212 news items tagged Windows 8
Microsoft facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, say Taiwan makers
Wednesday 23 July 2014Microsoft is facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, with the global notebook OS market share for Windows 8 already dropping to below 90%, according to Taiwan-based...
More handset makers joining WP camp
Monday 10 March 2014Microsoft has successfully lured a number of China- and India-based handset vendors to join the Windows Phone (WP) camp, which may help ramp up the ratio of the WP8 phones in the...
Microsoft to unveil new mobile devices running on integrated OS, say sources
Thursday 13 February 2014Microsoft is expected to unveil an array of new mobile devices with display sizes below 8.5-inch running on an integrated OS derived from Windows RT and Windows Phone in June, according...
Time ripe for development of smart peripherals: Q&A with Arima Communications president Owen Chen
Tuesday 19 November 2013Smartphone ODM Arima Communications has decided to expand its product lines to include tablets, smart accessories and other new products, optimizing its platform development expertise...
Prices of Windows 8 touchscreen controller chips to continue to fall in 2014
Monday 18 November 2013Prices of Windows 8-enabled touchscreen controller ICs are expected to continue to fall in 2014 even though prices of these devices have declined 50% since 2013, according to industry...
Atmel achieves Windows 8 certification for XSense, the innovative flexible touch sensor material
Thursday 7 November 2013Atmel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, announced the company's groundbreaking XSense flexible touch sensor has achieved Windows...
Pegatron to make Dell 8-inch Windows 8 tablets
Friday 27 September 2013Pegatron Technology will be responsible for ODM production of an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet expected to be unveiled by Dell in early October, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ma...
Microsoft new Surface shipments to reach 3 million units in 2014, sources estimate
Tuesday 24 September 2013Microsoft has unveiled its second-generation Surface tablets, but sources from the upstream supply chain estimate the devices' sales will reach only three million units in 2014, accounting...
Taiwan market: Sony to release Windows-based tablet in late September
Wednesday 11 September 2013Sony plans to release its Windows 8-based tablet, the VAIO Tap 11 in late September in Taiwan, priced at NT$38,800.
GestIC OverKey3D: Free-space Windows 8 control
Wednesday 31 July 2013Microsoft's Windows 8 platform has launched a new computer era of touch screen control. However, the cost of touch-control notebooks remains high and can only provide a 2D control...
Chromebooks to enjoy surging shipment growth in 2H13
Monday 15 July 2013Chromebook shipments in the second half are expected to double or even triple those in the first half as Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Samsung Electronics are all reportedly...
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...
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Wednesday 22 May 2013Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...
Windows 8.1 estimated to launch in late October
Thursday 16 May 2013Notebooks featuring Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) will start volume production in mid-September with the official launch of the operating system estimated to be around...
Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers
Wednesday 15 May 2013Notebook vendors originally thought that Microsoft would launch Windows Blue in September 2013 and the new operating system could pair with Intel's Haswell platform, to be unveiled...
Acer set to launch US$399 touchscreen notebook in May
Monday 29 April 2013Acer plans to release an 11.6-inch touchscreen notebook in mid-May, priced at only US$399 and since such a price point has already hit brand vendors' bottom line, there is unlikely...
White-box Windows 8 tablets to see ex-factory prices of US$300
Friday 26 April 2013In view of increasing competition for 7-inch entry-level Android tablets, China-based white-box vendors will start producing Windows 8 tablets in May for launch in the third quarter,...
Competition between business-use tablets to begin in 2013
Friday 26 April 2013The competition between business-use tablets is expected to begin in 2013, with many vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Lenovo to launch models in the second half of 2013,...
Windows 8 expected to trigger global growth in touch-enabled notebooks, says DisplaySearch
Friday 19 April 2013The penetration of touch screens in notebooks was under 3% in 2012, but is expected to grow to more than 12% in 2013. This compares to touch-screen penetration of 77% in mobile phones...
Some China-based white-box vendors plan to develop Windows 8 tablets
Wednesday 17 April 2013Viewing that Android tablets, especially 7-inch models, have been under intense price competition and therefore profitability is thinning, some China-based white-box vendors are considering...
Touchscreen notebook costs may fall in 3Q13
Monday 15 April 2013Since its launch, sales of Microsoft's Windows 8 have been bleak. Industry sources have noted that due to limited supply of touch panels and low yields, prices of touchscreen notebooks...
Microsoft reportedly developing Windows Blue for PC, mobile OS integration
Monday 8 April 2013Microsoft is reportedly developing Windows Blue as an independent project that will help merge Windows (PC) with Windows Phone. Rumors have also spread that Microsoft is developing...
China market: Microsoft launches Windows 8 Surface, says report
Wednesday 3 April 2013Microsoft on April 2 launched Surface specifically pre-installed with Chinese-language versions of Windows 8 and 2013 Office in the China market at a retail price of CNY6,588 (US$1,060)...
Tablet market entering maturity in 2013, says Acer chairman
Friday 22 March 2013JT Wang, chairman of Taiwan-based Acer, recently stated that, because sales of tablets are forecast to reach 200 million units in 2013, the market is heading towards maturity. Also,...
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,...