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Monday 22 October 2012
Rumor about delays in Apple launch of Retina 13-inch MacBook Pro emerge; but are quashed by Apple's supply chain partners
Apple is ready to announce its new products on October 23 in North America with 7.85-inch iPad Mini, Mac Mini, iMac and 13-inch Retina Display-featured MacBook Pro have been named...
Monday 22 October 2012
Acer reports profit in 3Q12
Acer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$328 billion (US$11.20 billion) for the first three quarters of 2012, down 5.7% on year, with net profit of NT$455 million and earning...
Monday 22 October 2012
LED backlit TV sales see 85% on-year increase in China during October 1 holidays
Sales for LED backlit TVs saw an 85% on-year increase in China during the nation's recent October 1 holidays while overall TV sales in the country climbed by 15% due to special promotions...
Monday 22 October 2012
Notebook ODM shipments expected to see on-month drop in October
As Microsoft is ready to launch its latest Windows 8 operating system and brand vendors are prepared to push for year-end holiday demand, sources from notebook ODMs have pointed out...
Monday 22 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Trends in smart TV development
Since 2010, TV vendors have been putting their emphasis on developing smart TVs, each with their own distinct direction as to what kind of functions the TVs will have. Some vendors...
Monday 22 October 2012
UL provides Japan S Mark certification testing in Taiwan
The government in Japan has been encouraging domestic home appliance firms to produce products that can save energy. Products that fit the requirements of Japan's safety measure,...
Monday 22 October 2012
LCD TV panel prices increase US$3 due to increased TV sales in China
LCD TV panels have seen a US$3 increase in price due to TV sales growth in China during the nation's October 1 holidays.
Monday 22 October 2012
Taiwan makers see decreased 3Q12 digital camera shipments, says Digitimes Research
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical, the four Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, shipped a total of 10.693 million units in...
Monday 22 October 2012
Taiwan September unemployment rate slightly down sequentially
Taiwan had 491,000 jobless citizens in September 2012, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.32%, which fell by 0.08 percentage point on month but rose by 0.04 percentage point...
Friday 19 October 2012
Consumer electronics industry set for marginal revenue growth in 2012, says IHS
Global consumer electronics market revenues are set to expand by a scant 1.3% in 2012 as brands focus on low pricing during the holiday season to lure buyers impacted by weak global...
Friday 19 October 2012
Tablet brand vendors seeking cooperation from telecom carriers to compete against first-tier players
As Microsoft, Apple and Google are all attacking the tablet market with competitive products, smaller tablet brand vendors including white-box players have been seeking solutions...
Friday 19 October 2012
Surface RT to pose threat to Windows 8 tablets, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft's Surface RT tablets for sale at US$499-699 are expected to put large competitive pressure on Widows 8 tablets from Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu,...
Friday 19 October 2012
Weak demand for notebooks to remain until 1Q13
Intel's financial performance for the third quarter of 2012 reflects a stagnant global notebook market mainly due to fast growing demand for tablets and smartphones, and because Apple,...
Friday 19 October 2012
China-based TV panel makers developing larger-size and higher-resolution panels
As China has become the world's largest LCD TV market and China-based vendors have dominated the market, local TV panel makers are moving product development forward from mainstream...
Thursday 18 October 2012
Asia Pacific PC market takes a pause, posts 5% on-year decline in 3Q12, says IDC
IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market grew 4% sequentially but declined 5% on year in the third quarter of 2012 to reach 31.4 million units,...