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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,...
Monday 22 February 2016
Taiwan IT vendors mixed on HNA Ingram Micro acquisition
Seeing the global largest IT distributor Ingram Micro having agreed to sell the company to the China-based HNA Group at a price of US$6 billion, Acer, which is a client of Ingram...
Monday 22 February 2016
Foxconn to produce 2-in-1 notebook for Huawei Device
Huawei Device on February 21, one day before the opening of Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, unveiled its first 2-in-1 tablet/notebook, the MateBook. Foxconn Electronics...
Monday 22 February 2016
Pegatron to compete for notebook ODM orders from Dell
Pegatron Technology is poised to compete for notebook ODM orders from Dell to make up for Toshiba canceling orders for consumer notebooks in 2016, according to industry sources.
Monday 22 February 2016
China market: Asustek, Gigabyte to hike motherboard prices
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology will increase motherboard retail prices in the China market in February to cope with potential foreign exchange losses arising from large...
Friday 19 February 2016
Digitimes Research: Added capacity in China to drive down high-end smartphone panel pricing in 2016
In 2016, China's smartphone panel capacity is expected to increase steadily in 2016, as key makers Tianma Micro-electronics and BOE Technology increase capacity and other makers including...
Friday 19 February 2016
Qualcomm and Lenovo sign 3G/4G patent license agreement
Qualcomm and Lenovo have announced that they have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China, which covers devices marketed by both Motorola and Lenovo.
Friday 19 February 2016
ATrack Technology expects revenues proportion from North America to top 50% in 2016
Own-brand GPS maker ATrack Technology, in view of booming orders from North America, expects the revenue proportion from the regional market to rise from 25% in 2015 to over 50% in...