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Friday 24 February 2012
Digitimes Research: Non-certified Android hardware may still become mainstream
Google is currently focusing on designing Android in a direction to better suit smartphones and tablet PCs, the products that enjoy high volume shipments, but since Android is open...
Thursday 23 February 2012
China handset players pessimistic about Microsoft pushing Tango OS in China
As Microsoft is set to push its Tango operating system into China's smartphone market in 2012, domestic handset players in China are pessimistic about the plan and believe the operating...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Google may launch Android 5.0 in 2Q12, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that the adoption of Android 4.0 has fallen short of original expectations and Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter of 2012, Google is likely to launch Android...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
MediaTek intros new platform for Android phones
MediaTek has announced the availability of its third-generation platform for entry-level to mid-range Android smartphones. Dubbed MT6575, the new solution offers a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9...
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Taiwan market: Sony unveils dual-screen tablet PC
Sony on February 7 unveiled Tablet P, a tablet PC featuring dual 5.5-inch touch screens, Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a 300,000-pixel front camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera,...
Thursday 2 February 2012
Notebook shipments expected to rise significantly in 2H12
Notebook shipments, benefiting from the recovery of hard drive shortages and launch of Windows 8 in the third quarter, are expected to rise significantly in the second half, compared...
Monday 16 January 2012
LTE smartphones to account for 4-5% global shipments in 2012
With nearly 50 telecom carriers around the globe having launched LTE services, global shipments of LTE-enabled smartphones are expected to reach 25-30 million units in 2012, accounting...
Thursday 12 January 2012
CES 2012: ViewSonic and Lenovo showcase 7-inch tablet PCs
With many non-Apple players turning aggressively to the 7-inch tablet PC segment, ViewSonic and Lenovo are both showcasing their latest 7-inch models at CES 2012.
Thursday 12 January 2012
VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry
Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
China CPU designer offers low-price Android 4.0 tablet PCs
Ingenic Semiconductor, a China-based design house of CPUs based on MIPS architecture and self-developed processor technology XBurst for use in mobile devices, has offered a 7-inch...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
CES 2012: New XO 3.0 showcased with Marvell chip
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is showcasing its latest XO 3.0 tablet PC at CES 2012 at the booth of Marvell.
Friday 6 January 2012
Apple to ship 'iPad 3' in March, 'iPad 4' in October, say Taiwan component makers
Apple will ship the so-called "iPad 3" with a full HD display in March and then "iPad 4" - named so by its component suppliers - with killer applications in October,...
Friday 6 January 2012
Spreadtrum intros 1GHz chips for low-cost Android phones
Spreadtrum Communications has introduced a 1GHz low-cost Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA and EDGE/WiFi, which are now sampling with customers. The new solutions allow manufacturers...
Thursday 5 January 2012
Asustek going Android, Acer eyeing Windows 8 for tablet PC market
Acer, after refuting rumors about plans to phase out of the tablet PC and smartphone markets, has adjusted strategies for its tablet PC business and will focus on a Windows-based...
Thursday 5 January 2012
Google tablet PC believed to be targeting Kindle Fire
As Google reportedly may launch an own-brand tablet PC to compete against Apple's iPad, sources from Google's upstream supply chain believe that Google, instead of Apple, may actually...