Tegra 3 - developed together by Nvidia and ARM - is a brand new multi-core mobile processor with powerful 3D graphic functions for smartphones and tablet devices. Tegra 3 in conjunction with Microsoft's new Windows RT, which supports touch control, generates great synergy to make web browsing, video streaming, and game playing extremely easy. It also offers longer battery life...

Android is the mainstream platform in the non-Apple camp but various versions of Android limit the possibilities of developers' transplantation of Android apps...

As cloud computing is becoming more prevalent, anytime and anywhere Internet connectivity is becoming the standard for consumers, which has caused IT vendors to dedicate their research to making portable, mobile products...

Within the field of optical sensors, vendors are dedicated to using CMOS process to develop all kinds of smart sensors for detecting ambient background lighting, LED colors, personnel distance and UV, which not only allows smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and displays to have more interactions with people, but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions.

In order to create light and ultra-thin ultra-mobile devices, panel makers are looking to thin down their LCD and touch displays to as small a mere 0.1mm, which is a major task. In addition, when ultra-thin, transparent and flexible OLED panel technology becomes more common, mobile device designers will be able to utilize the thin panels to look even more different.

It was hard to imagine in the past of ultra-mobile devices. But as panels, storage devices, batteries, chassis, and cooling modules have become lighter and thinner along with their appearances and contour becoming more refined, we are looking forward to a future where various kinds of mobile devices can be presented to the market.

In response to enthusiasm for lighter and thinner ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) like smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks, memories inside these devices (DRAM, flash) have also evolved in terms of speed, interface standards and forms of packaging toward a future convergence of system software and data storage applications.

Since 2011 Intel has been aggressively promoting ultrabooks with a new processor platform for rapid boot to log-on , in conjunction with smart connection, smart response, personal identity identification, and anti-theft technology. Ultrabook is also supported by a venture capital fund that invests in relevant component and part industries...

Mobile devices are increasingly compact but the quality of their audio output is therefore affected. DTS, which is renowned for HD multi-channel audio technologies, now offers complete surround sound and decoding solutions to smart phones, tablets, ultrabook, and other ultra mobile devices based on their costs and market positioning, enabling mobile devices to produce superb audio quality.

Vendors have been devoted to providing high-performance power chips and corresponding solutions in a bid to help the industry create small-sized power supplies for ultra mobile devices (UMDs), enhance conversion efficiency and reduce standby power consumption...