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Tuesday 22 February 2011
CeBIT 2011: ECS to showcase tablet PCs
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) is set to showcase its latest 10.1-inch Windows 7- and Android-based tablet PCs at CeBIT 2011, which will be hosted...
Friday 18 February 2011
Sony to launch tablet PCs with gaming, music and e-book reader functionality
Sony is expected to launch tablet PCs with multimedia functionalities in the second quarter of 2011, and is likely to outsource production to Quanta Computer, according to industry...
Friday 11 February 2011
Taiwan, Japan publishers to cooperate in Chinese-language digital publication
Cite Media Holding Group, the largest publisher in Taiwan, and Kodansha, a leading publisher in Japan, on February 10 signed an MOU for cooperation to publish Chinese-language digital...
Friday 28 January 2011
AUO expects mass production of AMOLED panels at 3.5G plant in 2H11
AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at its 3.5G line and is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2011, according to executive...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Tablet PC demand may cause notebook panel prices to rise in 2Q11
Mainstream notebook panels, such as 14- to 15-inch models, are expected to see supply capacity affected by strong tablet PC shipments in the second quarter of 2011, causing related...
Friday 7 January 2011
CES 2011: Hanvon unveils large-screen, high-resolution e-book reader
Hanvon has unveiled the Hanvon WISEreader E920, a large-screen, high-resolution e-book reader, at CES 2011 (LVCC South Hall Booth #36062). The Hanvon WISEreader has a 9.7-inch screen...
Thursday 6 January 2011
Foxconn plans to push Mirasol panels in color e-book reader market
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) plans to cooperate with upstream partners to push Mirasol panels in the color e-book reader market, according to market watchers.
Tuesday 4 January 2011
HyDrive seeing weak demand in notebook industry
HyDrive, an optical drive model that features a built-in solid state drive (SSD) and was launched by Hitachi LG Data Storage (HLDS) as well as Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST),...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Hanvon turns to e-book reader solutions combining hardware and software
As China-based e-book reader maker Hanvon Technology has recently achieved sales over one million units, the company plans to expand its business model from only selling hardware...
Friday 24 December 2010
LG Display expects worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million in 2012, says report
LG Display estimates that worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million units in 2012, up from 10 million units in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
The e-book reader market: Q&A with E Ink chairman Scott Liu and Hanvon chairman Liu Yingjian (Part II)
Developing color e-book readers using e-paper has been a challenge for makers. But Hanvon, at this year's FPD International in Japan in November, announced what is considered to be...
Monday 20 December 2010
The e-book reader market: Q&A with E Ink chairman Scott Liu and Hanvon chairman Liu Yingjian (Part I)
Developing color e-book readers using e-paper has been a challenge for makers. But Hanvon, at this year's FPD International in Japan in November, announced what is considered to be...
Friday 17 December 2010
Barnes & Noble to upgrade Nook Color e-book readers to tablet PCs
Barnes & Noble will upgrade its Nook Color e-book readers to support Android 2.2 OS in January 2011, allowing the book retailer to venture into the tablet PC market.
Thursday 16 December 2010
E Ink to set up subsidiary in China to develop e-book hardware
Small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings will invest US$6.61 million to set up a subsidiary in China to design and develop hardware...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
E Ink December revenues may exceed NT$3 billion
E-book reader panel shipments are expected to increase significantly in December due to seasonality and Sony's return in Japan, and revenues of Taiwan-based electrophoretic display...