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Wednesday 2 March 2016
China vendors pushing into 2-in-1 market
With assistance from Microsoft and Intel, China-based brand vendors and white-box players have been aggressively pushing new 2-in-1 devices recently. In addition to Huawei's MateBook...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Middle East IT spending to reach US$212.9 billion in 2016, says Gartner
Middle East (ME) IT spending is projected to reach US$212.9 billion in 2016, a 3.7% increase from 2015, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The IT industry is being driven...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Synnex Technology looks to wholly own BestCom Infotech
IT and consumer electronics distributor Synnex Technology International has announced it will acquire up to 61.037 million common shares already issued by business-use IT product...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Asustek to push breakeven for tablet business in 2016
Seeing weakening demand for tablets, Asustek Computer believes its tablet sales are unlikely to be able to achieve growth in 2016 and is mainly aiming to maintain breakeven operations...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2015
Taiwan's handset ODMs all saw significant decreases in their shipments in the fourth quarter of 2015, as clients reduced orders. Its handset brand vendors saw better results, but...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments set to drop in 1Q16
Total handset shipments by Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs are expected to decline 13.3% on quarter and 11.4% on year to 15.55 million units in the first quarter of 2016, affected...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Taiwan market: HTC sets Vive price
HTC's first virtual reality (VR) device, the HTC Vive, will be available at NT$28,288 (US$848) in the Taiwan market, according to the company.
Friday 26 February 2016
TV, STB chip order visibility extends through 2Q16
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for TVs, set-top boxes (STB), as well as over-the-top (OTT) devices and peripherals, with order visibility...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Digitimes Research: NTT DoCoMo looking to cross into smart family market in Japan, selling fixed and mobile networks together
Japan-based telecom carrier NTT DoCoMo began establishing Uchisuma (smart family) experience zone in its stores and distributors' stores on October 16, 2015, looking to help consumers...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Worldwide wearable market sees rapid growth in 2015, says IDC
The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015, fueled by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. According to...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
New Shuttle mini PC packs Skylake, 4K, and high-end VGA cards
Shuttle announces its latest XPC cube, the SZ170R8, with new "R8" chassis design. Only a fraction of the size of a normal tower PC, this computer can still accommodate four...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
HTC Vive pricing lower than expected
HTC has set the price for the consumer edition of its first virtual reality (VR) headset, the HTC Vive, at US$799, which is much lower than market expectation of US$1,500.
Tuesday 23 February 2016
MediaTek expands wearables portfolio with MT2511 for health and fitness devices
MediaTek has announced the MT2511, the company's first bio-sensing analog front-end (AFE) chip designed for health and fitness devices. The MT2511 enables bio signal acquisition through...
Monday 22 February 2016
Huawei introduces its first PC powered by Intel chips
At the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Huawei has unveiled its first ever PC, the Huawei Matebook, which is a 2-in-1 device powered by a sixth-generation Intel Core m-series...
Monday 22 February 2016
In Western Europe, 1 in 5 tablets sold in 4Q15 is detachable, says IDC
According to figures published by IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2015 over 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe as the market volume declined 10.1% on year. In value terms,...