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Monday 25 February 2013
Taiwan market: 200,000 MILCs to be sold in 2013
About 150,000 MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) were sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, growing 25% from 2011, and MILC sales in 2013 are expected to increase 33.3%...
Monday 25 February 2013
Mobility reigns as the smart connected device market rises 29.1% in 2012, says IDC
When looking at a holistic view of smartphones, tablets, and PCs, one thing is clear: smartphones and tablets are driving mobility growth. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Friday 22 February 2013
Google announces a high resolution touchscreen Chromebook
Google has announced its latest notebook product, the Chromebook Pixel, featuring a display with a density of 239ppi and touchscreen functions, and an anodized aluminum alloy chass...
Friday 22 February 2013
China white-box tablet makers to use DDR3 instead of mobile DRAM
Several of China-based white-box tablet manufacturers have utilized DDR3 chips, instead of mobile DRAM, for their products in order to bring down their manufacturing costs further,...
Friday 22 February 2013
Intel may score points in boosting Android smartphone, tablet platforms in 2013
As Intel has won adoption for its smartphone processors from Lenovo and Acer, and for its tablet platforms from Lenovo and Asustek Computer, Intel stands a chance of winning more...
Friday 22 February 2013
Cisco wins big in India as Chinese set-top box manufacturers surge, says ABI Research
Cisco won significant standard definition (SD) set-top box (STB) business in India in the quarter ending January 26, 2013. Cisco shipped 1.3 million boxes in the fourth quarter compared...
Friday 22 February 2013
Stagnant PC sales expected to last through 1H13, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that Windows 8 has fallen short of expectations in stimulating sales, global PC sales are expected to remain slack at least in the first half of 2013, but may rebound after...
Friday 22 February 2013
Smart TVs represent more than 25% of TV market in 2012, and above 50% by 2015, says IHS
More than one of every four TV sets shipped worldwide in 2012 was a smart TV, with the rapid sales growth of these Internet-connected sets paving the way for them to account for more...
Friday 22 February 2013
Top notebook manufacturers start 2013 on a weak note, says IHS
The world's leading notebook ODMs will endure a bleak first quarter and slow first half in 2013, before ultra-thin PC sales help revive the market later in the year, according to...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PS4 supply chain makers to begin shipments in 2Q13, says paper
Taiwan-based supply chain participants for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the latest Sony game console unveiled on February 20, including power supply maker Delta Electronics, connector...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Taiwan market: Senao aims to expand to 350 retail stores in 2013
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, reported record January revenues. The firm aims to reach 350 retail stores in Taiwan in 2013 and 450 stores...
Thursday 21 February 2013
AMOLED TV panel market to see limited shipments in coming years, says Displaybank
Although AMOLED TVs headlined the January 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), shipments of these high-end panels will remain limited in the coming years, according to research firm...
Thursday 21 February 2013
LCD TV market scores Super Bowl touchdown, as large-size sets drive double-digit growth in January 2013, says IHS
American football fans rushed to buy gigantic television sets during the countdown to the Super Bowl, spurring a double-digit percentage surge in US shipments of LCD TVs in January...
Thursday 21 February 2013
TCL reports 52% on-year growth in LCD TV sales during January 2013
China-based TV vendor TCL has reported that its LCD TV sales including commercial displays reached over 2.5 million units in January 2013, up 52.54% on year.