Asbis Selling iPhones in Belarus
Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now available in Belarus through distributor Asbis.
LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29
Arçelik, Turkish owner of the Grundig German TV brand, has announced that all future Grundig smart TVs will use the Android TV operating system. The new TVs will be unveiled at IFA 2015, in September. The M5 Pro notebook, released by Eurocom in autumn last year, has been updated with new display options. Users can … Read more
MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29
HP‘s Elitebook Folio 1020 (Core-M Drives HP’s Macbook Challenger) has been revamped by Bang & Olufsen. The ‘Elitebook Folio 1020 limited edition laptop’ features a B&O audio system. Although HP hasn’t revealed specifications, they are likely to be identical to the original Folio 1020. The notebook will be available in the autumn. Dropping some specifications … Read more
Smartwatch Glass Revenues Well Ahead of Area Demand
Area demand in the display cover glass market is still dominated by smartphones, says IHS. A key factor in this continued trend is the rise in smartphone screen sizes. However, revenue in the cover glass market is falling as the smartphone and tablet markets mature. According to IHS, cover glass revenue growth will fall from … Read more
Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs in June
Taiwan’s notebook manufacturers reported mixed results in June and for the second quarter of the year. Compal Electronics achieved a 12.6% month on month increase in sales to NT$72.7 billion ($2.3 billion), though this was 5.2% down on June 2014. For the year to date, Compal’s sales were 6.6% higher year on year at NT$397.1 … Read more
UMC Sets Q2 Record
United Microelectronics (UMC) set a new record for its quarterly turnover in Q2 of NT$38.1 billion ($1.2 billion), thanks to strong revenues in April and May. However, sales in June dipped 2.8% from a year earlier to NT$12 billion ($386.8 million), ending a 10-month run of year on year increases. Sales in the first six … Read more
ZACEEZ Will Replace Shenzen
Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of 70 handset vendors, including Foxconn. 120 firms are expected to have a presence there by the end of the year. Annual … Read more
PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013
68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a whole, Gartner expects a 4.4% decline in PC shipments. Although there were several factors contributing to the result, Gartner highlighted three … Read more
Foxconn’s June Sales Slightly Higher
Foxconn Electronics reported a 5.6% month on month and 0.5% year on year increase in sales in June, to NT$318.5 billion ($10.2 billion). Last month’s result brought sales for the quarter to NT$972.6 billion ($31.3 billion), down 4.1% sequentially but 10.6% higher year on year, while for the year to date, Foxconn achieved a 12.7% … Read more
Innolux June Sales, Shipments Decline
Innolux reported declining sales and shipments in June, with revenue falling 3.3% sequentially and 17.5% year on year to NT$30.3 billion ($976.1 million). In the second quarter, Innolux’s sales were 6.4% lower than Q1 and 15.6% down YoY to NT$93.8 billion ($3 billion), while for the first six months of the year, the company’s sales … Read more
Everlight, Unity Opto Report Mixed MoM Growth
Everlight Electronics recorded a 10.4% month on month increase in sales in June to NT$2.4 billion ($77.3 million), though this was 4.1% lower year on year. Fellow LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology, however, saw sales fall 7.5% sequentially to NT$603 million ($19.4 million), 4.4% down on June 2014. Everlight’s second quarter sales were … Read more
Legacy Devices May be Left Behind in UltraHD Protection Race
Faster-than-expected UltraHD penetration means that content protection is a ‘growing concern’ says ABI Research. As UltraHD content availability rises, studios are demanding stronger protection. The best protection is built into hardware in combination with software security. ABI writes that legacy hardware – including STBs and smart TVs – could face difficulties in playing modern UltraHD … Read more
