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Wednesday 7 August 2013
Taiwan digital cameras – 2Q 2013
Seasonal factors had little to do with the sequential growth in Taiwan's DSC shipments during the second quarter, the traditional peak season of the sector. The on-quarter growth was...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
7-inch tablets face competition from 6-inch smartphones
As many first-tier brand vendors such as Sony, Samsung Electronics and HTC, as well as several white-box brand vendors, have released 6-inch smartphones, sources from the tablet sector...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Taiwan market: Sales proportion of touchscreen notebooks may be below 20% in 4Q13
Touchscreen models' proportion in total notebook sales in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2013 is likely to be less than 20%, lower than the originally expected 30-40%,...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
PC market flat in 2Q13, despite tablet growth, says Canalys
The worldwide PC market experienced a quarter without growth, as a 42.9% increase in tablet shipments was offset by declines in desktop and notebook shipments, which fell 7.4% and...
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Shipments of second-generation Nexus 7 estimated at 3.5 million in 2013
Global shipments of the second-generation Nexus 7 through the end of 2013 are estimated at 3.5 million, mainly because the model will not be launched in the China market and there...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Posiflex Technology reports record revenues for 2Q13
Posiflex Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale) terminals and peripherals, reported consolidated revenues of NT$685 million (US$22.7 million) for the second quarter...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Only 7% of US TV households rely on over-the-air signals, says CEA
Research firm CEA has found that just 7% of US TV households rely solely on an antenna for their TV programming. CEA said there has been a gradual decline in the percentage of TV households...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Automotive wireless market to expand by more than 40% from 2012-2018, says IHS
Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular are accelerating in the vehicle business, with market revenues set to rise by 41% from 2012-2018, according to research firm...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
ZigBee major growth enabler as 802.15.4-enabled device market set to grow 5 times from 2012-2018, says ABI Research
Annual shipments of 802.15.4-enabled devices are forecast to grow more than five times from 2012-2018, with a CAGR of over 30%. ZigBee continues to be the primary driver toward standardization...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
ZigBee takes off in STBs, with nearly one-third of boxes to use the networking technology in 2018, says IHS
The ZigBee RF4CE standard is rapidly gaining acceptance in the set-top box (STB) market where it currently serves mainly as a replacement for infrared (IR) technology in remote controls...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Channel retailers turn focus to desktops
As the PC industry continues to suffer from weak demand, some channel retailers are concerned that back-to-school demand may fail to raise sales, while some retailers have already...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Acer recruiting new executive to save desktop business, says paper
Acer has recently recruited ex-vice president of Lite-On Technology to handle its desktop business as the company continues to suffer from shipment declines, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Specialty foundry VIS to expand into new markets, says executive
IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic chips, is looking to expand its offerings to include wafer manufacturing services...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Tablet shipments to grow 17.7% on year in 2H13
Tablet shipments in the second half are expected to reach 82.07 million units, up 17.7% on year; however, several changes will also occur during the period: hardware brand vendors...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Tablet shipments slow in 2Q13 as vendors look to capitalize on a strong 2H13, says IDC
As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet...