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Tuesday 19 November 2013
Vecow debuts RCS-7000 series robust computing system with 2 or 4 expandable PCI/PCIe sockets
Vecow Co., Ltd., a front-runner in the application fields of embedded system, image processing, and intelligent automation, today announces RCS-7000 robust computing system series...
Monday 18 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Sales of new iPhones by NTT DoCoMo impact Japan handset market
Sales of Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c by NTT DoCoMo starting in September 2013 have brought a number of impacts to Japan's handset market, including changes in the subscriber bases...
Monday 18 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Global application processor market to grow more slowly in 2014
Global shipments of application processors for smart devices are expected to grow 43% on year to 1.32 billion units in 2013, powered by robust sales of Apple and Samsung Electronics...
Monday 18 November 2013
Worldwide PELS market sees continued shipment growth in 3Q13, says IDC
The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market grew 2.9% on year with 18.6 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2013, according to the IDC. Shipment values...
Monday 18 November 2013
Tablets unable to replace notebooks, says Quanta chairman
While global notebook sales in 2013 are expected to significantly decrease on year mainly due to fast growing demand for tablets, it is impossible for tablets to replace notebooks...
Monday 18 November 2013
China market: Huawei, Gionee to take on Xiaomi through Internet
China-based smartphone vendors Huawei and Gionee Communication Equipment will follow the steps of fellow company Xiaomi Technology to market smartphones online with aggressive pricing,...
Monday 18 November 2013
Worldwide pay-TV subscriber base surpasses 886.5 million in 3Q13, says ABI Research
The worldwide pay-TV subscriber base surpassed 886.5 million at the end of third-quarter 2013, a 6% on-year increase, generating US$62.6 billion service revenues, according to ABI...
Monday 18 November 2013
Advantech to acquire UK-based GPEG
Taiwan-based industrial computing solution provider Advantech will acquire a 100% stake in GPEG International, a UK-based provider of in-house-developed intelligent display solutions,...
Monday 18 November 2013
Foxconn reportedly to stop production of iPhone 5c at Zhengzhou factory
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will stop production of the iPhone 5c at its factory in Zhengzhou, northern China, and shift the capacity to iPhone 5s, according...
Friday 15 November 2013
Smartphones account for 55% of global 3Q13 mobile phone sales, says Gartner
Sales of smartphones accounted for 55% of overall mobile phone sales in the third quarter of 2013, and reached their highest share to date, according to Gartner.
Friday 15 November 2013
SiP market has room to expand, says ASE
SiP (system-in-package) currently accounts for 5-10% of the overall production value of the IC packaging sector, according to Tien Wu, COO for Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE)...
Friday 15 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Nokia launches 5 models to ramp up market share
Nokia's recent release of three Asha-series feature phones and two Lumia smartphones is aimed at ramping up the market share of Windows Phone. But the effectiveness of the strategy...
Friday 15 November 2013
Taiwan market: LG launches Nexus 5 in cooperating with FET
LG Electronics has launched the Nexus 5, a smartphone jointly developed with Google, in Taiwan in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) targeting the mid-range segm...
Friday 15 November 2013
Sequans announces new LTE design wins
Sequans Communications has announced that its pre-certified EZLinkLTE modules have been selected by three manufacturers, all first-time customers for Sequans, to power new tablet...
Thursday 14 November 2013
Quanta unlikely to hit 2013 target shipments of 20 million tablets, says vice chairman
Quanta Computer in April 2013 set a goal of shipping 20 million tablets in 2013 but has found it will not be able to reach the goal because sales performance of clients has been short...