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Tuesday 23 December 2014
Tablets, ultrabooks become more affordable in emerging markets, says ABI Research
The average selling price (ASP) of ultrabooks and tablets declined by 7.8% in 2014 as the market matured and commoditized, allowing these devices to become more affordable in all...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
China government tightens tax incentives, subsidies to enterprises
China's State Council has recently ordered its local governments to fully re-inspect their existing subsidy and tax-cut programs for enterprises and they will also need to receive...
Monday 22 December 2014
Computex 2015 out of booths
Although Computex 2015 will not begin until June 2015, booths for the show have already sold out as many emerging players in the cloud computing and Internet of thing (IoT) industries...
Monday 22 December 2014
Taiwan, China notebook vendors halt notebook sales in Russia, report says
Asustek Computer, Acer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Lenovo have stopped selling their notebooks in Russia as they have been suffering losses due to a free...
Monday 22 December 2014
Worldwide CE market forecast to grow 4.5% in 2014, says Futuresource
It has been another difficult year for many CE vendors as convergence takes its toll on dedicated product segments and competition has squeezed profits in key areas like TV. However,...
Monday 22 December 2014
Apple supply chain preparing for new MacBook Air and Apple Watch
Following a pilot production at the end of 2014, Apple's new 12-inch MacBook Air is expected to enter mass production in the first quarter of 2015, according to sources from the upstream...
Monday 22 December 2014
Digitimes Research: GoPro to further integrate social media and platform services into 2015 products
As GoPro shipments are estimated to reach between 4- to 4.5 million in 2014, up as high as 17% on year, the growth will nevertheless prove comparatively limited compared to 66% on-year...
Monday 22 December 2014
WCG Ultra HD models to be TV sales promotion focus in 2015, say Taiwan makers
Japan-, South Korea- and China-based LCD TV vendors are expected to focus marketing on WCG (wide color gamut) Ultra HD models in 2015 and consequently WCG models as a proportion of...
Friday 19 December 2014
QuickLogic partners with Nordic Semiconductor on wearable sensor hub evaluation kit
QuickLogic recently announced the availability of the TAG-N Wearable Sensor Hub evaluation kit that supports a direct connection to a Nordic Semiconductor nRF51 DK, which is Nordic's...
Friday 19 December 2014
Worldwide integrated infrastructure and platform revenues increase 28.1% in 3Q14, says IDC
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market increased revenues by 28.1% on year to US$2.3 billion during the third quarter of 2014, according to the IDC. The market...
Friday 19 December 2014
Notebook orders from Russia decreasing, say Taiwan ODMs
Notebook orders from channel retailers and regional brands in Russia have been decreasing due to impacts of the Russian rouble's drastic devaluation, according to Taiwan-based ODMs...
Friday 19 December 2014
Sony announces development of OLED display module for eyewear
Sony has announced the development of an attachable single-lens display module that can turn eyewear of varying designs into smart devices.
Thursday 18 December 2014
Thin clients emerge unscathed from the battle with PCs in EMEA, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin-client market posted single-digit growth in the third quarter of 2014, according to IDC. In 2014, during a transition period of IT...
Thursday 18 December 2014
Microsoft rumored to make head-worn gaming device in 2015
Microsoft is rumored to be planning to mass produce a head-worn virtual gaming device in 2015 and is expected to showcase the product at the E3 gaming show in June, according to sources...
Thursday 18 December 2014
Acer CEO to be future chairman, says Shih
Acer founder Stan Shih at a press event on December 17 said that Acer's CEO Jason Chen will become the next chairman of Acer after the current chairman completes his 3-year term....