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Monday 29 October 2012
Windows 8 unable to stimulate DRAM shipments in 4Q12, IHS says
Debuts of new PC OS from Microsoft always have generated double-digit percentage increases in quarterly DRAM shipments - until 2012, when the rollout of Windows 8 is not expected to...
Monday 29 October 2012
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to invest in Aurora Telecom for strategic alliance
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics retail chain Tsann Kuen has said it will invest in Aurora Telcom to form a strategic alliance.
Friday 26 October 2012
AUO reveals 65-inch ultra HD IGZO TV panel technology
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its 65-inch ultra HD (4K) IGZO TV panel technology. The indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology was adopted to achieve an ultra HD of 3840x2160,...
Friday 26 October 2012
Touch panel supply 70% short of demand for Windows 8 touch notebooks, say Taiwan makers
Vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Acer, Asustek Computer and Sony have offered or will offer Windows 8 touch controlled notebook models, but touch panel supplies are...
Friday 26 October 2012
American Megatrends (AMI) Announces Aptio V UEFI Firmware for Multi-platform Development
The impact of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has not only changed consumers' habits, but also exposed development engineers to serious challenges from diversified hardware...
Friday 26 October 2012
Ability Enterprise expected to see decreased shipments, increased profit in 2012
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM, Ability Enterprise, is expected to ship 18.5 million digital cameras in 2012, slipping 19.6% from 2011, but gross margin and net operating profit will...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Workers strike at Compal factory in Chengdu
Around 2,000 workers at the factory of notebook ODM Compal Electronics in Chengdu City, western China, went on strike early this week in protest because they were not allowed to be...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Acer conservative about 4Q12 shipments performance
Acer expects its total shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to increase or decrease by up to 5%, according to company chairman JT Wang. Acer will launch two Windows 8 tablets and...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Trends in the Smart TV industry
Smart TV services use networks and "smart technology" to deliver a new viewing experience, as well as non-video services for the digital home. Definitions of "smart technology" have...
Thursday 25 October 2012
LG Display acquires most panel orders for new Apple products
LG Display (LGD) has acquired most of the panel orders for all Apple's new products which were announced on October 23 including the iPad mini, fourth-generation iPad, 13-inch MacBook...
Thursday 25 October 2012
iPad mini US$329 price tag due to low touch screen yields
The US$329 price tag for Apple's iPad mini is largely due to low yield rates for the device's GF2 (DITO film) touch screen technology, according to industry sources.
Thursday 25 October 2012
Radiant lands nearly all BLU orders for new Apple products, say sources
Radiant Opto-Electronics has reportedly landed nearly all backlight unit (BLU) orders for use in Apple's recently announced new products, which will most likely push the company's...
Thursday 25 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Apple has chance to become the fifth largest PC brand in 2013
Apple has released its new iMac, Mac mini, 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad. For the Mac product lines, which are all heading towards...
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Taiwan market: Canon to release EOS M series MILC on October 30
Canon, after announcing its EOS M series mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) in late July, is set to start selling the model in Taiwan on October 30.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Asustek to offer Windows 8 tablet at US$499
Asustek Computer hosted a launch conference for its Windows 8-based products on October 24 in New York, showcasing several new machines including the dual-screen Taichi, which is set...