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Wednesday 8 January 2014
CES 2014: Asustek expects 20% shipment growth for notebooks and tablets in North America in 2014, says executive
Asustek Computer expects its notebook and tablet shipments in North America to grow at least 20% on year in 2014, raising its ranking in the region's notebook market from seventh...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
CES 2014: LG unveils new wearable innovations
LG Electronics has unveiled its Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Earphones, two wearable products that mark the company's first foray into fitness tech. Showcasing at the CES 2014 in...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Worldwide device shipments on pace to grow 7.6% in 2014, says Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 7.6% increase from 2013, according to Gartner...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
MSI showcases complete 2014 high performance computing lineup during CES 2014
MSI Computer Corp, leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, unveils its 2014 lineup during CES in Las Vegas. On display at the MGM Skyline Marquee Suites...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Lenovo may lead in 2014 notebook shipments
Lenovo is likely to ship 28.3 million notebooks in 2014, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 28.0 million, Dell 18-19 million, and Acer and Asustek Computer 16-17 million each,...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
CES 2014: LG unveils new smart TV platform
LG Electronics has unveiled its newest smart TV platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. webOS, which was purchased from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in March 2013, has...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
CES 2014: Intel announces RealSense technology
Intel has outlined its collaboration with other companies to bring human-like senses to Intel-based devices in a new family of hardware and software products called Intel RealSense...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
CES 2014: Intel brings immersive, human interaction to devices in 2014
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has outlined a range of products, initiatives and strategic relationships aimed at accelerating innovation across a range of mobile and wearable devices as...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
China market: Xiaomi lowers price for Hongmi smartphone
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology has reduced the retail price for its budget TD-SCDMA smartphone, the Hongmi, launched in August 2013, from CNY799 (US$132) to CNY699, heralding...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
CES 2014: Asustek to showcase latest smartphones, 2-in-1 and gaming monitor
Asustek Computer has unveiled in Las Vegas its latest product lineup including the Intel-based entry-level ZenFone smartphone series, the new PadFone mini smartphone, the PadFone...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Foxconn to develop Firefox OS tablet
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is cooperating with Mozilla to develop a tablet featuring Firefox OS. Taiwan-based chipmaker VIA Technologies will also join the pr...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Samsung 4Q13 profits to fall
Samsung Electronics has estimated its operating profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 at about KRW8.3 trillion (US$7.8 billion), down 18% from the the prior quarter.
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Samsung shipping quad-core application processor with integrated LTE modem, says ABI Research
​Samsung Electronics has started shipments of its in-house developed quad-core application processor with integrated LTE modem, according to ABI Research. The chip consists...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Supply of specialty DRAM falls short of demand
The global supply of specialty DRAM chips has fallen short of demand, due to SK Hynix' reduced output for the memory coupled with a pick-up in demand for industrial PCs, servers as...
Monday 6 January 2014
TV vendors to continue developing large-size high-end units in 2014
TV trends in the market indicate that TV vendors will continue focusing on high-end large-size units, with pricing for units such as Ultra HD expected to drop as well.