta Computer expects to ship 25-26 million notebooks in 2H14
Quanta Computer expects to ship 25-26 million notebooks in the second half of 2014, growing 13.6-18.2% from the first half. Shipments in the whole year will reach 47-48 million units,...
Thursday 14 August 2014
Axiomtek achieves profits for 1H14; optimistic about transportation and power businesses
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Axiomtek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.23 billion (US$74.32 million), net profits of NT$199 million and EPS of NT$2.56 for the first half of...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Foxconn stands chance of winning Mexico government LCD TV procurement orders
The Mexico government will hold an open bid to procure 13.7 million LCD TVs over three years as part of a subsidy program for low-income families in line with the digitization of...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Acer launches 13.3-inch Chromebook
Acer on August 12 announced the launch of the Acer Chromebook 13, its first 13.3-inch Chromebook equipped with the Nvidia Tegra K1 4-Plus-1 quad-core ARM Cortex A15 processor, with...