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Tuesday 23 September 2014
Demand and supply trends in the global sapphire industry, 2014-2015
This Digitimes Research Special Report focuses on the 2014-2015 sapphire application market and industry outlook. Sapphire has been a key component in the LED industry in recent years,...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Xbox One
Microsoft launched Xbox One in the Taiwan market on September 23 and will launch at least 50 new games by the end of 2014, with 20 titles specifically based on the Xbox platform and...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Notebook demand undermined by new Apple devices
Demand for notebooks slightly picked up in early 2014, prompting optimism among firms in the supply chain about sales in the second half of the year. However, notebook vendors' performances...
Monday 22 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan TV vendors see their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop
Japan TV vendors saw their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop throughout mid-2014 into the third quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 22 September 2014
Commercial replacement demand upholding global PC shipments in 2014, says MIC
Shipment volume of global PC systems - comprising of notebooks and desktops - is forecast to reach around 299 million units in 2014, down 0.1% on year, according to MIC.
Friday 19 September 2014
Amazon announces new tablets
Amazon has introduced its latest tablet products, the new Fire HDX 8.9, Fire HD, Fire HD Kids Edition and two Kindles.
Friday 19 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Intel cooperation with Fossil to develop smartwatches will help expand influence in wearables market
Intel's cooperation with Fossil to develop smartwatches equipped with Android Wear will help Intel expand its influence in the wearables market as well as extend Google's influence...
Friday 19 September 2014
Acer becomes candidate supplier for China procurement orders
The Central Government Procurement Center established by the China government through cooperation with China-based e-commerce operators Tmall and Suning, has set up the Central Government...
Friday 19 September 2014
Taiwan TV panel makers see orders surge as China vendors slash TV prices
Taiwan panel makers are seeing a surge of new panel orders from China-based TV vendors for 60- and 65-inch units as the vendors expect to see sales for the two sizes increase during...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Worldwide smartwatch and wristband market poised for takeoff, says Gartner
As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, Gartner predicts that by 2016 smartwatches will comprise about 40% of consumer wristworn...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Government ID, payment and SIM applications account for 87% of all smart card shipments, says ABI Research
Smart card shipments totaled eight billion units in 2013, with government ID, SIM, and payment and banking applications accounting for 87% of all shipments, according to ABI Research...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Asustek aiming to achieve 15% on-year PC shipment growth
Asustek Computer is looking to achieve 15% on-year growth in its PC shipments each year starting 2014 and expects its annual desktop and notebook shipments together to reach 50 million...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Asustek plans to accuse motherboard competitors of patent infringement
Asustek Computer has launched X99 chipset motherboards featuring its in-house-developed OC Socket, a patented technology which hikes motherboard performance by 35%, but has found...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Digitimes Research: IFA shows Android tablet vendors adding value instead of price cuts
IFA 2014 in Berlin, Germany during September 5-10 showed that Android tablet vendors are not looking to offer entry-level models for price-cut competition and instead offered models...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
LCD TV shipments in India reach 2.2 million in 2Q14, says report
In the second quarter of 2014, the LCD TV category in India experienced its highest growth rate in six quarters, with shipments growing 42% on year, driven by new model introductions,...