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Wednesday 5 March 2014
AMD announces new AM1 platform
AMD has announced the introduction of its AM1 platform featuring the AMD quad-core and dual-core Kabini APU into the component channel for system builders. Combined with motherboards...
Wednesday 5 March 2014
PC shipments to fall by 6% in 2014 and decline through 2018, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments fell 9.8% in 2013, slightly better than a projected decline of 10.1%, but still the most severe contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Wednesday 5 March 2014
PS4 sales surpass 6 million units since launch, says Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced that the PlayStation (PS4) computer entertainment system has cumulatively sold through more than 6 million units globally as of March...
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Notebook vendors to raise component supply from 2nd-tier players
With Intel starting to push low-price processors and Microsoft offering Windows licensing discounts of up to 70% for sub-US$299 notebooks, sources from the upstream supply chain are...
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Apple to end 13-inch MacBook Pro production, Intel to offer second-generation ultrabooks, say Taiwan makers
Apple is expected to stop production of the 13-inch MacBook Pro in the second half of 2014 and will replace the product line with thinner models equipped with a Retina display. Meanwhile,...
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Global LCD TV market expected to grow 5% in 2014, says TPV
The global LCD TV market is expected to grow 5% in 2014, according to TPV Technology.
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Worldwide tablet sales grow 68% in 2013 with Android capturing 62% of market, says Gartner
Worldwide sales of tablets to end users reached 195.4 million units in 2013, a 68% increase on 2012, according to Gartner.
Monday 3 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Ultra HD TV demand to reach over 12 million units in 2014
Ultra HD TV demand is expected to reach over 12 million units in 2014, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan market: Channel retailers unlikely to meet 1Q14 sales goal
Taiwan's channel retailers are expected to have difficulties achieving their sales target for the first quarter as back-to-school demand in February was weaker than expected, according...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall to expand retail chain
E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will expand around Taiwan in 2014, with the number of general stores to increase from 330 currently to 350 and...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan panel makers to lead Ultra HD TV display shipments in 2014, says DisplaySearch
Ultra HD TV display panels have become increasingly available and affordable to TV vendors, and Taiwan panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) are forecast to lead Ultra HD TV...
Monday 3 March 2014
TV panel makers expect to see increased orders in the second half of 1Q14
TV panel makers expect to see increased orders in the second half of the first quarter of 2014 after a slowdown in January and February 2014, according to industry sources.
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.