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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.
Monday 6 January 2014
Sony to offer MOD service from CHT on PS4
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Taiwan reportedly will cooperate with Taiwan's largest telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to add the carrier's Multimedia on Demand (MOD) service...
Monday 6 January 2014
Foxconn said to land 50% of HP AIO PC orders for 2014
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly shifted some of its all-in-one PC orders from Quanta Computer, Pegatron Technology and Wistron to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...
Monday 6 January 2014
Korea TV vendors focus on Ultra HD TV production amid low production yields for OLED
Korea TV vendors plan to continue developing Ultra HD TVs in 2014 while development of OLED TVs is expected to remain slow due to low production yields for OLED TV panels.
Monday 6 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Shipment share of 8-inch tablets increases in December
With brand vendors aggressively investing in the second half of 2013, 8-inch tablets accounted for 15.2% of global tablet shipments in December, while Android-based tablets acquired...
Monday 6 January 2014
Acer new Chromebook to show up in 1Q14
Acer plans to release a new Chromebook co-developed with Google in April and has recently extended its touchscreen Chromebook line with a new model, the Acer C720P-2600, according...
Monday 6 January 2014
Samsung to flood market with tablets in 2014; to offer new 7-inch tablet at US$129
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to flood the tablet market with several different sized models including 7-, 8-, 10- and 12-inch in 2014 and will price its new 7-inch model,...
Friday 3 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea tablet market being impacted by phablet products
South Korea's tablet shipments have been dropping after reaching a peak in 2011 due to the rapid appearance of large-size smartphones and phablets, which are gradually replacing consumer...
Friday 3 January 2014
Brand vendors gear up for CES 2014
Tablet brand vendors such as Samsung Electronics, Google, Asustek Computer, LG Electronics and Lenovo are ready to showcase their latest innovations at the upcoming CES 2014 show...
Friday 3 January 2014
Chromebook sales gaining momentum
Sales of Chromebooks have started gaining momentum recently, with first-tier notebook brand vendors gearing up to introduce new models in 2014, according to industry sources.