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UPDATE 2-Chi Mei, Innolux in $1 bln share-swap merger
Forbes | 9 days 18 hours 3 minutes ago
By Baker Li TAIPEI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Chi Mei agreed to be merged with Innolux through a share swap worth about $1 billion to create a new company that aims to have a stronger foothold in the highly competitive LCD industry dominated by bigger Korean rivals.

RPT-Seoul shares flat; LG Display up on rosy outlook
Forbes | 10 days 15 hours 31 minutes ago
By Kim Yeon-hee SEOUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Seoul shares trimmed losses by Friday's close, with declines in LG Electronics and Samsung SDI on concerns over consumer spending offset by an advance by LG Display.

Netbooks Help PC Market Grow, but Prices Hurt Revenue, Says Report
eWEEK.com | 45 days 9 hours ago
Every segment of the mobile PC market was down year over year in the second quarter of 2009 ? except for netbooks, with grew 264 percent, states a new report from DisplaySearch. It blames netbooks for eroding ASPs across the board.

Portable PC Revenue Drops, Netbooks The Culprit
CRN | 46 days 34 minutes ago
The PC market continues to stagger, with revenue generated from the sales of portable notebooks predicted to drop for the first time year-over-year

Netbooks Gain Share
Dealerscope | 45 days 18 hours 47 minutes ago
The mini-note, or netbook category now makes up 22 percent of the portable PC shipments, albeit only 11.7 percent of revenues, due to their lower price. That's according to a study released Wednesday by research firm DisplaySearch.

The TV You Want Today
Network World | 28 days 6 hours 31 minutes ago
When you stroll into your local store to shop for a new TV, dozens of big, glossy screens will greet you, each one trying to draw you in with its bright, colorful pictures. And a bewildering bevy of new features promise a multitude of benefits. Which ones will make a difference in what you watch and in how it looks on the screen? We'll help you sort out what's important. (If you haven't bought an HDTV before, see our previous article package on setting up an HDTV.)

Innolux, Chi Mei Combine in LCD Consolidation - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC Magazine | 6 days 12 hours 58 minutes ago
Taiwan's Chi Mei agreed to be merged with Innolux through a share swap worth about $1 billion to create a new company that aims to have a stronger foothold in the highly competitive LCD industry dominated by bigger Korean rivals.

New AT&T netbooks to feature Windows 7
Dallas Morning News, The | 6 days 8 hours 5 minutes ago
With netbook sales continuing to soar, Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said Monday it will launch its first Windows 7 netbooks later this month.

Innolux, Chi Mei Combine in LCD Consolidation
PC Magazine | 7 days 48 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Chi Mei agreed to be merged with Innolux through a share swap worth about $1 billion to create a new company that aims to have a stronger foothold in the highly competitive LCD industry dominated by bigger Korean rivals.

No end in sight for Samsung-Sharp legal row
Asia News Network | 10 days 21 hours 6 minutes ago
A two-year-long legal battle between Samsung Electronics and Sharp is expected to continue for the time being, with the two LCD panel makers showing no signs of compromise, industry watchers said.

Taiwan stocks end flat, LCDs offset falling banks
Forbes | 10 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks slid 0.07 percent on Friday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors sold financial shares after recent gains, but LCD makers such as Chi

Windows 7 Driving Touchscreen Evolution
InformationWeek | 31 days 9 hours 7 minutes ago
Acer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Sony are scrambling to build PCs that capitalize on the tactile interface.

Taiwan Firm Positioned for E-Reader Takeoff
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 14 days 16 hours 7 minutes ago
With the market for electronic book readers set to take off, things are looking up for a little-known Taiwanese company that will probably supply most of the "e-paper" they use.

'TV Business Entering Declining Phase'
Korea Times, The | 18 days 9 hours 50 minutes ago
The global television industry is entering a twilight phase after a year-long saturation period, a top executive of the world's biggest TV maker said Thursday

Know Thy Neighbor's Secrets
Wall Street Journal, The | 32 days 17 hours 54 minutes ago
Are Asia's flat-panel makers striking a Faustian bargain with China?