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Wednesday 24 July 2013
Apple may see iPad shipments drop to 10-12 million units in 3Q13
Apple's iPad shipments are expected to drop to only 10-12 million units in the third quarter, down from the company's announced 14.6 million units in the second quarter due to consumers...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
HP to release US$99 tablet through Wal-Mart for back-to-school demand
Hewlett-Packard (HP) reportedly will launch a US$99 tablet and will cooperate with Wal-Mart to sell the device in the US retail channel, targeting back-to-school demand, according...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Next-generation iPad to have GF2 touch, say sources
Apple's next-generation 9.7-inch iPad is expected to have 2,048 by 1,536 resolution and 264ppi, the same as that of the current model, according to industry sources. But the new device...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Apple sells 31 million iPhones in 2Q13; announces fiscal 3Q13 results
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 third quarter ended June 29, 2013. The Company posted quarterly revenues of US$35.3 billion and quarterly net profits of...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Global all-in-one PC shipments to grow 17.3% on year in 2013
Although Apple's weak iMac shipments caused global all-in-one PC shipments in 2012 to see the lowest on-year growth in the industry's history at 2.3%, iMac shipments in 2013 are expected...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Taiwan market: HP, Toshiba to launch ultra-high-resolution notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch the Envy TouchSmart 14, a 14-inch touch-screen notebook with resolution of 3200 by 1800, in the Taiwan market in August at a recommended retail price...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
World Cup expected to bolster flagging TV shipments for Brazil, says DisplaySearch
After two years of declining TV shipments for Brazil, the 2014 World Cup is expected to support a double-digit rise in shipments, according to research firm DisplaySearch. TV shipments...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
MacBook shipments to reach 4 million in 3Q13
An estimated four million MacBooks will be shipped in the third quarter of 2013, increasing over 10% on quarter, but significantly decreasing from previous years, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
MediaTek to begin volume production of three new chips in 3Q13
MediaTek plans to begin volume production of three new chips in the third quarter of 2013 - the MT6572 and MT6582 for smartphones and the MT8135 for tablets, according to industry...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Kinpo, Cal-Comp working on landing orders for 3D printers, says paper
Taiwan-based Kinpo Electronics and Cal-Comp are together trying to land component or manufacturing orders from 3D printer makers such as 3D Systems and Stratasys, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
LCD TV panel inventory rises to excess level, spurring price drops, says IHS
Global inventory of LCD TV panels is set to rise to its highest level in 19 months in August 2013, with the elevated stockpiles expected to contribute to a decline in prices in the...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Surging popularity of smartphones and tablets hurting PC sales across the MEA and Turkey, says IDC
The MEA region's PC market experienced another quarter of steep decline in the second quarter of 2013 as the proliferation of mobile technology continues unabated. According to preliminary...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
OEM semiconductor spending returns to growth in 2013, says IHS
After a flat year in 2012, global purchasing of semiconductors by the world's top electronic brands is set to return to growth in 2013 as Apple and Samsung Electronics contend to...
Monday 22 July 2013
TCAS 2013: Channel retailers to offer up to 30% discounts for notebooks
The Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS) is set to be hosted from August 1-5 at Taipei World Trade Center in Taiwan and PC vendors are expected to offer up to 30% discounts for...
Monday 22 July 2013
Asustek expects to benefit from second-generation Nexus 7 in 3Q13
Google and Asustek Computer's co-developed second-generation Nexus 7 is expected to start selling at the end of this month (July) in markets such as the US and should boost Asustek's...