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Monday 2 September 2013
Large-screen smartphones overtake both tablet and portable PC shipments in Asia in 2Q13, says IDC
Smartphones with screen sizes of 5- to just under 7-inch, colloquially known as phablets, overtook shipments of each of the portable PC and tablet device categories in Asia Pacific...
Monday 2 September 2013
Digitimes Research: White-box tablet shipments suffer over 25% drop in 2Q13
White-box tablet shipments reached only 15.9 million units in the second quarter of 2013, down 26.3% sequentially due to weakening tablet demand in May and June. Many smaller white-box...
Monday 2 September 2013
Acer denies rumor of merger
Acer has dismissed rumor that certain investment banks plan to invite Lenovo or Asustek Computer to merge with Acer.
Monday 2 September 2013
Panasonic tops list of auto infotainment suppliers in 2012, says IHS
Japan's Panasonic in 2012 remained the top supplier of automotive infotainment systems, putting it at the forefront of the fast-growing market for equipment that delivers information...
Friday 30 August 2013
Ineda unites range of low-power Imagination IP in platforms for wearables and other emerging applications
Imagination Technologies and Ineda Systems, a developer of low-power system-on-chip (SoC) technology for use in both consumer and enterprise applications, have jointly announced details...
Friday 30 August 2013
Lenovo releases new ThinkCentra AIO desktops
Lenovo has announced new all-in-one (AIO) desktops with a simpler ergonomic design featuring optional multi-touch screens, improved cable management and new mounting options with...
Friday 30 August 2013
Asustek introduces MB168 Series portable USB-powered monitor
Asustek Computer has announced the release of its MB168 Series portable USB-powered monitor, a 15.6-inch companion display designed for notebooks and desktops. Both power and video...
Friday 30 August 2013
China MIIT representatives pay official visit to Foxconn
Liu Lihua, vice minister of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), led a group of China-based telecom companies including China Mobile on a trip to Taiwan,...
Friday 30 August 2013
IDC tempers long-term tablet forecast as competing technologies heat up
Faced with growing competition from larger smartphones and the prospect of new categories such as wearable devices diverting consumer spending, IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker...
Friday 30 August 2013
PC outlook further lowered as mature markets projected to outgrow emerging markets in 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by 9.7% in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...
Friday 30 August 2013
CSOT aims to ship 100,000 Ultra HD TV panels in October
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) aims to ship 100,000 Ultra HD TV panels in October 2013, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 August 2013
Intel to announce new Haswell processors in September
Intel is expected to announce a new lineup of Haswell processors on September 1. For desktops, the company will unveil 13 processors including the high-end Core i7-4771, mid-range...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Telecommunication continues to lead the way in western Europe, says GfK
The overall Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Western Europe achieved a sales volume of EUR44.3 billion (US$58.75 billion) in the second quarter of 2013. This corresponded...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Inventec merger may trigger consolidation among notebook and handset ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook and handset ODMs are likely heading for a new wave of industry consolidation taking cues from the successful merger between notebook maker Inventec and its associated...
Thursday 29 August 2013
Taiwan market: Acer offers sub-NT$20,000 Haswell notebook
Acer has recently cut the price of a notebook featuring a Haswell-based Core i5 processor to below NT$20,000 (US$667) in Taiwan and is aiming to compete for the back-to-school demand...