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Tuesday 4 August 2015
iPhone 5c successor to feature FinFET chips, say sources
Apple is not expected to launch a successor to the iPhone 5c this year, but will instead introduce its next-generation budget smartphones in second-quarter 2016 with the devices coming...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to decline 15% on year in 3Q15
Global tablet shipments are expected to decline 15% on year to reach 51.88 million units in the third quarter as the mobile device market continues to see weak demand despite vendors'...
Tuesday 4 August 2015
HP says business separation not affecting ordering system
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently finished the separation of HP and HP Enterprise, and orders received from August 1-6 are scheduled to ship on August 7. Although many channel retailers...
Monday 3 August 2015
Pricing pressure drags on TV set-top box market; streaming dongles to top 27 million by 2019, says IHS
Shipments of set-top boxes (STBs) worldwide improved 2% sequentially in the first quarter of 2015, and were up 3% on year, according to IHS.
Monday 3 August 2015
Win Semi expects 3Q15 sales to drop
Pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has expressed caution about its performance in the third quarter, as some device industries are undertaking inventory...
Monday 3 August 2015
Sharp forms alliance with China TV vendor Hisense
Sharp at its board of directors meeting held on July 31, 2015 passed resolutions to form a business alliance with Hisense International (Hong Kong) America Investment, a subsidiary...
Friday 31 July 2015
LG top TV panel supplier to China in 1H15, says firm
LG Display was the largest supplier of TV panels to the China market in the first half of 2015, holding a 22% share, according to Sigmaintell Consulting.
Friday 31 July 2015
Virtual reality device shipments to reach 43 million by 2020, with mobile-reliant head mounted displays foremost, says firm
The early excitement surrounding augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) has prompted some substantial bets from major players, including Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and Facebook...
Friday 31 July 2015
Acer passes down Stationary Computer and Display BU management to younger executives
Acer's ex-general manager of the Stationary Computing and Display Business Groups Simon Hwang has recently been assigned to handle new business planning and will be in charge of developing...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q15 LCD TV shipments decline 8% on year
Taiwan makers' shipments of LCD TVs reached 7.97 million in the second quarter of 2015, up 6.6% on quarter but down 8.6% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 30 July 2015
Worldwide tablet market continues to decline; vendor landscape is evolving, says IDC
The worldwide tablet market declined 7% on year in the second quarter of 2015 with shipments totaling 44.7 million units according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Thursday 30 July 2015
WearWise unveils new wearable camera
WearWise, a wearable device design team, has recently unveiled a new wearable camera and is currently raising funding via Kickstarter for mass production of the device. The camera...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Wistron chairman expresses concerns about China supply chain takeover
Commenting on the Taiwan government's recent project of providing NT$500 billion (US$15.91 billion) loans to Taiwan's medium-to-large size enterprises, Wistron chairman Simon Lin...
Thursday 30 July 2015
GrassWonder Selfie Robot opens up a value chain full of creativity
Many traditional camera manufacturers are seeing their business decline but this does not mean consumers are giving up photo-taking. Quite on the contrary, people are embracing photo-taking...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Getac launches new ruggedized tablet with improved gear
Getac has announced upgrades to its existing T800 ruggedized tablet with new hardware that is certified by ATEX Zone 2, 22 and will rename the device to T800-Ex. The new tablet has...