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Thursday 27 February 2014
China market: Over 5.8 million consumer tablets sold in 4Q13, says Analysys
There were 5.854 million consumer tablets sold in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing 34.5 on quarter and 83.1% on year, according to China-based Analysys...
Thursday 27 February 2014
Dell to enter home entertainment market via AlienWare
Dell is planning to add new product lines under its sub-brand AlienWare and will expand from the PC industry to the home entertainment market, according to sources from the upstream...
Thursday 27 February 2014
Sony Electronics to close 20 US stores affecting 1,000 employees
Sony Electronics has announced plans to close 20 of its US stores, and eliminate one-third or 1,000 of its US employees, by the end of 2014.
Thursday 27 February 2014
China auto semiconductor market drives up 11% in 2013, says IHS
The fast-growing semiconductor market for China's automotive industry is set for double-digit expansion in revenues in 2014, propelled by an increasing desire among Chinese car buyers...
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Global pro camcorder market remained stable overall in 2013, though many regional fluctuations, says firm
The global pro camcorder market remained stable in 2013 with a decrease of less than 1% from the previous year, to reach 289,000 units in total, according to newly released figures...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
TV vendors bump up orders for curved Ultra HD TV panels
TV vendors are bumping up orders for curved Ultra HD TV panels amid increasing demand for curved TVs. Curved TVs gained popularity in late 2013 and are picking up momentum in the...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Supply chain aims to increase production for wearable device components
The upstream supply chain is increasing production and R&D for wearable device components as vendors are gearing up to release or expand product lineups in 2014, according to...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Is a US$25 smartphone possible?
Mobile World Congress (MWC) kicked off with a bang, with Mozilla announcing a US$25 smartphone built around a turnkey solution that features silicon from China-based Spreadtrum and...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Advanced content recommendations to reach 75% of US Pay TV households by 2018, says ABI Research
Consumer exposure to advanced recommendation engines will grow to reach 75% of Pay TV households on multi-screen services and 55% on set-top boxes (STBs) in North America by 2018,...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
MWC 2014: Huawei ushers in new LTE devices
China-based vendor Huawei is showcasing an array of LTE-enable devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014, including a 4.5-inch smartphone, 8-inch tablet, , 7-inch tablet/smartphone...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Global 2013 smartphone and tablet chip markets rise, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market climbed 41% on year to US$18 billion in 2013, while the market for tablet APs grew 32% to US$3.6 billion, according to Strategy...
Monday 24 February 2014
MWC 2014: One market focus will be Atom and LTE combo for Intel
At an Intel news conference for Mobile World Congress (MWC), Intel president Renee James introduced two Intel Atom processors, an LTE-Advanced communications platform, and announced...
Monday 24 February 2014
BenQ holds 18% share in home projector market during 2013
BenQ was responsible for 18% of projectors used in the home projector market in 2013 and overall held an 11.4% share in the global projector market, according to market statistics...
Monday 24 February 2014
China TV vendors expected to release more high-end units in 2014
China TV vendors are expected to release more high-end units in 2014 as TV demand in the nation is expected to be flat on year.
Monday 24 February 2014
Mozilla announces future plans for Firefox OS
Mozilla has demonstrated its Firefox OS open mobile ecosystem at a press event on the eve of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The event introduced seven new commercial Firefox...