As Microsoft launched its latest Windows 8 and RT operating system, there are many players already launched the related products, while some expect the software to change the IT industry
Last update: Wednesday 31 October 2012 [9 news items]
Notebook brands competing over touch panel supply
Oct 31, 21:07
Acer, Lenovo and Asustek Computer have all recently launched touchscreen notebooks with Windows 8, but due to tight supply of touch panels, the brand vendors have reportedly stationed...
Acer announces Aspire V5 touch notebook
Oct 31, 16:03
Acer has announced its latest Aspire V5 series touchscreen notebook, featuring a 10-point touch display and a large trackpad, designed to enhance multi-gesture content consumption...
Notebook brands plan limited shipments of Windows RT tablets
Oct 30, 14:50
Notebook brands that were originally aggressive about pushing Windows on Arm (WoA) tablets have mostly cooled down following the launch of Microsoft's Surface RT. While players such...
Digitimes Research: Surface tablet to mainly devour notebook demand in the short term
Oct 30, 14:05
Microsoft's recently launched own-brand Surface tablets have raised the question of whether Surface will devour consumer demand for tablets or notebooks, or maybe even both. In terms...
Windows 8 unable to stimulate DRAM shipments in 4Q12, IHS says
Oct 29, 16:32
Debuts of new PC OS from Microsoft always have generated double-digit percentage increases in quarterly DRAM shipments - until 2012, when the rollout of Windows 8 is not expected...
Touch panel supply 70% short of demand for Windows 8 touch notebooks, say Taiwan makers
Oct 26, 15:17
Vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo, Acer, Asustek Computer and Sony have offered or will offer Windows 8 touch controlled notebook models, but touch panel supplies are...
Acer conservative about 4Q12 shipments performance
Oct 25, 19:28
Acer expects its total shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 to increase or decrease by up to 5%, according to company chairman JT Wang. Acer will launch two Windows 8 tablets and...
Asustek to offer Windows 8 tablet at US$499
Oct 24, 20:45
Asustek Computer hosted a launch conference for its Windows 8-based products on October 24 in New York, showcasing several new machines including the dual-screen Taichi, which is...
Surface RT to pose threat to Windows 8 tablets, say Taiwan makers
Oct 19, 12:28
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,...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 26min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 4h 40min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 4h 52min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 5h 38min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 6h 4min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 6h 16min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 6h 20min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 6h 21min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 6h 24min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 7h 6min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 8h 6min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 4h 52min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 5h ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 21min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 31min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 42min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 5h 43min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 5h 44min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 6h 16min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 7h 19min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 7h 19min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 15min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
- Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q13 down sequentially, up on year
- Digitimes Research: Global top-5 notebook brands see over 20% shipment drop in April
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 digital camera shipments expected to rebound sequentially
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q13 digital camera shipments hit 16-quarter low
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- The Imaging Source: GigE Camera - 5 MegaPixel
- ATO SOLUTION CO., LTD Successfully Design-in Taiwan Tier One ODM DSC Manufacturer
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
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- Samsung captures 95% of global Android smartphone profits in 1Q13 (May 15) - Strategy Analytics
- Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm? (May 8) - EE Times
- Nokia slips to 10th in smartphone market - Gartner
- HP updates IT automation suite for cloud deployments (May 13) - PC World
- Why Nvidia doesn't care if PC sales are down (May 13) - Motley Fool
- Google Search scratches its brain 500 million times a day (May 13) - CNET
- Google Drive triples free storage to 15GB (May 13) - CNET
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Lenovo displays new 10.1-inch tablet at the Mobile World Congress
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- Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits
- Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
- Blog: Google Glass may enjoy demand from more than just regular users
- Galaxy S4 to extend Samsung lead in 2013 handset market, says IHS
The show will be held from June 4-8. It is expected to attract 40,000 international buyers and create business opportunities worth US$25 billion. The...
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily...
The early success Google's Android platform has achieved in the handset market has caused system makers, software developers and semiconductor players...
Windows 8/RT operating system to bring new changes to the IT industry
As Microsoft launched its latest Windows 8 and RT operating system, there are many players already launched the related products, while some expect the...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among...
China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.