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Tuesday 21 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Xiaomi to see strong competition at home, unlikely to achieve 2014 shipment target
China-based Xiaomi has announced that the company plans to ship 40 million smartphones in 2014. But Digitimes Research believes the vendor is unlikely to achieve the goal as many...
Monday 20 January 2014
Korea market: Local handset vendors dominate LTE smartphone segment
The launch of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) services by Korea-based telecom operators has further enhanced the leading market position of Korea-based handset vendors in their home market,...
Monday 20 January 2014
Synnex Technology automating logistics centers
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has been automating its logistics centers in Australia and China and will set up additional...
Monday 20 January 2014
Rising popularity of LTE phones to buoy Sporton 2014 sales
Taiwan-based Sporton International, which provides mobile device testing and certification services, expects to enjoy another record breaking year in 2014 buoyed by booming demand...
Monday 20 January 2014
Inventec focusing on hiking gross margin, says chairman
Inventec will focus operations in 2014 on increasing overall gross margins from nearly 5% in 2013 to over 5%, according to company chairman Richard Lee.
Monday 20 January 2014
Acer operating loss continues in 4Q13
Acer has reported a net operating loss of NT$8.218 billion (US$274 million) for the fourth quarter of 2013 mainly due to unsatisfactory sales performance, a loss of NT$1.3 billion...
Friday 17 January 2014
Apple, Samsung expected to ship 80-90 million, 60-70 million tablets in 2014, say sources
Apple and Samsung Electronics will remain as the global top-two tablet vendors in 2014 with expected shipments of 80-90 million and 60-70 million units, respectively, according to...
Friday 17 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to ship over 34.6 million notebooks in 1Q14
Taiwan-based ODMs/OEMs will ship 34.623 million notebooks for a global market share of 85% during the first quarter of 2014, with shipments decreasing 11.2% on quarter and 4.3% on...
Friday 17 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Asustek ZenFone smartphones have lower price-performance ratios than comparable models from China
Asustek Computer unveiled three ZenFone-series smartphones at CES 2014 and will initially launch the models in the Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia markets in March with prices comparable...
Friday 17 January 2014
China market: Acer launches CNY599 7-inch tablet
Acer has launched the Acer Tab 7, a 7-inch Android 4.2 tablet equipped with 1.5GHz dual-core processor, in the China market for CNY599 (US$99), so far the lowest retail price for...
Friday 17 January 2014
Ilitek to strengthen offerings for smartphones
LCD driver IC firm ILi Technology (Ilitek) is looking to enhance its offerings for smartphone panels in 2014. In addition to driver ICs for WVGA panels, Ilitek also aims to ramp up...
Friday 17 January 2014
Compal Electronics expects 5% growth in 2014 notebook shipments, says president
Compal Electronics shipped 39 million notebooks in 2013, increasing 5.4% on year, and expects shipments in 2014 to grow 5% sequentially, company president Ray Chen said on January...
Thursday 16 January 2014
Foxconn expected to ship 55-60 million tablets in 2014, say Taiwan makers
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) shipped 50 million tablets to become the largest Taiwan-based ODM in 2013 and is expected to ship 55-60 million units to maintain...
Thursday 16 January 2014
Taiwan market: FET tops 3G mobile telecom carriers in mobile Internet-access speed, says NCC
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), among the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, led in mobile Internet-access speed with an average download speed of 4.96Mbps and upload...
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Compal lands 90% of Amazon Kindle orders for 2014, leaving only 10% for Quanta
Amazon has reportedly shifted its entry-level Kindle Fire orders for 2014 from Quanta Computer to Compal Electronics and the entry-level tablet is expected to account for 90% of the...