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Friday 9 November 2012
Mainstream and value PCs rule over high-end performance models, says IHS
Consumers continue to favor lower-end desktops and notebooks over high-performance models in 2012 and beyond, with top-end systems accounting for only 6% of the market in 2012, according...
Friday 9 November 2012
Lenovo 3Q12 global PC market share rises to 15.6%
Lenovo saw its total global sales volume of notebooks, desktops and tablets during the third quarter of 2012 increase by 10.3% on year, with corresponding global market share rising...
Friday 9 November 2012
Wintel to help leading vendors promote sales of Windows 8 touch notebooks in US, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft and Intel will offer assistance to first-tier vendors to promote sales of Windows 8 touch-controlled notebooks in the US during the year-end peak sales period, with retail...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Foxconn may release 130-inch TV products in the future, says company vice president
Foxconn Electronics may release 70-, 80- and even as large as 130-inch TV products in the future, but the products are not expected to interfere with Chimei Innolux's (CMI) product...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Asustek sees October revenues increase
Asustek Computer on November 8 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$35.555 billion (US$1.213 billion) for October, growing 5.31% on month and 13.60% on year. Revenues for January-October...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Delta Electronics reports consolidated revenues for October 2012
Delta Electronics has announced that its consolidated sales revenues for October 2012 totaled NT$14.38 billion (US$493.4 million), representing a 5% decrease compared to NT$15.19...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Foxconn and Sharp 60-inch LCD TV to be priced US$1,300, say sources
Sharp and Foxconn Electronics reported 60-inch LCD TV will have a NT$38,000 (US$1,300) price tag in Taiwan if buyers sign a two-year contract with Taiwan-based telecom providers,...
Thursday 8 November 2012
TV vendors focus more on Southeast Asia markets
TV vendors that are not China-based are aiming to develop their products more in Southeast Asia, as the vendors are having difficulties increasing their market share in China, according...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Global tablet market to enjoy strong shipment growth in 4Q12
Global tablet shipments from major brands worldwide are expected to reach 40.93 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 72.7% sequentially and 89.7% on year, according to...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Smart devices sales to reach 821 million in 2012; to rise to 1.2 billion in 2013, says Gartner
The consumerization trend has hit IT as an unstoppable force, as 821 million smart devices (smartphones and tablets) will be purchased worldwide in 2012 and pass the billion mark...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Notebook ODMs facing uncertainty as brand vendors take over R&D
Acer plans to release a new notebook that is designed and developed in-house, creating an alert among notebook ODMs that brand vendors are trying to become more involved in R&D...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
MediaTek October sales stay above NT$10 billion
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.5 billion (US$359.9 million) for October 2012, up 39% from a year ago but down about 5% sequentially.
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Notebook brands to mainly promote Windows 7 notebooks in 4Q12
Although Microsoft has already released Windows 8, notebook brand vendors are still promoting Windows 7-based models in the fourth quarter in order to digest remaining inventories...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Commentary: Is it a blessing for Asustek to have Google backing?
Asustek Computer has seen its brand image improve in the US and Japan recently thanks to the launch of dual-branded Nexus 7 in cooperation with Google. Asustek is proud of its product...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Handset panel prices drop while TV ones rise
Prices for handset panels sized 1.8- to 3.5-inch have dropped by 1% or US$0.10 due to handset panel makers attempting to gain more market share and digest inventory, according to...