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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, S...
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 on...
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 to...
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,...
Thursday 18 October 2012
Home electronics makers release new products in Taiwan
Home electronics makers are reportedly starting to release new energy-saving products in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Mobile DRAM revenues hit record high in 2Q12, IHS says
Mobile DRAM revenues rose to the highest level yet in the second quarter of 2012, driven by increased bit shipments and relatively steady pricing, according to IHS iSuppli. Revenues...
Thursday 18 October 2012
Smart TV shipments grow 15% worldwide in 2012, according to DisplaySearch
Smart TVs are moving from a novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15% worldwide in 2012. With the shift, regional preferences and TV consumption habits are changing,...
Thursday 18 October 2012
China market: Local brands expected to ship 13 million LCD TVs in 4Q12
LCD TV shipments from China-based brand vendors to the domestic market during the fourth quarter of 2012 will reach 13-13.5 million units due to various holiday seasons during the...
Wednesday 17 October 2012
TV chip and driver IC vendors see improving order visibility for 4Q12
Taiwan-based IC design houses offering TV chips and LCD driver ICs have seen improvements in order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2012 due to strong sales of LCD TVs in China...