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Thursday 17 January 2013
Taiwan market: NCC plans to release two more digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to release two additional digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses based on DVB-T2 (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall to expand operations in 2013
E-Life Mall, an electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will expand its retail network from 320 stores currently to 360 by the end of 2013, with its employees increasing from 1,640 to...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased 1Q13 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship 38.743 million notebooks in first-quarter 2013, decreasing 11.3% sequentially and 8.7% on year, with their global market share reaching 89.2%, according...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Intel targets low-end smartphone market with new Atom processor platform, says IHS
Intel's introduction of a new Atom processor platform designed to target the fast-growing market for low-end smartphones in emerging economies represents a shrewd strategy that could...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
China-based panel makers seek help from Taiwan to develop AMOLED TV panels
China-based panel makers are currently lagging in AMOLED TV panel production and are looking to cooperate with Taiwan-based peers on development, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Lenovo reportedly to directly procure PCBs
Lenovo will reportedly directly procure PCBs for use in its PCs instead of procuring from its ODMs as is the current practice, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
HP, Lenovo expected to see 1Q13 notebook shipments fall 20% sequentially
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook shipments drop about 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, higher than an average 10% decline anticipated...
Wednesday 16 January 2013
TSMC with 20nm SoC most likely to secure chip orders from Apple, says Digitimes Research analyst
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to start making an integrated AP/GPU solution for Apple, using 20nm SoC process technology, according to Digitimes Research...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Clevo, Shuttle expect significant growth in 2013 white-box notebook shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Clevo and Shuttle have scored points in tapping white-box notebook markets in some countries and expect shipments to increase from 1.8-1.9 million units in 2012...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Taiwan large-size Ultra HD TV panels expected to appear in TV sets in 2Q13
TV sets that use 50-, 55- and 65-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) panels made by Taiwan-based panel makers are expected to hit markets starting April 2013, according to industry source...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global tablet shipments to top 170-180 million units in 2013
Global sales of tablets are expected to top 170-180 million in 2013 with 7-inch models likely to enjoy higher growth momentum, according to industry sources, citing data released...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global 4Q12 PC shipments slip 5%, says Gartner
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 90.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 4.9% decline from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Gartner.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Ultra HD LCD TVs expected to outpace OLED TV shipments, says DisplaySearch
Ultra HD LCD TV (3840 by 2160) shipments are projected to exceed OLED TV shipments through 2015, according to research firm DisplaySearch. This is a result both of the delay in commercialization...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q12 notebook ODM shipments up on quarter, down on year
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped 43.69 million notebooks in fourth-quarter 2012, increasing 2.5% sequentially but decreasing 3.0% on year, with their global market share reaching 90.1%,...
Monday 14 January 2013
Razer, Taiwan-based Walton Chaintech to launch tablets, say Taiwan makers
US-based high-end PC peripheral vendor Razer and Taiwan-based motherboard OEM/ODM Walton Chaintech, in view of large potential demand, will launch tablets for sale under own brands...