130 news items tagged operating system
Apple 12-inch tablet may adopt Mac OS, iOS-integrated operating system
Monday 6 October 2014Apple's rumored 12-inch tablet, which is said to be scheduled for release in 2015, may become the vendor's first device to feature an operating system that integrates Mac OS and iOS,...
Windows 10 expected to have limited effect on boosting notebook demand
Thursday 2 October 2014Commenting on Microsoft's latest operating system, some notebook component makers are taking a pessimistic attitude about Windows 10 helping to boost notebook demand and expect overall...
Microsoft unveils Windows 10
Wednesday 1 October 2014Microsoft has unveiled its next operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available. The announcement highlighted advancements designed...
Digitimes Research: Miui, CyanogenMod and Fire OS to become mainstream Android OS systems
Thursday 4 September 2014Mobile platforms based on forks of Android, including Miui developed Xiaomi Technology, CyanogenMod, and Fire OS by Amazon, are likely to become three mainstream Android-based operating...
Worldwide smartphone shipments edge past 300 million units in 2Q14, says IDC
Friday 15 August 2014The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014, moving past the 300 million unit mark for the first time. According to data from the IDC Worldwide...
China-based HiWiFi unveils OS for smart routers, say reports
Thursday 17 July 2014China-based router maker HiWiFi has announced an in-house developed operating system, HiWi-Fi OS, designed specifically for smart routers. The OS features three major applications:...
Dell optimistic about Windows 8.1 for enterprise PCs
Thursday 29 August 2013As Microsoft is ready to release Windows 8.1 on October 18, Jeff Clarke, Dell's vice chairman and president of Global Operations and End User Computing Solutions, has expressed his...
Digitimes Research: Android may lose its competitiveness in the entry-level segment
Monday 26 August 2013The Android platform's gradually increasing demand over hardware specifications is expected to endanger the platform's share in the entry-level segment as hardware prices are gradually...
Tablet shipments slow in 2Q13 as vendors look to capitalize on a strong 2H13, says IDC
Tuesday 6 August 2013As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet...
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Wednesday 19 June 2013Microsoft's Windows RT operating system may fall to the same fate as Hewlett-Packard's (HP) webOS as most brand vendors have already stopped developing related products, leaving Microsoft's...
Commentary: Samsung deepens cooperation with Microsoft, paving way to notebook market
Monday 10 June 2013South Korea-based Samsung Electronics supplies key components such as panels to Microsoft while developing new notebooks using Microsoft's operating systems. Samsung can use discounts...
Lenovo, HP, Dell to release PCs with Chinese Linux OS in China
Monday 1 April 2013Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell reportedly will launch new PCs featuring a Linux-based Chinese-language operating system, Ubuntu Kylin that has recently been endorsed by the...
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to participate in next-generation Windows development
Monday 25 March 2013Microsoft has recently finished the preparation for its integrated development program (IDP) for the next-generation Windows operating system and several brand vendors including Acer,...
First-tier vendors to supply more notebook models with no OS
Monday 18 March 2013Several first-tier notebook brand vendors including Lenovo have reportedly been raising their shipment proportions of models without an operating system (OS) to attract consumers,...
Upstream supply chain sees Surface RT orders cut by half
Wednesday 28 November 2012The upstream supply chain of Microsoft's Surface RT has recently seen the tablet's orders reduced by half, and with other Windows RT-based tablet orders also seeing weak performance,...
Uncertain Windows 8 future may relatively affect Windows Phone 8
Monday 5 November 2012Although Microsoft has been aggressive promoting its new Windows 8 operating system (OS), a weak global economy has the notebook supply chain remaining conservative about the OS'...
Android marks 4th anniversary with 75% market share in 3Q12, says IDC
Monday 5 November 2012Total Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136 million units in the third quarter of 2012, accounting for 75% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in the quarter, according...
Asustek to participate in initial launch of Windows RT tablet
Monday 15 October 2012Microsoft is set to announce its latest Windows 8 operating system on October 25 with its Windows RT-based Surface tablet to also make appearance on the same day; however, among Microsoft's...
Samsung Tizen smartphones to face market challenges
Tuesday 25 September 2012Samsung Electronics will reportedly launch its new Tizen-based Galaxy smartphone codenamed i9300 in near future, but sources from smartphone players believe the device will face challenges...
Supply chain estimates x86 Surface Price at US$500-700 and RT below US$399
Tuesday 18 September 2012Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablets are expected to launch at the end of October with the related supply chain players estimating that the Surface RT's hardware cost is at around...
Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones for the entry-level segment
Tuesday 11 September 2012Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5-based smartphones for the entry-level segment at the end of 2012 since Windows Phone 8's hardware requirements for dual-core processor and...
Smartphone and tablet forecasts show varying OS fortunes, says Canalys
Tuesday 11 September 2012The latest product announcements by leading smartphone and tablet vendors will help drive consumer demand to new heights, according to Canalys. It forecasts that in 2016, global annual...
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 available for pre-order at NT$8,990
Tuesday 4 September 2012Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed Nexus 7 tablet PC on September 3, became available for pre-order in Taiwan market with the 16GB model priced at NT$8,990 (US$300),...
Quanta announces 2Q12 results; details future planning
Friday 31 August 2012Quanta Computer has announced its financial report for the second quarter with net profit after tax of NT$5.99 billion (US$200.06 million) and EPS at NT$3.80, helping the company's...
Taiwan market: Nikon launches new autumn-season camera models
Thursday 23 August 2012Japan-based digital still camera (DSC) vendor Nikon on August 22, hosted a launch conference in Taiwan for its new autumn-season DSC models and is set to release four new models including...