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Monday 28 November 2011
Taiwan market: Prices for supply of HDDs for retail channels to rise by 10% in early December
Prices for hard disk drives (HDDs) supplied to retail channels in the Taiwan market have risen 20-30% due to short supply arising from flooding in Thailand, and will be hiked by 10%...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Hard drive prices in retail channels may start dropping in December
Several channel retailers are already preparing to dump their hard drive inventory, which was piled up due to concerns over potential shortages, in December as the imbalance between...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Taiwan market: Channel retailers conservative about demand during IT Month Show in December
Channel retailers are turning conservative about the IT Month trading show in Taiwan in December, which is a show with promotion products that will usually boost consumer demand,...
Thursday 10 November 2011
Asustek, Acer reduce ultrabook orders by 40%
Asustek Computer and Acer have recently reduced their ultrabook orders from 250,000-300,000 units originally to 150,000-180,000 units by the end of 2011 due to the unsatisfactory...
Thursday 3 November 2011
Western Digital and Samsung will not supply hard drives to Taiwan channels in November
As floods in Thailand have seriously impacted the hard drive supply chain, Western Digital recently notified its distributors in Taiwan that the company will not distribute any hard...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Taiwan market: Retail channels rest hope on Seagate for supply of HDDs
As Western Digital (WD) has given priority to PC vendors for supply of its hard disk drives (HDDs) due to shortages arising from flooding in Thailand, retail channels in the Taiwan...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Microsoft Mango system will rise, says HTC executive
President of High Tech Computer (HTC) North Asia Jack Tung, commenting on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango system, pointed out that the smartphone industry is developing into an...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Senao to expand retail networks in Taiwan, China
Senao International, a communications products retail chain and a sales agent for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), will expand its retail network in Taiwan adding 20 outlets in the fourth...
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Rising minimum wage in China to seriously impact PC component suppliers
To counter domestic inflation, several provinces in China including Guangdong and Jilin are set to increase their minimum wage in early 2012, while cities such as Chongqing, where...
Thursday 22 September 2011
Acer enjoying strong short-term notebook orders for Europe
Acer, benefiting from Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) uncertainty about its PC business, has started receiving strong notebook orders from channels in Europe with volumes, as of September...
Thursday 8 September 2011
Synnex achieves strong revenue performance in August
Channel retailer Synnex Technology International announced consolidated revenues of NT$28.76 billion (US$987.98 million) for August, a new monthly high and up close to 20% on year...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Acer reports losses for 2Q11
Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2011 with consolidated revenues of NT$102.1 billion (US$3.5 billion), down 32% on year, while operating...
Thursday 18 August 2011
China rare earth export controls to increases hard drive prices by 5-10%
The China government's export control policy for rare earth elements, a key material for hard drive's, will increase ASPs in the retail channel by 5-10% as hard drive makers are facing...
Thursday 18 August 2011
AMD Llano processors suffering from shortage; to be resolved in September
AMD's latest Llano-based processors are currently suffering from shortages due to the weaker-than-expected yield rates of the related 32nm process; however, AMD has already notified...