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Friday 20 December 2013
Smartphone and tablet AP markets rise 30% in 3Q13, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone application processor (AP) market registered on-year growth of 31% to reach US$4.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, while the tablet AP market grew 30%...
Friday 20 December 2013
TV demand expected to rebound in March-April 2014
Mainly due to weak demand for LCD TVs in the China market, retail channels have been clearing inventories and reduced deliveries from vendors. But global LCD TV sales are expected...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Shipments of iPad mini with Retina to rise to 5-6 million in 1Q14
With aggressive promotions by retailers, iPad sales during the year-end shopping season have grown strongly. Promotions - such as Best Buy's US$100 price cut for iPad 2, Walmart's...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Car display shipments increase due to demand for electric, hybrid vehicles in 2013, says DisplaySearch
With increasing demand for center information displays and multifunction monitors for eco-friendly vehicles, year-over-year automotive TFT-LCD shipments are expected to increase 16%...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Global average LCD TV size to rise to 39.6-inch in 2014, says Sigma-intell
As China-based makers will significantly increase production of 42-inch and above TV panels, the global average size for LCD TVs is estimated to rise from 37.9-inch in 2013 to 39.6-inch...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Vizio releases majority of 2014 TV ODM orders to TPV and Wistron
Vizio has released orders equivalent to 40% of its 2014 TV shipments to TPV Technology and 30% to Wistron, according to supply chain makers.
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Smart wearable shipments to grow more than 500% between 1H and 2H13, says Canalys
Worldwide shipments of smart wearable bands are on the rise. Just over 200,000 smart wearable bands shipped in the first half of 2013, but this figure is set to grow by well over...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Windows models occupy one-third of business-use tablet sales, says Microsoft Taiwan
Windows 8/8.1-based tablets including Microsoft's Surface have attained a market share of one-third in the business-use tablet segment in Taiwan, according to general manager of Microsoft...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Wistron may be chosen as 3rd candidate OEM for iWatch
Apple will start production of the iWatch smartwatch in the second quarter of 2014 with Quanta Computer and Inventec as OEMs. Wistron is also in contention to be selected as a third...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Senao to add 40-60 digital convergence stores in 2014
Senao International, the operator of the Senao handset and IT retail chain in Taiwan, plans to expand its retail network around Taiwan adding 40-60 digital convergence stores to total...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Acer wins support from Taiwan-based component makers
While Acer is in a critical period of restructuring, Taiwan-based component makers have extended their help by offering preferable or discount prices for Acer notebooks and tablets...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Avago to buy LSI to enter storage chip market
Avago Technologies has announced plans to acquire LSI for US$11.15 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at US$6.6 billion.
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Japan market: Asustek dominates DIY motherboard sales, says BCN
Asustek Computer shared 45% of own-brand motherboard sales in Japan's DIY market during January-November 2013, surpassing the second- and third-largest vendors with 25% and 18%, respectively,...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Studio A to expand retail networks in Taiwan, China
Taiwan-based Studio A, an Apple premium reseller in the Asia Pacific, will expand its retail network in Taiwan and China in 2014, according to the company.
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Pegatron refutes claims of making employees overwork
After being accused of violating several labor laws by a China-based labor organization in July, Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron Technology has recently been accused again by the organization...