Virtual power plants (VPPs), which employ software and IT innovations to achieve the optimum usage of grid assets while maintaining the proper balance of the electricity grid, are...
The street light market is undergoing a rapid transition from conventional technologies, such as high pressure sodium, to LED lights. Although high pressure sodium lights remain the...
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market saw revenues increase 33.8% on year to US$2.4 billion during the second quarter of 2014, according to the IDC Worldwide...
While lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries offer many advantages over traditional battery technologies, research and development of new battery chemistries that, in many ways, surpass Li-ion...
Worldwide factory revenues for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market declined modestly on year by 2.6% to US$2.45 billion in the second quarter of 2014, down...
Worldwide monitor shipments totaled 32.5 million units in the second quarter of 2014, an on-year decline of 2.9%, according to IDC. IDC expects worldwide shipments to continue on...
As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, Gartner predicts that by 2016 smartwatches will comprise about 40% of consumer wristworn...
Miniature solar photovoltaic systems, including pico solar and solar home systems, are moving rapidly from specialized niches for enthusiasts and early adopters into the mainstream...
The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments grew 9.2% on year in the second quarter of 2014. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly...
According to a new forecast from IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5- to less than 7-inch) will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing...
In North America, after five years of numerous US smart meter deployments backed by federal stimulus money, the frenzy of new smart meter deployments is over, and the market has entered...
According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market increased 2.5% on year to US$12.6 billion in the second quarter of 2014. Server shipments improved 1.2% on year to...
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market declined for the first time in three quarters to 25.5 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2014, resulting in a 2.3% on-year...
Worldwide large TFT-LCD panel supply area is anticipated to reach 136.7 million square meters in 2014, up 6% on year, according to MIC. Growth momentum is expected to come mainly...
