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Monday 1 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Firefox OS shifting to TV stick technology
While Firefox OS was previously used in smartphone followed by limited use in tablet devices, the software is now shifting to TV sticks and computer learning applications, according...
Monday 1 December 2014
Healthcare providers in Singapore to spend US$548 million on IT in 2014, says Gartner
Healthcare providers in Singapore will spend US$548 million on IT products and services in 2014, an increase of 4% over 2013 revenues, according to Gartner. This forecast includes...
Friday 28 November 2014
iPhone chip orders slowing down, say IC designers
Apple has started scaling back on chip orders for its latest iPhone, according to sources at IC design houses.
Friday 28 November 2014
Taiwan market: TV vendors slash Ultra HD TV prices 15% to spur sales
TV vendors in Taiwan are cutting prices for Ultra HD (4K) TVs by 15% and are also releasing new 4K OLED units and various 60-inch and above size units in order to spur sales in the...
Friday 28 November 2014
Tablet shipments expected to decline 3.5% in 2015, says firm
Notebook shipments will grow 0.6% in 2015 to 174.6 million units, while tablet shipments will decline 3.5% to 185.6 million units, according to TrendForce.
Friday 28 November 2014
2015 global notebook demand forecast
According to Digitimes Research, global notebook shipments will decline by 2.7% in 2014 to 170 million units and shipment totals in 2015 will continue to show a decline. While the...
Thursday 27 November 2014
TV shipments improve 4% in 3Q14; LCD TV shipments rise nearly 9%, says DisplaySearch
TV shipments improved 4% on year in the third quarter of 2014, and LCD TV shipments alone rose nearly 9%, according to DisplaySearch.
Thursday 27 November 2014
Lenovo reportedly to start producing wearable devices soon, says report
China-based electronics maker Fenda Technology recently announced it has been selected by Lenovo as a qualified supplier for the vendor's wearable devices, which implies that Lenovo...
Thursday 27 November 2014
Micron, Winbond team up for serial NOR flash
Micron Technology has partnered with Winbond Electronics to jointly develop serial NOR flash memory for automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, according to the US memory...
Thursday 27 November 2014
Mobile DRAM revenues rise 6% in 3Q14, says DRAMeXchange
Revenues for mobile DRAM reached US$3.46 billion in the third quarter of 2014, up 6% from US$2.27 billion in the second quarter, according to DRAMeXchange. Growth was driven by increased...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
TPV sees LCD TV and monitor shipments increase 7.5% in 3Q14
TPV has reported its consolidated shipments increased 7.5% on a sequential basis to 18.3 million units, while revenues rose 5.5% to US$3.02 billion. Profit also improved, from a loss...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
China market: Over 5.4 million consumer tablets sold in 3Q14, says Analysys
There were 5.445 million branded consumer tablets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2014, decreasing 1% on quarter but increasing 25.1% on year, according to China-based...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
GamerGate block list bad for business as game devs, journalists and fried chicken linked to online harassment
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), which claims to be the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games, has...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
PC outlook remains cautious, despite modest 3Q14 gains, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 2.7% in 2014, an improvement from the previous forecast of negative 3.7%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
Worldwide tablet growth expected to slow to 7.2% in 2014 along with first year of iPad decline, says IDC
The worldwide tablet market is expected to see a deceleration in 2014 with on-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013, according to a new forecast from IDC. At the core...