Worldwide tablet market surges ahead on strong 1Q13 sales, says IDC

May 2, 12:28

Worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge, growing 142.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2013, according to research firm IDC. Tablet shipments totaled 49.2 million units...

Mobile devices lead electronics purchases, says CEA

May 2, 12:24

Consumers' desire for mobility is driving sales of tablets, smartphones, e-book readers and wireless mobile hotspots, according to a new study released by the Consumer Electronics...

Disruption in Korean production could have catastrophic impact on global electronics business, says IHS

May 2, 12:16

What would happen if half of all global production for DRAM, two-thirds of NAND flash manufacturing and 70% of the world's tablet display supply suddenly disappeared from the market?...

Samsung making 20nm 4Gb LPDDR3 DRAM for mobile devices

Apr 30, 15:48

Samsung Electronics has announced that it is now producing 4-gigabit (4Gb) low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) mobile DRAM chips using 20nm-class process technology.

Taiwan market: HTC adjusts New HTC One supply to retail channels

Apr 30, 10:37

HTC has adjusted the supply of its New HTC One smartphones to retail channels in Taiwan by delivering the models every 1-2 days in small volumes, instead of supplying larger volumes...

Supply of any-layer PCBs to fall short in 2H13

Apr 29, 22:14

Global supply of any-layer HDI PCBs will likely struggle to keep up with demand in the second half of 2013, when the market for mobile devices enters its peak season, according to...

Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits

Apr 29, 14:29

Tier-one tablet makers have been engaging in price competition in the 7-inch tablet market which has eroded profits, according to sources from distribution channels.

Competition between 7-inch tablets arises in 2H13

Apr 29, 12:13

As tablet players are turning their focuses from the 10-inch segment to 7-inch for the second half of 2013, sources from the upstream supply chain believe the competition between...

Samsung posts record 1Q13 profit on smartphone sales

Apr 26, 15:51

Samsung Electronics has announced that net profits climbed to an all-time high of KRW7.15 trillion (US$6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013. Consolidated revenues and operating...

Acer to focus smartphone marketing in Europe, Southeast Asia in 2013

Apr 26, 15:38

Viewing that its brand awareness for smartphones is not as global as for PCs, Acer will focus its marketing on Europe and Southeast Asia in 2013.

Digitimes Research: MediaTek increasing chipset portfolios for tablets

Apr 26, 14:52

Riding high on a fivefold increase in shipments of application processors in 2012 triggered by a robust growth of the mobile device market in China, MediaTek has been strengthening...

HTC wins patent lawsuit over Nokia in Germany; production not affected by Netherlands injunction ruling

Apr 25, 21:29

The District Court of Mannheim, Germany, has dismissed a complaint filed by Nokia accusing HTC of infringing patent EP 1581016, covering a communications network terminal for accessing...

Taiwan market: Xiaomi taps local market with Xiaomi 2S

Apr 25, 16:11

China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has launched its new flagship model, the Xiaomi 2S, in the Taiwan market, with a 16GB version available immediately at a suggested...

Spurred by Google Glass, IHS forecasts nearly 10 million smart glasses to ship from 2012 to 2016

Apr 25, 14:16

Initiated by the arrival of Google Glass and magnified by Google's efforts to promote application development for the product, the global market for smart glasses could amount to...

Smartphone, tablet owners reduce usage, but few eliminate standalone devices, says CEA

Apr 25, 14:12

Smartphone and tablet owners are spending less time using standalone consumer electronics (CE) devices according to a new research study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)...

Low-cost smartphone shipments boom, says ABI Research

Apr 24, 19:34

In many parts of the world, smartphone shipments account for a larger percentage of mobile handset shipments than feature phones and low-cost handsets. Yet within the smartphone class...

Taiwan market: Huawei launches 6-inch flagship smartphone

Apr 24, 14:38

China-based Huawei Device on April 23 unveiled its 6.1-inch flagship smartphone, the Ascend Mate, for contract-bundled sale by Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) in the Taiwan market...

