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Monday 21 January 2013
Asia Optical to supply MILC to new Kodak in 2013
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Asia Optical will start supplying mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) to JK Imaging, the company that Kodak has authorized...
Monday 21 January 2013
Taiwan makers concern about losing order from Japan DSC vendors
As Japan has started to implement new policies to drop its exchange rate after the new government came aboard, Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers concern that the new...
Monday 21 January 2013
Joint venture between Lenovo, Compal to produce 12-13 million notebooks in 2013
Lenovo and Compal Electronics' notebook production joint venture in China will manufacture 12-13 million notebooks in 2013, according to Compal president Ray Chen. The amount is expected...
Monday 21 January 2013
CReTE sees 2012 Europe revenues fall 40%
CReTE System, which makes ruggedized notebooks, tablets, PDAs and peripherals, saw revenues its major export market, Europe, drop 40% in 2012 from 2011, according to the company.
Monday 21 January 2013
Compal aims to hike revenue proportion for non-notebook products to 26% in 2013, says president
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics aims to increase the proportion of consolidated revenues for non-notebook products from 20% in 2012 to 26% in 2013 and over 30% in 2014,...
Friday 18 January 2013
Wistron unlikely to buy Sharp TV plant in Malaysia, says sources
Wistron is unlikely to buy Sharp's TV assembly plant in Malaysia as speculated although Sharp is currently an ODM client for the Taiwan-based company, according to industry watcher...
Friday 18 January 2013
Taiwan market: Cybermart to expand retail chain in 2013
Cybermart, a retail chain in China and Taiwan under Foxconn Group, will expand its operation in the Taiwan market from stores currently to 30 by the end of 2013, according to the...
Friday 18 January 2013
Vehicle LCD shipments to soar 89% in four years, says IHS
Global shipments of vehicle LCD will nearly double from 2012 to 2016, partly propelled by a US mandate on rear-view cameras that will result in expanding use in both mid-range and...
Friday 18 January 2013
MSI Taiwan Excellence Award Winner: 15 years of affirmation
The 21st Taiwan Excellence Award was unveiled, MSI was again snatched the award for 15th consecutive years for its innovation and superior quality. Commissioned by the ROC Ministry...
Friday 18 January 2013
Intel releases updated Haswell CPU roadmaps to production partners, say sources
Intel reportedly has provided its production partners with updated roadmaps of its 22nm Haswell CPUs, which will be available in June, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Friday 18 January 2013
Taiwan market: Fujitsu to launch new ultrabook LifeBook
Fujitsu on January 17 unveiled the LifeBook CH702, a 13.3-inch Windows 8 ultrabook "specifically designed for females", for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Google happy to see Acer, Asustek launch inexpensive tablets to hike Android penetration, say Taiwan makers
As Acer and Asustek Computer will soon launch 7-inch tablets for sale at about US$149, Google, although having cooperated with Asustek to develop the Nexus 7, is not worried about...
Thursday 17 January 2013
VIA forms IC joint venture with Shanghai Alliance Investment
VIA Technologies has announced that it has set up an IC design house jointly with Shanghai Alliance Investment Company targeting the growing chip market in China.
Thursday 17 January 2013
MStar Semiconductor and Flingo Samba TV platform team up to provide smart TV solution
Smart TV app publisher Flingo has announced that Samba, its new interactive TV platform, will be integrated into MStar Semiconductor Smart TV solution to synchronize TV, tablet, phone...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Acer discontinues eMachines brand
Acer has confirmed that it has discontinued the operations of its eMachines brand, which it brought in after acquiring Gateway.