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Monday 30 June 2014
Wearable demand tied in to iWatch release, say market watchers
Despite the fact that brand vendors such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have launched smart watches equipped with Google's Android Wear, market watchers believe wearable...
Monday 30 June 2014
Notebook shipments up 6.4% on month in May 2014, says WitsView
Notebook shipments reached approximately 14 million units in May 2014, up 6.4% on month and up 9% on year. Distributors' strong stock up demands for new models including low-priced...
Monday 30 June 2014
Battery cell prices stabilize in 2Q14, price uptick expected in 3Q14, says EnergyTrend
Following cylindrical cell price and volume usage declines, supply and demand is expected to remain flat in the second quarter of 2014 due to lowered supply coupled with slight demand...
Monday 30 June 2014
Microsoft said to halt Surface Mini production
Microsoft reportedly has called off a plan to mass produce its small-size Surface Mini tablet because of fierce compeition in the small-size tablet segment, as well as negative responses...
Monday 30 June 2014
Notebooks and tablets declining; wearable devices and IoT driving mobile industry in 2014
Since Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, the industry has clearly moved toward the direction of mobile Internet. Shipments of tablets have exceeded those of notebooks, but the tablet...
Monday 30 June 2014
Notebook ODMs turning to horizontal partnerships
Notebook ODMs, turning their focus away from vertical integration, have started establishing partnerships horizontally with players from other industries, according to industry sou...
Friday 27 June 2014
Google I/O 2014: Samsung expands Gear portfolio with Android Wear
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Samsung Gear Live, powered by Android Wear. The new Android Wear device features Samsung's Super AMOLED display. It also offers customization...
Friday 27 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Google to expand Chromebooks into consumer market
Introduced in 2011, the Chromebook was initially developed mainly for the education sector and has achieved outstanding sales in the past two years. During Google I/O 2014, Google...
Friday 27 June 2014
Asustek, Gigabyte may each ship over 6 million motherboards in 3Q14
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are expected to each ship 5.1-5.2 million own-brand motherboards in the second quarter of 2014 and likely to ship more than six million units...
Friday 27 June 2014
Qisda aims to ship 1 million high-end LCD monitors in 2014
Qisda shipped 300,000 high-end LCD monitors in the first quarter of 2014 and aims to ship one million units in the whole year, 3.3 times the shipment volume recorded in 2013, according...
Friday 27 June 2014
Apple releases new iPod touch starting at US$199
Apple has announced its 16GB iPod touch is now available in several colors and equipped with a 5-megapixel iSight camera for US$199.
Friday 27 June 2014
Unifying mobile interfaces: The prospects of USB technology
USB 3.0 provides 5Gbps of data throughput, which is 10x faster than USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 provides additional power for charging mobile devices. It has been rapidly adopted into all...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Taiwan makers see increased Ultra HD TV panel orders from China
AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are seeing increased orders from China TV vendors which are expected to release low-priced Ultra HD units throughout the second half of 2014.
Thursday 26 June 2014
Welcome the endless possibilities of wireless applications for connected homes in the future
People's living environments have changed from the ancient caves to the buildings, mansions, and skyscrapers along with the evolution of the technological civilization. Homes are...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Mobile immediacy and immediate mobile: The latest trends in mobile device technology and market changes
From the Xiaomi tablet running on NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor to Asus' 5-in-1 Transformer notebook, a new mobile device specification war is raging. The various new technologies, such...