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Wednesday 18 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Dual-OS tablets becoming popular in white-box market, but Google GMS remains an obstacle
China's second-tier and white-box players have recently turned their focuses to dual-OS (operating system) tablets and are aggressively preparing to ship these products to overseas...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
LeTV expects smart TV online sales to reach 3 million in 2015
China-based content provider and TV vendor LeTV saw sales of smart TVs sold online reach 1.6 million in 2014 and estimates it will climb to three million in 2015, according to statistics...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
New 12-inch MacBook expected to make up 15-20% of overall MacBook shipments in 2015
The 12-inch MacBook is expected to make up 15-20% of Apple's overall shipments of MacBook series devices in 2015, according to panel supply chains.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Sony announces fiscal 3Q14 financial results
Sony has announced its financial results for fiscal third-quarter 2014, ending December 31, 2014. Sales and operating revenues were JPY2.566 trillion (US$21.213 billion), an increase...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Hospitals to benefit as IoT services increase lab test efficiency to 3.02 billion more tests by 2020, says ABI Research
Hospital laboratories are the smallest share of laboratory locations yet diagnostic test equipment run more tests than any other medical testing facility provider. Connectivity to...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Studio A launches smart blood glucose/pressure monitoring system
Studio A, an Apple Premium Reseller in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, on March 16 announced the launch of Fora D40, a smart blood glucose/pressure monitoring system for telehealth care,...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches stainless steel SmartWatch 3
Sony Mobile Communications has launched the stainless steel version of its SmartWatch 3 in the Taiwan market priced at NT$9,990 (US$315).
Monday 16 March 2015
VAIO expected to become strong competitor to Sony in smartphone industry
Japan-based notebook brand vendor VAIO, originally Sony's notebook department that was later sold to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), has recently launched a VAIO branded...
Monday 16 March 2015
Samsung increases LCD TV panel purchases to help meet 60 million TV sales target in 2015
In preparation for an expected increase in TV sales during 2015, Samsung Electronics increased TV panel orders to makers in China and Taiwan including China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
Friday 13 March 2015
PC long-term outlook improves slightly, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 4.9% in 2015, a drop from the previous forecast of 3.3%, while growth projections for 2016 and 2017 were raised slightly, according to...
Friday 13 March 2015
Worldwide tablet growth hits brakes, slowing to low single digits in the years ahead, says IDC
Following the first on-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014, IDC has scaled back its five-year forecast for the product category. Worldwide shipments...
Friday 13 March 2015
Rise in Ultra HD TV penetration to drive DRAM market growth, says Nanya president
The global DRAM market will register sequential growth in the second quarter of 2015, buoyed by the rising penetration rate for Ultra HD TVs and set-top boxes (STBs), as well as demand...
Friday 13 March 2015
MacBook unlikely to surpass 450,000 in sales during 1H15, says report
The new 12-inch MacBook recently announced from Apple that is set to be released on April 10 is unlikely to see more than 450,000 in sales during the first half of 2015 due to limited...
Thursday 12 March 2015
AOpen to cooperate with Google to develop Chrome-based digital signage solutions
AOpen on March 12 announced cooperation with Google to develop Chrome OS-based digital signage solutions and will unveil three in the second quarter of 2015.
Thursday 12 March 2015
Japan makers eyeing wearable and health-related robots
Japan-based makers are continuing to develop an assortment of robots including wearable units and health-related devices, with ActiveLink and Innophys at the forefront.