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Wednesday 27 February 2013
Tablet and mobile video viewing doubled in 2012, says Ooyala
Analytics platform provider Ooyala has released a report offering insights into how viewers watch video online around the world. The report found that viewers watched live video 18...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Quanta Computer to recruit software engineers
Quanta Computer will recruit software engineers specializing in BIOS, firmware and management software for data center servers, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Altek expects 10-20% sequential drop in 1Q13 revenues
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 10-20% due to decreased orders, the company indicated at...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
MEMS microphone shipments rise 57% in 2012, says IHS
Shipments of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphones in 2012 amounted to 2.05 billion units, up 57% from 1.30 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. Shipments will climb...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Asustek aims at third largest market share for notebooks, tablets in Spain and Portugal in 2013
Asustek Computer has scored points in tapping Spain and Portugal and aims to hike its market share for notebooks and tablets in the markets from the sixth largest currently to the...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Lenovo announces new Android tablets
Lenovo has announced a line-up of new Android tablets that will be available starting in the second quarter 2013.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
MWC 2013: Asustek announces Fonepad priced at US$249
Asustek Computer has announced several new products at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 including the Fonepad, a handset tablet; the PadFone Infinity, the latest model of its PadFone...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Taiwan market: Projector sales expected to climb in 2013
Projector sales in Taiwan are expected to climb on year due to increasing interest for larger viewing display options among local consumers, according to market observers.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys
Worldwide mobile device shipments (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and phones) will reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Canalys. Tablets will be...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
China-based TV vendors look to tackle foreign markets in 2013
China-based TV vendors are looking to further tackle foreign markets in 2013, with emerging markets as their focus, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Competition over entry-level tablets may hurt ODMs
As Compal Electronics and Wistron are competing aggressively over orders for Acer's upcoming 8- and 10-inch entry-level tablet devices, sources from the upstream supply chain are concerned...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mobile IC vendors asking to renegotiate backend quotes for 28nm products
The available capacity for 28nm mobile chips at IC foundries, mainly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has become sufficient to meet demand since early 2013. Suppliers...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet
Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the portable 8-inch screen and allow access to a number...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
China white-box tablet players struggling for survival
Due to fierce competition from first-tier brand vendors, several China-based white-box tablet players in Shenzhen, China have reportedly gone bankrupt, while remaining ones are also...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
New Qualcomm mobile chip to use TSMC 28HPM process
Qualcomm and TSMC have jointly announced that Qualcomm's wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, will be the first company to produce working silicon on TSMC's 28nm HPM (high...