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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...
Thursday 29 December 2011
Android 4.0.3 comes to MIPS architecture
MIPS Technologies, a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, has announced that Android 4.0.3,...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Tablet PCs to dominate touch-controlled device market in 2012
Buoyed by the release of Android 4.0 and Windows 8 operating systems, tablet PCs will dominate the touch-controlled device market in 2012 with models below 10.1-inch sizes accounting...
Monday 26 December 2011
Smartphone makers optimistic about differentiation in Android camp
Smartphone makers, commenting on Samsung Electronics' recent announcement that its Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet PC will have difficulties supporting Android 4.0, have...
Monday 26 December 2011
Google Nexus launch likely to affect sales of Android 4.0 tablet PCs, say sources
Google's plan to release its own tablet, the Google Nexus, in the next six months may cause conflict with branded PC vendors who are cooperating with Google to launch Ice Cream Sandwich-based...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Acer chairman optimistic about Wintel
As the PC market will enter the generation of multiple platforms in 2012, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that Apple, Google and Wintel will be the three major platforms to drive...