Apple reports fiscal 2Q13 results

Apr 24, 12:16

Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 30, 2013. The company posted quarterly revenues of US$43.6 billion and quarterly net profits of...

Taiwan panel makers may expand production capacity on demand for larger-size smartphone panels

Apr 23, 16:18

Taiwan-based panel makers are pushing to expand their production capacity throughout 2013 to meet demand for producing larger-size smartphone panels, according to industry sources.

New HTC One shipments likely to be affected by microphone supplies, say sources

Apr 23, 14:55

Shipments of HTC's new flagship model, the new HTC One, might be jeopardized again after the District Court of Amsterdam issued recently a preliminary injunction, prohibiting STMicroelectronics...

Samsung takes 30% of global smartphone market in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 23, 12:22

In the first quarter of 2013, smartphone shipments increased steadily worldwide, with total shipments reaching 216.4 million units for a 9.4% on growth. Since the beginning of 2012,...

Asustek to push Padfone Infinity in China

Apr 23, 09:57

Asustek Computer has recently partnered with China Unicom to sell its new Padfone Infinity in China and the company will also host a launch conference later this month (April) to...

Xiaomi 2S may spur China competition in Taiwan smartphone market

Apr 22, 21:39

China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) are partnering to offer the Xiaomi 2S smartphone in the Taiwan market. Other China-based vendors may...

Bluetooth IC shipments to nearly double by 2017, says IHS

Apr 22, 16:15

The market for Bluetooth semiconductors is expected to boom by nearly 100% from 2011 to 2017, with the majority of the growth driven by demand for wireless combination ICs and mobile...

Compal lands orders for 10-inch tablet from Acer

Apr 22, 10:30

Compal Electronics has obtained orders for an inexpensive 10-inch tablet model from Acer, with shipments to begin in August 2013, according to sources with the Taiwan-based supply...

China market: Apple shares over 71% of 4Q12 consumer tablet sales, says Analysys

Apr 19, 14:55

Apple occupied 71.6% of consumer tablets sold in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to China-based Analysys International.

Nokia reports increased Lumia shipments but decreased revenues for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 19, 14:11

Nokia has reported that shipments of its Lumia phones increased 27% on quarter to 5.6 million units in the first quarter of 2013, reflecting increasing momentum.

Mobile devices, SSDs propelling NAND flash sales in 2013, says IC Insights

Apr 19, 12:29

Increasing HD video content, social networking, shared data via the cloud, low power consumption and instant-on features continue to drive growth of devices that use NAND flash memory...

China market: Shipments of inexpensive tablets likely to reach 100 million units in 2013, say China makers

Apr 18, 22:08

As demand for inexpensive entry-level tablets in the China market is growing fast and retail prices have dropped to below US$100 currently, 100 million tablets are likely to be shipped...

Samsung to launch Galaxy S4 at end of April in 50 countries

Apr 18, 21:46

Samsung Electronics plans to introduce its Galaxy S4 at the end of April in 50 countries and sources from the supply chain predict shipments in the first month will be close to 10...

Digitimes Research: HTC sees 1Q13 shipments fall sequentially

Apr 18, 21:16

In the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC reported falling shipments compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 due to lack of key components causing shipment delays...

Smartphone panel order visibility through until 3Q13, say sources

Apr 18, 12:05

Order visibility for smartphone panels is already through until the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. With smartphone vendors launching devices with bigger screens,...

China market: Alibaba launches new smartphones running on AMOS

Apr 17, 15:38

China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has teamed with five local handset makers to launch six smartphones running on its home-grown AMOS (Alibaba Mobile OS). It remains to be...

More than one million smart watches will be shipped in 2013, says ABI Research

Apr 17, 15:04

Smart watches have been around for the last decade. The wearable computing device has failed to take off for one reason or another: they looked ugly, were too bulky, had weak functionality,...

Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations

Apr 17, 11:11

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Samsung Electronics' local branch over allegations concerning an advertising campaign to smear its rival HTC, according the Taiwan's...