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Friday 16 August 2013
E Ink suffers sharp revenue drop in 2Q13
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.928 billion (US$98 million) for the second quarter, decreasing 45.56% sequentially and...
Friday 16 August 2013
Innolux to supply high-color-saturation Ultra HD TV panels for China-based vendors
Innolux will supply 65-inch Ultra HD TV panels with high color saturations of 90-100% NTSC as well as 42-inch models for China-based LCD TV vendors, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Clevo plans to float REITs or IPO shares for China-based retail business Buynow
Notebook maker Clevo plans to issue REITs (real estate investment trust) certificates or IPO shares to capitalize the business operation of Buynow, its wholly-owned IT and consumer...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Tsann Kuen, E-Life Mall 1H13 net EPS down on year
Tsann Kuen and E-Life Mall, two IT and consumer electronics retail chains in Taiwan, saw first-half 2013 net EPS of NT$1.60 dropping 38.5% on year, and NT$2.82 down 15.1% respectively,...
Thursday 15 August 2013
More US households use Roku, Apple TV or other streaming video media devices, says Parks Associates
Parks Associates has announced new streaming media and connected TV research showing the number of US broadband households with a streaming video media device, such as a Roku or Apple...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Asustek to enter the Chromebook market in 4Q13
Asustek Computer plans to enter the Chromebook market as soon as the fourth quarter, hoping to find new demand from the IT market to boost its notebook shipments, according to sources...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Intel introduces Android-based education tablet reference design
Intel has introduced an education-focused tablet reference design, featuring an Intel Atom processor and the Android operating system. The Intel Education tablet is specifically for...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
IDC report shows PCs to have good demand in 2014, says Intel
According to an IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Intel, titled, "Exploring Our Digital Dependence", 97% of US households say the PC is still their primary computing device and...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
About 34.2 million infotainment systems to ship in 2018, says ABI Research
ABI Research forecasts that the number of OEM-installed connected car infotainment systems with multiple OS architectures shipped globally will reach 34.2 million units at the end...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Game console component orders to stay strong in November and December
Having started mass shipping products for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, sources from component makers say that they have already landed orders for September and October, and with the...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook vendors suffer over 20% on-month shipment drops in July
The disappearance of the back-to-school demand in 2012 has extended into 2013 as first-tier notebook brand vendors and ODMs suffered on-month drops of 23% and 17%, respectively, in...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Over 45% of Wi-Fi chipsets in CE devices in 2017 to support 802.11ac, says IHS
The increasing demand for bandwidth from mobile devices will spur the rapid adoption of next-generation Wi-Fi technology, with shipments of chipsets supporting the new 802.11ac standard...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Korea, China and Taiwan TV vendors to cut mainstream model prices
Branded LCD TV vendors in Korea, China and Taiwan are to significantly cut prices of their mainstream models in order to rekindle sagging demand, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Inventec aims to reduce notebook revenue proportion to 55-60% in 2014
Inventec, in view of shrinking demand and profitability for notebooks, aims to decrease the revenue proportion for notebooks from about 60% currently to 55-60%, while raising the...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
China healthcare IT investments to reach CNY33.65 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC forecasts that the IT investment market size of China healthcare industry will reach CNY33.65 billion (US$5.48 billion) in 2017, with a CAGR of 14.5% during 2012-2017. The growth...