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Tuesday 17 September 2013
Lenovo expected to ship 1.8 million tablets in 3Q13
China-based Lenovo shipped 1.5 million tablets to rank fourth among international vendors in the second quarter of 2013 based on IDC statistics, and is expected to ship 1.8 million...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
8-inch tablet shipments to fall short of expectations, say Taiwan makers
Several brand vendors including Samsung Electronics and Acer have released 8-inch tablets in light of the good sales performance for the 7.9-inch iPad mini and in order to avoid intense...
Monday 16 September 2013
Quanta may not achieve 20 million tablet shipments in 2013
Weaker-than-expected sales of Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may cause Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the tablet, to be unable to reach its tablet shipment goal of 20 million...
Monday 16 September 2013
China, Korea panel makers expected to produce 48- and 49-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2014
China and Korea panel makers have plans to produce 48- and 49-inch TV panels in 2014 on their 8.5G lines, with some makers expected to also produce Ultra HD TV panel technology in...
Monday 16 September 2013
Foxconn utilizes more factories for LeTV LCD TV production
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently started using its plants in Yantai, China to produce LCD TVs for China-based content provider LeTV and with the addition,...
Monday 16 September 2013
Active management of channel inventory has tongues wagging about new Apple tablets
Apple is rumored to be ready to release its next-generation iPad and iPad mini in October, as related channel retailers have been actively managing their iPad inventories recently,...
Monday 16 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Poor business strategy causing Nintendo to suffer from weak sales
Nintendo's Wii U is currently suffering from weak shipments and its quarterly shipments are even lower than those of the Wii, the previous-generation model. Seeing the issue, most...
Monday 16 September 2013
Large-size panel shipments rise 11% on month in August while Ultra HD TV panel shipments top 1 million, says WitsView
Large-size panel shipments in August 2013 attained 70.11 million units, rising 11% on month, according to WitsView.
Monday 16 September 2013
TV shipments in China to see only 5% on-year growth during October 1 period
TV shipments in China are expected to see a 5% on-year increase during the first week of the nation's October 1 holiday period, according to market observers.
Monday 16 September 2013
Samsung halves September notebook component orders
Samsung Electronics has cut its notebook component orders for September to about half of its original forecast and the company reportedly may also reduce its shipment forecast for...
Friday 13 September 2013
Russia PC shipments continue to slow in 2Q13, says IDC
According to IDC, PC shipments in Russia in the second quarter of 2013 continued their steep decline, with volume slipping by 37.3% on year to a total of 2.47 million units. The notebook...
Friday 13 September 2013
Sales of automotive proximity and gesture recognition systems shift into high gear, says IHS
Having already evolved from knobs and dials, to touch screens and voice recognition, automobiles are on the cusp of a new evolution in user-interface technology, as sales of automotive...
Friday 13 September 2013
Dell stockholders approve merger
Dell has announced that, based on a preliminary vote tally from the special meeting of stockholders, Dell stockholders have approved the proposal in which Michael Dell, Dell's Founder,...
Friday 13 September 2013
China market: Over 11 million FPD TVs sold in 2Q13, says Analysys
There were 11.349 million FPD TVs (LCD and plasma) sold in the China market during second-quarter 2013, decreasing 11.2% sequentially, according to Analysys. Of the sets sold, 5.111...
Friday 13 September 2013
Nearly 6 billion portable battery cells to be shipped annually by 2023, says Navigant Research
The explosion in portable devices, from consumer electronics to medical devices, has transformed many aspects of modern life. Until recently, however, the batteries that power these...