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Wednesday 15 May 2013
CSOT aims to ship 100,000 55-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q13
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is expected to ship 100,000 55-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Microsoft to launch 8-inch Surface in June, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft will launch an 8-inch Surface tablet in June and a 10.x-inch model as early as the third quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors originally thought that Microsoft would launch Windows Blue in September 2013 and the new operating system could pair with Intel's Haswell platform, to be unveiled...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Taiwan market: Cable TV user base nearly 5 million in March, says NCC
There were 4.9798 million subscribers of cable TV services in Taiwan as of the end of March 2013, taking up 60.70% of households, according to statistics by the National Communications...
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Quanta Computer expects 2H13 notebook shipments to rise 50% from 1H13
Quanta Computer expects its notebook shipments in the second half of 2013 to increase by 50% from the first half, company vice chairman CC Leung said at an investors conference on...
Tuesday 14 May 2013
MediaTek asking clients to confirm IC demand for next 3-6 months, say sources
MediaTek reportedly has urged its clients for smartphone and tablet chipset solutions to offer confirmed prospects of their demand of ICs for the next 3-6 months due to strong market...
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Taiwan market: Home appliance makers expect decreased performances in 2013
Home appliance makers in Taiwan expect their performances to improve on quarter in the second quarter of 2013 but decrease on year, according to market observers.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Ultra HD TV vendors cut prices to make technology more prevalent in the market
Ultra HD TV vendors are cutting prices in hopes that the technology will be more prevalent in the market during 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch own-brand tablet
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch myPad P4 Lite, an own-brand 7-inch tablet, for contract-bundled sale on May 15.
Monday 13 May 2013
Computex 2013 expected to create US$25 billion in business opportunities
Computex Taipei 2013, which will run from June 4-8, is expected to attract 40,000 international buyers and create business opportunities worth US$25 billion. The show will have about...
Monday 13 May 2013
Wistron posts 1Q13 net EPS of NT$0.74
Wistron recorded net EPS of NT$0.74 for first-quarter 2013, according to the company. The Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN) reported that Sharp...
Monday 13 May 2013
Haswell-based notebooks to arrive in channels at the end of May
Notebook brand vendors' new Haswell-based products have mostly been shipped and are estimated to arrive in retail channels worldwide at the end of May; however, since the new models...
Monday 13 May 2013
Sony aims for 16 million LCD TV shipments in fiscal 2013
Sony hopes to reach 16 million LCD TV shipments in fiscal year 2013, up 19% from fiscal year 2012, and believes that it will make up for past losses in its flat screen TV segment.
Monday 13 May 2013
Acer, Asustek see large sequential decreases in April revenues
Acer has reported April consolidated revenues of NT$25.772 billion (US$868 million) down on month by 31.02%, while Asustek Computer saw revenues of NT$32.594 billion, down 22.11%,...
Monday 13 May 2013
Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth in 2Q13 ASP, gross margin
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2013 to be flat from the preceding quarter but ASP and gross margin to increase significantly,...