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Monday 2 December 2013
Intel expected to ship 30 million tablet processors in 2014
Intel's tablet processor shipments for 2014 are expected to reach only 30 million units, accounting for about 10% of total tablet processor shipments and lower than the company's...
Thursday 28 November 2013
Kionix Windows 8.1-certified gyro for tablets to enter volume production in 1Q14
Kionix is scheduled to kick off volume production of its Windows 8.1-certified KMX61G micro-amp magnetic gyroscope in the first quarter of 2014, according to Paul Bryan, EVP product...
Monday 25 November 2013
Bumpy landing of iOS 7 in the enterprise leaves room for Windows Phone growth, says ABI Research
The consumerization of IT has reached a maturation state in key markets forcing smartphone OEMs to incorporate security and advanced enterprise features into mobile device hardware...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Windows-based 2-in-1 devices may reduce sales of conventional notebooks
Demand for Windows 8.1-based 2-in-1 devices is starting to pick up, but some channel retailers are concerned that the rising demand may impact consumer demand for conventional note...
Monday 18 November 2013
Microsoft to become a top-10 chip buyer on Nokia acquisition, says IHS
With its upcoming acquisition of Nokia, Microsoft is set to become one of the world's top-10 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) semiconductor buyers, and will rank among the leading...
Monday 18 November 2013
Prices of Windows 8 touchscreen controller chips to continue to fall in 2014
Prices of Windows 8-enabled touchscreen controller ICs are expected to continue to fall in 2014 even though prices of these devices have declined 50% since 2013, according to industry...
Thursday 7 November 2013
Atmel achieves Windows 8 certification for XSense, the innovative flexible touch sensor material
Atmel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, announced the company's groundbreaking XSense flexible touch sensor has achieved Windows...
Thursday 31 October 2013
Windows 8.1 tablet sales 20-30% below expectations
Channel retailers are seeing their Windows 8.1-based tablet sales in October 20-30% below than their original expectations, despite strong price/performance ratios.
Monday 28 October 2013
PC brand vendors release new Windows 8.1 products
Asustek Computer recently released its Transformer Book T100 2-in-1 device featuring Windows 8.1 and Intel Bay Trail-T processor, priced at US$349 for a 32GB model and US$399 for...
Friday 18 October 2013
Microsoft announces global availability of Windows 8.1
Microsoft has announced the global availability of Windows 8.1, an update to its Windows 8 operating system. Beginning October 17, consumers with a Windows 8 device in more than 230...
Friday 18 October 2013
Windows 8.1 models unlikely to ignite PC demand
The PC market is unlikely to reverse its decline in 2013 and 2014 despite the arrival of new Windows 8.1 devices, sources in the supply chain have commented.
Friday 4 October 2013
Notebook ODMs ramping shipments of Windows 8.1 models
Having enjoyed strong shipments in September, notebook ODMs have seen their shipments remain robust in October as notebook vendors prepare to roll out new Windows 8.1-based models,...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek said to offer price cuts for Windows tablets
Acer and Asustek Computer are reportedly considering cutting prices of their Windows 8-based tablets in Taiwan by 15-20% with Acer's 8-inch model likely falling below NT$10,000 (US$338)...
Friday 27 September 2013
App developers to not give up BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone 8, say sources
Most of mobile application developers participating in BlackBerry Jam Asia 2013 have indicated that they will not quit BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone 8 developments mainly because...
Friday 27 September 2013
Pegatron to make Dell 8-inch Windows 8 tablets
Pegatron Technology will be responsible for ODM production of an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet expected to be unveiled by Dell in early October, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ma...