Samsung Electronics has cut its notebook component orders for September to about half of its original forecast and the company reportedly may also reduce its shipment forecast for 2013 to only 13 million units, compared to 13.8 million ...
Tags: Samsung, Notebook Component
As the notebook industry is seeing declining shipments, Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology is now eyeing the automobile, motorcycle and bicycle industries. Simplo already has technologies to make batteries for electric ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Battery
Nintendo's Wii U is currently suffering from weak shipments and its quarterly shipments are even lower than those of the Wii, the previous-generation model. Seeing the issue, most third-party game developers have decided to withdraw from ...
Tags: Business Strategy, Nintendo
Whitworths, the dried fruit, nut and seed supplier, has received a big cash boost after private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV acquired a major stake in the Midlands-based firm. Equistone Partners investment will enable ...
Tags: Fruit, Nut, Agriculture, Food
Bikes Belong is rebranding as PeopleForBikes to bring clarity and simplicity to the organization. The Bikes Belong Coalition and Bikes Belong Foundation will be renamed the PeopleForBikes Coalition and the PeopleForBikes Foundation. ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
Arkema has developed Kynar Aquatec latex, a platform of latex emulsions for waterborne coatings. Arkema's new innovative platform of water-based PVDF fluoropolymer latex emulsions are used by paint formulators to make premium weatherable ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, coating
Several brand vendors including Samsung Electronics and Acer have released 8-inch tablets in light of the good sales performance for the 7.9-inch iPad mini and in order to avoid intense price competition with 7-inch models. However, the ...
Tags: Tablet Shipments
"Be innovative, committed and collaborative to help make the world a better place." This is one of the missions of Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company. This mission is driving the announcement of the Celanese ...
Rumors are circulating in Taiwan-based supply chains that production of the camera lens modules for iPhone 5S and 5C reportedly has been marred by low yield rates. Only Largan Precision has been able to achieve above-average yield rates, ...
Tags: Apple iPhones, Lens Module
China and Korea panel makers have plans to produce 48- and 49-inch TV panels in 2014 on their 8.5G lines, with some makers expected to also produce Ultra HD TV panel technology in the same sizes. Market observers believe the makers are ...
Tags: Panel Makers, Ultra HD TV Panels
The Lubrizol Corporation will exhibit a broad variety of its advanced performance coatings solutions at the ABRAFATI 2013 International Coatings Show in Brazil next month. The trade conference will be held September 16-18 at the Transamrica ...
Powder characterization specialist Freeman Technology has expanded its global team with the appointment of Patrick van Barneveld to the new role of product manager for Central Europe. Operating from Almelo, The Netherlands, van Barneveld ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing service provider Walton Advanced Engineering (WAE) saw specialty DRAM packaging/testing services account for 74% of its second-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues and expects the proportion to rise ...
Tags: Revenue Proportion
Hempel introduced Hempaguard, a groundbreaking hull coating concept for the shipping industry that offers outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings, according to the company, The new patented ...
Tags: Coating, Construction
Weaker-than-expected sales of Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may cause Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the tablet, to be unable to reach its tablet shipment goal of 20 million units for 2013. Quanta declined to comment on its ...
Tags: Tablet Shipments, Electrical