Taiwan's digital still camera (DSC) shipments dropped sharply in the fourth quarter of 2013 as challenges from camera-equipped smartphones continued. One of the major makers, Foxconn Electronics, has decided to quit the consumer DSC market.

Taiwan's handset shipments registered slight sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2013. While brand vendor HTC remained the top player in Taiwan's handset industry, ODM Chi Mei Communication Systems narrowed its gap. The ODM is expected to leapfrog HTC in first-quarter 2014.

Recovering demand in both the enterprise and consumer segments boosted Taiwan ODMs' notebook shipments by 2.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013, slightly weaker than the worldwide growth of 4.1%. Low-price tablets, Apple's new iPads and new smartphone models did not undermine demand for notebooks as much as originally feared.

In 2014, smartphones are expected to continue penetrating rapidly into emerging markets such as Russia, India, Indonesia and Latin America, while China's smartphone shipments will see weakened on-year growth in the year, but still enormous volume. This report will provide in-depth analyses to forecast whether global smartphone shipments in 2014 will maintain a growth similar to that of 2013 and what the global shipment scale will reach in 2014.

Digitimes Research estimates that in 2014 global tablet shipments will reach 289 million units. This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors contributing to either growth or decline in various segments within the tablet market, with a particular focus on Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft, along with whitebox vendors. Moreover, the report discusses Taiwan tablet EMS/ODM makers and their shipment forecasts, along with their related market shares and shipment growth.

Digitimes Research estimates that global notebook shipments in 2014 will reach around 160 million units, down from a peak of over 200 million in 2011, but the drop in 2014 will be lower than the on-year drop in 2013, with new market developments, new product opportunities, and changes in the major players' strategies all playing critical roles in the IT industry's future trends. This Digitimes Research Special Report forecasts global notebook shipments, the share of Taiwan makers, and the shipment breakdown by the top-10 global brands.

Taiwan's handset ODMs saw significant shipment growth in the third quarter, but brand vendor HTC suffered sharp drops in shipments. As a result, Taiwan's overall handset shipments only registered a mild growth in the third quarter.

New orders from camera brand vendors for their fall season product launches were not enough to prevent Taiwan's DSC shipments from falling in the third quarter of 2013, as overall demand in the end market remained weak.

Taiwan's notebook shipments rebounded sequentially as a result of significant orders from HP and Apple. But they registered a sharp drop on an annual basis, as demand for tablets continued to undermine the notebook market.

Seasonal factors had little to do with the sequential growth in Taiwan's DSC shipments during the second quarter, the traditional peak season of the sector. The on-quarter growth was contributed mainly by shipments delayed from the first quarter, rather than fulfillment of new orders.

Global all-in-one AIO PC shipments will increase 17.3% year-on-year in 2013, representing a big recovery from the 2.3% growth seen in 2012. However, the growth driver in the market will be Apple's iMac shipments and non-Apple shipments will not keep pace, especially for Lenovo, which will lose its number one ranking in the market. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides shipment forecasts and analysis of the key vendors and manufacturers in the AIO market.

Global all-in-one AIO PC shipments will increase 17.3% year-on-year in 2013, representing a big recovery from the 2.3% growth seen in 2012. However, the growth driver in the market will be Apple's iMac shipments and non-Apple shipments will not keep pace, especially for Lenovo, which will lose its number one ranking in the market. The report provides shipment forecasts and analysis of the key vendors and manufacturers in the AIO market. This is complimentary (non standard ICT Report) provided by Digitimes Research for our ICT Report members.