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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.
Friday 3 January 2014
Opera TV Store to be featured in Samsung Blu-ray players
Opera Software has announced that apps from the Opera TV Store will be available for download on Samsung Electronics' Blu-ray disc players, providing viewers with more choice in online...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Apple, Qualcomm suffering weak yields for wearable devices
Several wearable devices such as Apple's iWatch and Qualcomm's Toq are reportedly seeing less than 50% yield rates due to difficulties applying surface treatments on their metal injection...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Notebook shipments suffer over 10% drop in December
The global top-five notebook brand vendors and top-three ODMs, after enjoying on-month shipment growths in November, suffered on-month drops of 12% and 11% in December, respectively,...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Lenovo increases orders to notebook, tablet and smartphone supply chains
Lenovo is putting in increased orders to the supply chains for notebook, tablet and smartphone products, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Taiwan supply chain to see limited impact from LG quitting PC industry
LG reportedly is planning to downsize its PC business and will turn to focus on products such as smartphones and tablets in the future, according to Korea media. Sources from the...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
10 technology predictions for 2014
The year 2013 saw the rise of Ultra HD TVs, larger-size smartphones, increased competition from mobile device makers in China, as well as a decline in the monitor market in addition...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
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 31 December 2013
Supply chain cautiously watching Acer management shakeup
Notebook upstream supply chain players are cautiously watching an ongoing management shakeup at Acer, and would not start competing for orders from the vendor until there is a clearer...