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Tuesday 11 March 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs impacted by on-month revenue drops in February
Quanta Computer has announced shipments of 3.3 million notebooks in February, decreasing on month from 3.6 million units in January, and corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$69.32...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Consumer electronics market tumbles in China as major device shipments slide in 2013, says IHS
China's consumer electronics market declined in 2013 as demand for products like TVs and digital still cameras decelerated, compelling the country's makers to devise new strategies...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Taiwan market: Consumer digital camera unit sales drop as much as 40% in 2013
There were 770,000-840,000 digital cameras sold in the Taiwan market in 2013, consisting of 500,000-550,000 consumer units (non-interchangeable-lens models, decreasing 35-40% on year),...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Acer February revenues up sequentially
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$24.47 billion (US$808 million) for February, rising by 13.98% on month but dropping by 12.93% on year. Its conslidated revenues for January-February...
Monday 10 March 2014
Digital camera players offering cheap full-frame DSLR cameras to boost sales
Full-frame DSLR cameras' current share in overall digital camera sales has risen to 15% and the share is expected to surpass 30% by the end of 2014 with factors such as the release...
Monday 10 March 2014
Apex to ramp up TV board shipments in 2014
Apex International has been landing more PCB orders for TV control boards from clients in Korea and Japan, and shipments of TV boards are likely to account for 30% of Apex's total...
Monday 10 March 2014
MEA tablet market sees explosive growth on back of strong consumer and corporate demand, says IDC
Shipments of tablets into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) expanded 111% on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC. The overall MEA tablet...
Monday 10 March 2014
Taiwan PC vendors facing brain drain
Several international PC brand vendors' moves to set up or expand R&D operations in Taiwan are expected to trigger a brain drain for Taiwan-based brand vendors, according to sources...
Monday 10 March 2014
Asia Optical pays over US$33 million to settle patent disputes with Kodak
Digital camera ODM Asia Optical has paid US$33.852 million in compensation to Eastman Kodak for infringing on Kodak patents with the production of digital cameras for Japan-based...
Monday 10 March 2014
Synnex Technology February revenues down on month, up on year
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on March 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$23.15 billion (US$764 million) for February,...
Friday 7 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Google to get the brunt of dual OS tablets while Microsoft to benefit the most
Intel and Asustek Computer released dual OS tablets at CES 2014 that combine Windows and Android operating systems into one unit in an attempt to tackle a new segment in the tablet...
Friday 7 March 2014
Pegatron lands orders for over 1 million consumer notebooks from HP
Pegatron Technology has received orders for more than one million consumer notebooks from Hewlett-Packard (HP), in addition to its existing orders for AIO (all-in-one) PCs, according...
Friday 7 March 2014
Tablet growth to slow as purchases in mature markets begin to level off, says IDC
The total tablet market, inclusive of both tablets and 2-in-1 devices, is forecast to grow 19.4% in 2014, down from a growth rate of 51.6% in 2013, according to IDC. IDC reduced the...
Friday 7 March 2014
Taiwan market: Leica launches D-Lux 6 Edition 100 digital camera
Germany-based Leica Camera AG on March 6 unveiled the Leica D-Lux 6 Edition 100 for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$35,000 (US$1,153, including...
Thursday 6 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Notebook players see on-month shipment drop in February
The global top-five notebook brand vendors and top-three makers both suffered 0-3% of on-month shipment declines in February, a range similar to that a year ago. The decline in February...