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Thursday 9 May 2013
Pegatron sees profit growth in 1Q13
Pegatron Technology has announced its first-quarter 2013 results with consolidated revenues reaching NT$217.6 billion (US$7.39 billion), consolidated net profits NT$3.45 billion and...
Thursday 9 May 2013
Samsung and LG to add new TV panels to their lineups
Samsung Display has plans to produce 48-inch TV panels by the end of 2013 while LG Display is planning to produce 48.5- and 55-inch TV panels during the first half of 2014, according...
Thursday 9 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q13 down sequentially, up on year
There were 31.93 million tablets shipped globally during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing on quarter by 26.1% but increasing on year by 66.1%, according to figures collected by...
Thursday 9 May 2013
China market: Rising popularity of tablets with 3G functionality to benefit MediaTek, Qualcomm
Demand for 7-8-inch white-box tablets with built-in 3G functionality in China has been increasing, a trend which is likely to benefit MediaTek and Qualcomm, according to industry s...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
PC industry expected to return to a 4:6 shipment ratio for 1H13 and 2H13
The PC industry is expected to return to a shipment ratio of 4:6 for the first and second halves of 2013, Acer president Jim Wong said at the company's investor conference on May 8...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
DRAM shortages to impact PC players in 2Q13
DRAM shortages, which started in early 2013, have become worse recently and may impact PC brand vendors' performances in the second quarter, according to sources from PC players.
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Demand for SSDs in PCs to boom through 2017, says IHS
Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Taiwan market: Channels begin to clear old models before launch of Haswell
As Intel will unveil Haswell in early June, retail channels in the Taiwan market have begun to clear notebooks and desktops by lowering prices by 10% on average, while some models...
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Taiwan market: HP sets up classroom of the future
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has cooperated with Lih Jen International Private Elementary and Middle School in Taipei to establish a classroom of the future at the school.
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Synnex Technology April revenues down on month, up on year
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26.49 billion (US$892 million) for April, decreasing 2.7% sequentially...
Tuesday 7 May 2013
MediaTek, MStar TV chip market share in China falling down
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor have seen their combined share in China's TV chip market drop to below 70% recently as more TV brands in China have chosen to use TV chips from Realtek...
Tuesday 7 May 2013
LG to procure Ultra HD TV panels from AUO
LG Electronics will reportedly procure 55-inch Ultra HD TV panels from AU Optronics (AUO), with shipments expected to begin as early as May 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
AUO to produce wide color gamut Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q13
AU Optronics (AUO) has plans to produce volume shipments of Ultra HD TV panels equipped with wide color gamut (WCG) technology for color saturation as high as NTSC 100% in the third...
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Price gap between touch and non-touch notebooks may drop below US$50 in 3Q13
As Acer and Asustek Computer are both aggressively promoting touchscreen notebooks, sources from channel retailers expect the price gap between touchscreen and non-touchscreen notebooks...
Monday 6 May 2013
Touchscreen models to account for 50% of Acer notebook shipments in 2014
Acer is set to raise the shipment proportion of its touchscreen notebooks from 12% of the total volume in the first quarter to 50% by 2014 and 70% by 2015, according to Acer vice president...