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Tuesday 4 September 2012
Asia-based panel makers move away from small-sized TV panel production
Taiwan- and Korea-based panel makers are slowly shifting away from focusing on producing low-priced 32-inch sized LCD TV panels to producing high-end panels, according to industry...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 pricing announced
Asustek Computer on September 3 announced the availability of the 16GB Wi-Fi version of Nexus 7 for pre-order in the Taiwan market through retail channels and mobile telecom carriers...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
AUO to mass produce various sized 3D 4Kx2K TV panels by early 2013
AU Optronics (AUO) will most likely mass produce 42- to 55-inch along with 65-inch 3D 4Kx2K TV panels by the beginning of 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Digitimes Research: HP and Acer to enjoy on-month shipment growth in August
The global top-five notebook brand vendors are expected to have achieved shipment increases on month in August, especially Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, which should enjoy more than...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2012 digital camera shipments to drop 21% on year
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical, Taiwan's four digital camera ODM/OEMs, will ship a total of 43.652 million units in 2012, decreasing 20.9% from 2011...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 available for pre-order at NT$8,990
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed Nexus 7 tablet PC on September 3, became available for pre-order in Taiwan market with the 16GB model priced at NT$8,990 (US$300), ...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Compal/Lenovo joint venture expected to output 3-5 million notebooks in 2013
The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China was reported by local media to enjoy more than 10 million units of notebook production volume...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Taiwan NOR flash makers reportedly cut into supply chain for iPhones
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have both grabbed NOR flash memory orders for the next iPhone, which will be announced in mid-September, according to sources within...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Notebook ODMs pushing production capacity in inland China for higher profit
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have recently been accelerating the process of moving production lines into inland China (western China) for the purpose of raising their profits, as they...
Monday 3 September 2012
Competition between 4Kx2K and OLED TVs continues to heat up
Competition in the high-end flat screen TV sector is heating up even more as Japan-based TV makers have begun showcasing their large-sized 4Kx2K TV models to compete with OLED TVs...
Monday 3 September 2012
Intel may need to adjust roadmap for PC-use Atom processors
Intel may be forced to adjust its roadmap for PC-use Atom processors as the top-2 netbook vendors – Asustek Computer and Acer – both plan to stop manufacturing related...
Monday 3 September 2012
Acer to launch six new smartphones in 2013
Acer plans to strengthen its smartphone business by releasing six new models in 2013 targeting all market segments in Europe, China and Southeast Asia, according to company president...
Monday 3 September 2012
China market: 293,000 e-book readers sold in 2Q12
There were 293,000 e-book readers sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 3.9% on quarter but decreasing by 5.8% on year, according to consulting...
Monday 3 September 2012
Compal lowers 2012 notebook target shipments
Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its 2012 target notebook shipments from 47 million units, to around the same level as the 40.5 million units shipped in 2011...
Friday 31 August 2012
Foxconn denies rumored issues concerning Sharp cooperation
Terry Guo, chairman of Foxconn Electronics, failed to attend a scheduled press conference in Japan on August 30 to announce details of its investment in Sharp, sparking rumors that...