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Friday 22 February 2013
Stagnant PC sales expected to last through 1H13, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that Windows 8 has fallen short of expectations in stimulating sales, global PC sales are expected to remain slack at least in the first half of 2013, but may rebound after...
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Asustek reports strong January sales
Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$40.11 billion (US$1.35 billion) for January, up 35.78% on year, mainly due to strong tablet and notebook shipment growth. However, the...
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Global 2012 NAND flash market contracts as ultrabooks disappoint, says IHS
Global NAND flash memory market revenues fell 7% in 2012 as disappointing ultrabook sales negated the impact of surging demand from Apple for its iPhone line, according to IHS iSup...
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Windows 8 Pro Surface tablet to see initial shipments of 1 million units
Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro-based Surface tablet, which is set to release on February 9, will only have an initial shipment volume of one million units, far lower than the four million...
Monday 14 January 2013
EETI touch-IC revenues disappoint in 2012
IC design house Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) saw revenues generated from its touchscreen controller IC business declined 43.7% in 2012, due to sluggish demand for Windows 8.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
PC industry will face a difficult year in 2013
As TV and related innovative applications become the spotlights of CES 2013 and attract the most attention, PC players are concerned that the trend will lead to 2013 becoming a difficult...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
CES 2013: Lenovo unleashes new Windows 8 touch devices
Lenovo has announced its new lineup of consumer and business Windows 8 touch-optimized devices at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Headlining the collection...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Touch panel supply and pricing keys to boosting Windows 8 demand
Demand for Windows 8 will rely heavily on the supply and pricing of touch panels. Once touch panels can be supplied cheaply and in large volumes, sources from retail channels expect...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Compal to aim for all-in-one PC orders from HP
Compal Electronics reportedly plans to expand its all-in-one PC business and is targeting to land 30% of Lenovo's total orders, as well as orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), according...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Taiwan market: No Windows 8 tablets available for sale, say retail channels
Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo have unveiled Windows 8 tablets using Intel's dual-core Atom Z2760 while Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Fujitsu, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics plan...
Friday 21 December 2012
Embracing touch and GUI: Phoenix SecureCore Technology 3.0 in a Windows 8 style
It is a key issue for OEMs and ODMs to create unique products of their own out of standardized components. However, how can one create a truly unique product that not just looks different?...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Notebook demand expected to be weak in 1Q13
As sales of Windows 8 notebooks have been short of expectations, and competition from iPad and Android tablets is increasing, the global market for all types of notebooks is expected...
Friday 14 December 2012
Windows 8/RT tablets hard to sell, say Taiwan makers
Based on sales performance since Windows 8 was launched in late October, Windows 8/RT tablets are difficult to sell due to higher prices than those for Android tablets and insufficient...
Thursday 13 December 2012
EETI to see revenue growth slow down in 4Q12
Touch controller IC vendor Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) is expected to see the growth rate of its revenues drop to 12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared a 20%...