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Monday 19 August 2013
Taiwan makers conservative about Nokia Windows RT tablet sales
While Nokia will unveil its first Windows RT tablet at the end of September and will sell the model through cooperation with Verizon in the US market, Taiwan-based supply chain makers...
Thursday 8 August 2013
Apple cedes share in smartphone OS market as Android and Windows gain, says IDC
Despite beating Wall Street expectations in terms of shipment volumes, Apple's share in the worldwide smartphone operating system market posted an on-year decline during the second...
Wednesday 31 July 2013
GestIC OverKey3D: Free-space Windows 8 control
Microsoft's Windows 8 platform has launched a new computer era of touch screen control. However, the cost of touch-control notebooks remains high and can only provide a 2D control...
Monday 29 July 2013
Enterprise PC demand may benefit from the end of Windows XP support
As Microsoft is set to end its support for Windows XP in April, 2014, sources from the upstream supply chain believe the action will help trigger a PC replacement trend in the enterprise...
Monday 15 July 2013
Chromebooks to enjoy surging shipment growth in 2H13
Chromebook shipments in the second half are expected to double or even triple those in the first half as Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Samsung Electronics are all reportedly...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Microsoft SST program not attracting brand vendors
Microsoft's Small Screen Touch (SST) program, which offers Windows licensing discounts on touchscreen devices with a display size of 11.6-inch or below, is struggling to attract notebook...
Thursday 27 June 2013
Compal Communications to ship Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphones in 3Q13
Nokia may launch the new Lumia 1020 smartphone in New York, US, in July 2013. The product has a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia also plans to introduce entry-level and mid-range Lumia...
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Pixart Imaging optical touch IC shipments to rise in 2H13
Pixart Imaging has announced that its optical touch controllers have been verified for use in Windows 8-based AIO (all-in-one) PCs and monitors. Shipments of the product line are...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Microsoft's Windows RT operating system may fall to the same fate as Hewlett-Packard's (HP) webOS as most brand vendors have already stopped developing related products, leaving Microsoft's...
Thursday 6 June 2013
Computex 2013: Microsoft introduces Windows 8.1
Microsoft has showed several new functions and designs for its upcoming Windows 8.1 at its Computex 2013 conference.
Monday 3 June 2013
Microsoft to focus on Windows 8.1 at Computex, while Google will keep a low profile
Computex has been largely centered on Microsoft Windows-related products throughout the history of the show, and a number of Microsoft executives have participated in the event. This...
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Possibly because Microsoft has lowered licensing rates for Windows 8 for use in tablets, many vendors are developing Windows 8 tablets for launch in the second half of 2013, and thus...
Thursday 16 May 2013
Windows 8.1 estimated to launch in late October
Notebooks featuring Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) will start volume production in mid-September with the official launch of the operating system estimated to be around...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Notebook vendors pessimistic about 3Q13 outlook, say Taiwan makers
Notebook vendors originally thought that Microsoft would launch Windows Blue in September 2013 and the new operating system could pair with Intel's Haswell platform, to be unveiled...
Friday 26 April 2013
White-box Windows 8 tablets to see ex-factory prices of US$300
In view of increasing competition for 7-inch entry-level Android tablets, China-based white-box vendors will start producing Windows 8 tablets in May for launch in the third quarter,...