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Thursday 29 November 2012
Notebook ODMs seeking price cuts from component suppliers in 2013, say sources
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are requiring related chipset vendors and other component suppliers to lower their quotes for 2013 because of sharply declining notebook prices and high...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung to push into PC retail
Samsung Electronics Taiwan expects its channel retail network to expand significantly in 2013 and the company will also start entering Taiwan's enterprise PC and government procurement...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Korea-based TV panel makers to mass produce Ultra HD TV panels by 2Q13
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are planning to mass produce 55-, 60-, 65- and 75-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels either in the first or second quarter of 2013, according...
Thursday 29 November 2012
Quad-core microprocessor notebook shipments set to nearly quadruple in 2016, says IHS
Notebooks during the next four years increasingly will adopt quad-core microprocessors, with all types of models bulking up their computing power amid the rising competitive challenge...
Thursday 29 November 2012
China market: iPad occupies over 71% of 3Q12 tablet sales, says Analysys
There were 2.6 million tablets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 11.1% on quarter and by 62.5% on year, and the iPad series had the largest...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
The upstream supply chain of Microsoft's Surface RT has recently seen the tablet's orders reduced by half, and with other Windows RT-based tablet orders also seeing weak performance,...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Upstream supply chain to push iMac shipments in December
As Apple's iMac shipments were reportedly being delayed due to weak yield rates, sources from the upstream supply chain have said that yield issues have improved and related component...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Taiwan market: Sony to open pre-orders for 84-inch Ultra HD TV
Sony will open pre-orders for the Bravia KD-84X9000, its 84-inch Ultra HD (4Kx2K) LCD TV with dynamic LED edge-type backlight, in the Taiwan market between December 7, 2012-January...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
China-based TV vendors plan to develop 60-inch TVs, say sources
China-based TV vendors are reportedly planning to either start or to expand their 60-inch TV lineups to tackle China's high-end TV market as well as North America, according to industry...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Phoenix launches new UEFI-based BIOS technology
BIOS designer Phoenix Technologies has recently announced its latest UEFI-based BIOS technology, Phoenix SecureCore Technology 3.0, that supports multiple platforms and programming...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
China market: OTT STB shipments in 2012 far short of expectations, say reports
There will be an estimated 3-4 million OTT (over-the-top) STBs (set-top boxes) shipped in the China market in 2012, far short of the projected over 10 million units, China-based media...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Apple CPU orders raise concerns over TSMC production capacity
The semiconductor industry is now more concerned about how Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacture Company (TSMC) is going to distribute its production capacity, and what proportion of revenues...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Asustek wins recognition from North America consumers: Q&A with Asustek North America president Steven Chang
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
TV replacement demand stimulated by price drops
TV replacement demand has been stimulated by the rapid fall in LCD TV prices. In addition, the depreciation of the Japanese yen has also given Japan-based vendors more flexibility...
Monday 26 November 2012
Taiwan market: Optoma to drop Full HD projector prices
Projector vendor Optoma will drop its Full HD (1,980 by 1,080) projector prices to approximately NT$30,000 (US$1,030) from NT$36,900 most likely before the end of 2012, according...