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Thursday 10 November 2011
Amazon increases Kindle Fire orders
Amazon has recently increased its Kindle Fire orders to more than five million units before the end of 2011 as pre-orders for the machine remain strong, according to sources from...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS
The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
EIH October revenues hit record high
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) saw its revenues grow 16% on month and 93% on year to an all time high of NT$5.329 billion (US$178 million) in October, according...
Friday 4 November 2011
Amazon next-generation Kindle Fire likely to have 8.9-inch display
Amazon is likely to change its product roadmap by shifting the display size of its next-generation Kindle Fire to 8.9-inch instead of 10.1-inch as originally planned, according to...
Monday 24 October 2011
Atmel beats Taiwan rivals to win touch controller orders for Amazon tablets
Chipset vendor Atmel reportedly has beaten Taiwan-based rival ILI Technology (Ilitek) to win orders for touch-panel controller ICs to be used in Amazon's new tablet PCs for 2012,...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Players cut 7-inch tablet PC prices to compete for market share
Tablet PC players have recently started to drop their tablet PC prices to attract consumers, especially 7-inch models as the machines can easily attract first-time buyers with their...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Foxconn reportedly lands orders for next generation Kindle Fire, say Taiwan makers
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has secured orders from Amazon for assembling second-generation Kindle Fire tablet PCs, with shipments to begin in the...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Shipments of touch panels for Kindle Fire increasing, say sources
Shipments of touch panels for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets are likely to reach a monthly average of 1.5 million units in October and November due to strong pre-sales orders, according...
Friday 7 October 2011
Sales of e-book readers likely to reach 30 million units in 2012
Despite the immense popularity of Apple's iPad series, its impact seems to be less apparent in the e-book reader market.
Thursday 6 October 2011
E Ink posts strong revenue gains in September on shipments to Amazon
EPD maker E Ink Holdings has posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.6 billion (US$149.93 million) for September, up 33% sequentially and 117% on year, buoyed by shipments to Amazon.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
LGD, CPT account for 60%, 40% of Kindle Fire panel supply, say sources
LG Display (LGD) accounts for about 60% of the Kindle Fire panel supply, while Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) takes up about 40%, according to sources in the industry. Initial shipments...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Wintek reports sliding September revenues
Panel maker Wintek has reported September 2011 consolidated revenues of NT$7.36 billion (US$240 million), down 18.38% on-month and 4.51% on-year. The maker attributed its declining...
Monday 3 October 2011
Amazon sells Kindle Fire at low profit margin to promote online merchandise sales, says IHS iSuppli
An IHS analysis reveals Amazon's business model for its new Kindle Fire tablet, with the company willing to settle for a razor-thin margin on sales of devices and digital content...
Monday 3 October 2011
E-book reader component suppliers expect sales surge
Component suppliers have reported strong orders for October from vendors of e-book readers and tablet devices, both of whom are trying to differentiate themselves from Apple products...
Friday 30 September 2011
Digitimes Research: Kindle Fire to become the best helper for Amazon reformation
Amazon's first tablet device, the Kindle Fire launched on September 28 with a price of US$199, has shocked market watchers and with the company's strong content and service platform...