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Wednesday 20 June 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 650D
Canon has unveiled its EOS 650D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866) for body only.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Microsoft own-brand tablet PCs a ploy to drive Windows 8 adoption, says Acer founder
While Microsoft's unveiling of two own-brand tablet PCs has surprised the supply chain in Taiwan and brought worries on PC vendors, Acer founder Stan Shih has commented that Microsoft...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Entry-level models driving China smartphone market growth, says Canalys
China will account for more than one-third of the global increase in smartphone shipment volumes in 2012 (over 2011), according to Canalys. The country is already the largest smartphone...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Crystalvue Medical launches portable fundus camera
Taiwan-based Crystalvue Medical Corporation has launched a portable fundus camera for diagnosing of retinal diseases and glaucoma, according to the company.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft-made hardware to be available starting with release of Windows 8 and Windows RT
At an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Foxconn to see profitability in 2013, says chairman
Facing shareholders questioning that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has always emphasized revenue growth over profit, company chairman Terry Guo pointed out that...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Google, Asustek expected to unveil 7-inch Nexus tablet PC at Google I/O
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed 7-inch Nexus tablet PC is set to be unveiled at Google I/O, a developer event that will be hosted from June 27-29 at San Francisco's...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Monday 18 June 2012
Microsoft likely to announce a white-box tablet PC at conference, say sources
With Microsoft set to host a product launch conference on June 18 that market watchers are speculating could be the company's own-brand Windows RT-based tablet PC, sources from upstream...
Monday 18 June 2012
OLED TV makers set low shipment goals for 2012
Korean-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have set low shipment goals for OLED TVs in 2012 because of high prices caused by manufacturing challenges and expensive materials,...
Monday 18 June 2012
Apple places higher quality restrictions supply chain management
Since Apple's current CEO Tim Cook took over the company's management, sources from supply chain players have revealed that Cook has adopted even stricter management over its supply...
Monday 18 June 2012
Samsung and LG may lower TV shipment goals for 2012, say sources
Korean TV makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics may not reach their shipment goals for 2012 due to uncertainties in the global economy, according to industry sources.
Monday 18 June 2012
Smartphone orders from China unattractive to Taiwan ODMs, say sources
Despite efforts by China-base branded handset vendors to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone models, Taiwan-based handset ODMs are not rushing to snap up orders, according...
Friday 15 June 2012
Government subsidies to increase 32-42-inch LCD TV sales in China and Taiwan
New waves of subsidies in Taiwan and China for energy-efficient products that include TV sets are expected to boost 32-42-inch TV sales, according to industry sources.