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Monday 19 November 2012
Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders
With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...
Monday 19 November 2012
Over 5.0 million Nexus 7s to be shipped in 2012, say Taiwan makers
At the end of the second quarter, Google expected shipments of 2.5 million Nexus 7s in 2012 but since then it has continually placed additional orders in view of booming sales, with...
Monday 19 November 2012
Demand for notebook PCBs remains weak in 4Q12
Demand for notebook PCBs still remains weak in the fourth quarter of 2012 despite the launch of Windows 8, making 2012 a year in which total sales of notebook PCBs will be lower than...
Monday 19 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 12.3% decrease in 2013 digital camera shipments
There will be 93.827 million digital cameras shipped globally in 2013, dropping 7.2% due to slow economic conditions and increasing competition from smartphones. Taiwan's four main...
Monday 19 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to grow 30% in 2013
Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 30% to 865 million units in 2013, accounting for 43.9% of total handset shipments in the year, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Monday 19 November 2012
Notebook vendors headhunt R&D talent from ODM partners
As notebook brand vendors grow more interested in-house R&D and manufacturing to promote their brand image, sources from the upstream supply chain have seen some notebook vendors...
Friday 16 November 2012
Taiwan market: Senao expanding non-handset sales
Senao International, the operator of the Senao retail chain, extended its retail business from handsets to notebooks, tablets, PCs, and other IT and consumer electronics devices in...
Friday 16 November 2012
ARM to host Technology Symposium in Taiwan on November 22-23
ARM is set to host its Technology Symposium in Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan on November 22-23 with company's partners including Microsoft, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Friday 16 November 2012
More smartphones to feature wireless charging
Smartphone vendors, having enlarged display sizes of their mobile devices to 4-5-inch and upgraded CPUs to quad-core models and display resolutions to up to 1,080p, are expected to...
Friday 16 November 2012
Taiwan market: ViewSonic unveils 22-inch touch-control monitor
ViewSonic on November 15 unveiled Smart Display VSD220, a 22-inch smart touch-control monitor featuring dual-core 1GHz processor, Android 4.0, Full HD 1080p LED-backlit display and...
Friday 16 November 2012
Intel possibly to invest in Sharp specifically for IGZO panel technology, say Taiwan component makers
While Intel and Sharp have denied rumors that Intel and Qualcomm will invest JPY30 billion (US$377 million) in Sharp, Taiwan-based component makers hold the opinion that Intel may...
Friday 16 November 2012
Taiwan market: Epson launches new projectors
Seiko Epson has launched EB-1410Wi, a projector designed for conferences, and EB-W16SK, a 3D projector specifically for educational use, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail...
Friday 16 November 2012
Taiwan market: Sony launches MILC Handycam
Sony on November 15 launched the Handycam NEX-VG-900, claimed to be the first full-frame (35.8 by 23.9mm) Full HD MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), in the Taiwan market...
Thursday 15 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Digital TV product and home entertainment system sales down in 3Q12
Global consumer electronics sales were lower than expected during the third quarter of 2012, with digital TV products as well as home entertainment and sound systems getting hit the...
Thursday 15 November 2012
11.6-inch becomes niche-market size for notebooks, say Taiwan makers
As global sales of netbooks have been decreasing due to competition from tablets, 11.6-inch has become niche-market size, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.