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Thursday 1 August 2013
Mobile wireless accessory shipments to approach 170 million by 2018, says Juniper Research
New findings from Juniper Research have revealed the high growth surge expected in the emerging smart wireless accessory sector.
Thursday 1 August 2013
PC players eager to enter the wearable IT device market
Seeing wearable IT devices gradually becoming popular, most PC brand vendors and ODMs have established R&D teams to develop related products and expect the devices to enjoy surging...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Jabil reportedly to enter notebook and smartphone manufacturing businesses
US-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Jabil Circuit reportedly plans to enter the notebook and smartphone manufacturing businesses, as the company recently started...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
AUO expects global Ultra HD TV shipments to reach only 1 million, says company VP
While AU Optronics (AUO) does expect to continue seeing profits from the Ultra HD TV panel segment, the company estimates global Ultra HD TV shipments to only be around one million...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan TV makers expect to ship 19.68 million LCD TVs in 2H13
Taiwan-based TV makers expect to see LCD TV shipments reach 19.68 million units in the second half of 2013, up 25.5% over the first half of the year, according to Digitimes Researc...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Semiconductor revenues to rise 6.9% in 2013, says IDC
Semiconductor revenues worldwide are forecast to reach US$320 billion in 2013, up 6.9%, according to IDC. The research firm previously estimated a smaller 3.5% increase.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Touchscreen notebook penetration to fall below expectations
Touchscreen notebooks may not be able to achieve the market penetration expected as channel retailers have placed most of their focus on clearing existing inventories of Ivy-bridge-based...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Many 2-in-1 models in development, but shipments likely to be small, say Taiwan makers
Under active promotion by Intel, vendors have been developing 2-in-1 notebook/tablet convertible models for launch in the second half of 2013 but are conservative about sales volumes...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Taiwan market: Epson aims at 50% market share for smart watches
Seiko Epson on July 30 launched GPS-based smart watches for use in sports in the Taiwan market and aims to reach a market share of 50% eventually, according to Epson Taiwan Technology...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Light and proximity sensors achieve double-digit revenue growth, says IHS
Light and proximity sensors in mobile phones and tablets are set for expansive double-digit growth within a five-year period, thanks to increasing usage by electronic giants Samsung...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
HP expected to regain status of largest notebook vendor, say Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to see notebook shipments in the third quarter of 2013 increase 15-20% on quarter while Lenovo is expected to see a sequential drop of 7-9%, therefore...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Ultra HD TV panel pricing to drop another 10%
Ultra HD TV panel pricing could drop by as much as 10% throughout August 2013, according to market observers.
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Pebble smart watch may face tough challenges
US-based Pebble Technology has sold about 85,000 Pebble smart watches since its launch in January, 2013, but Digitimes Research believes the device may still face several challenges...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Shipments of tablet expected to more than double those of notebooks in 2014, says NPD DisplaySearch
Shipments of tablets are expected to reach nearly 364 million worldwide in 2014, more than doubling the projected 177 million shipments of standard and ultra-slim notebooks, according...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Samsung to spend KRW19.5 trillion on component business in 2013
Samsung Electronics expects to spend a total of KRW19.5 trillion (US$17.5 billion), equivalent to 81.25% of its total capex, on the company's component business in 2013. Of the planned...