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Thursday 9 October 2014
Compal reports revenues growth for September
Compal has reported consolidated revenues of NT$84.85 billion (US$2.83 billion) for September 2014, representing a 17.21% increase on month and 37% increase on year.
Thursday 9 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Enterprise segment to benefit, but PC segment to suffer from HP spin-off
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will separate into two companies, HP Inc. and HP Enterprise with the former focusing mainly on PC and printer products and the later on servers, storage, software...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Ultra HD TV price cuts continue; North America market to reach 4 million in 2014, says report
TV vendors have begun slashing prices for Ultra HD TVs in preparation for the Black Friday period in North America, with Vizio maintaining pricing for 50-inch units below US$1,000,...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Microsoft rumored to cease Surface tablet business
Microsoft continues to see weak sales for its Surface Pro 3 tablet and is reportedly planning to cancel the product line since shipment performance has been far lower than expectations,...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Digitimes Research: MediaTek, Rockchip to join Chromebook market
In addition to gradually integrating Android's ecosystem into the Chrome OS, Google is looking to support more processors. Chromebook-supported processors will include solutions from...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Worldwide PC shipments down in 3Q14
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 78.5 million units in the third quarter of 2014, an on-year decline of 1.7%, according to IDC.
Thursday 9 October 2014
New battery and charging technologies required for 8 billion mobile devices in 2019, says ABI Research
ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of mobile devices (smartphones, basic mobile phones, wearables, tablets, and notebooks) will reach eight billion by 2019, providing a...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Advantech seeking cooperation with Haier for IoT
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Advantech is said to have sought a partnership with China-based Haier recently, looking to enter the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, according to...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Qisda sees over 40% on-year growth in projector shipments
As the market for LCD monitors continues to fluctuate, Qisda has been pushing sales of other products, namely high-end projectors in order to maintain profits. In September 2014, the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Wistron, Inventec announce growth in September revenues
Wistron has reported consolidated revenues of NT$61.45 billion (US$2.01 billion) for September 2014, representing a 27.99% increase on month and 4.89% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Asustek reports revenues for September 2014
Asustek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$41.57 billion (US$1.36 billion) for September 2014, representing a 1.4% drop on month, but 4.19% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan desktop industry witnessing highest-ever quarterly shipment volume in 3Q14, says MIC
Shipment volume of the Taiwan desktop industry is estimated to have reached approximately 17.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014, marking the highest-ever quarterly shipment...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs say little impact from HP split in short term
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two companies, HP Enterprise and HP Inc., but this will not cause a substantial change to its ODM orders in the short term. But if this is the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
HP split is timely, says HP Taiwan head
It is the right time for Hewlett-Packard (HP) to split into HP Enterprise and HP Inc. because HP's business groups for enterprise hardware and services, and PCs and printers have been...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan sees increased Ultra HD TV prices in September
In September 2014, Japan was the only market where average retail pricing for Ultra HD TVs increased, with 40- and 50-inch units climbing 6.8% and 17.3% respectively, according to...