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Tuesday 2 October 2012
Ultrabook shipments disappointing, IHS says
Amid high pricing and a lack of effective marketing to draw consumer's attention away from other hot-selling mobile gadgets, global ultrabook shipments are falling short of expectations...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
MediaTek smartphone IC shipments likely to peak in 4Q12
MediaTek's shipments of smartphone chips will stand a good chance of reaching another monthly high during the fourth quarter if smartphone sales during China's October 1 holidays are...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Wistron expects less than 10% sequential growth in 4Q12 notebook shipments
Taiwan-based Wistron, judging from orders received, expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to remain unchanged or increase by less than 10% from the preceding...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
AIO PCs sales in 2013 to grow over 20% due to Windows 8, say Taiwan makers
While it is uncertain whether Windows 8 can push up demand for notebooks, the new operating system is expected to drive up global sales of all-in-one (AIO) PCs in 2013 by more than...
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook shipments significantly increase sequentially in September, say ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have indicated that shipments to vendors in September are estimated to increase by 30-50% on month.
Monday 1 October 2012
Notebook vendors to offer fewer models in 2013, say Taiwan component makers
Notebook vendors including Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Asustek Computer, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics will decrease the number of models they will launch in 2013 by 20% on...
Monday 1 October 2012
Wistron lands OEM LCD TV orders from Haier, says paper
Wistron has reportedly landed OEM LCD TV orders from China-based brand Haier with shipments to start at a rate of 100,000 units a month initially in October 2012, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 1 October 2012
CMI to ramp up 39-inch TV panels, including 4Kx2K models, in 2013
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is likely to expand its production of 39-inch TV panels to over one million units a month in 2013 compared to 800,000 units currently, as current market demand...
Friday 28 September 2012
Notebook component makers conservative about demand arising from Windows 8 in 4Q12
While notebook vendors and ODMs are quite optimistic about growth in global demand due to replacement of notebooks with Windows 8 models in the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan-based...
Friday 28 September 2012
Taiwan market: Toshiba launches slim portable external HDD
Toshiba Digital Media Network Taiwan, Toshiba Storage Products' subsidiary responsible for marketing in Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia, on September 27 unveiled Canvio Slim, a super-slim...
Friday 28 September 2012
Taiwan motherboard makers hope Trinity APU can push Intel to lower prices for Core i3
AMD has unveiled its desktop Trinity APUs, and Taiwan-based motherboard makers hope that the launch will bring pressure on Intel to decrease prices for its similar-level processors...
Friday 28 September 2012
Getting consumers onto Windows 8 should be the priority for Acer, says company founder
Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on whether Acer should re-enter businesses such as smartphones to counter weakening PC demand, pointed out that Acer has a low market share in the...
Friday 28 September 2012
Amazon unlikely to launch color e-book readers in 4Q12
Amazon is unlikely to launch color e-book readers in the fourth quarter of 2012 because the technology is not yet mature, sources with Taiwan's supply chain have indicated.
Friday 28 September 2012
NT dollar has yet to see significant impact from QE3, says Taiwan central bank governor
When the US Federal Reserve unveiled the third round of quantitative easing (QE3), the markets in Taiwan expected an influx of hot money to send the NT dollar appreciating sharply...
Friday 28 September 2012
Ultrabooks spur massive growth in motion sensor sales, says IHS
Intel's initiative to promote new features like indoor navigation and augmented reality in ultrabooks will spur dramatic growth in the sales of motion sensors for the next-generation...