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Wednesday 27 August 2014
Smart card shipments to rise 2.1 billion units by 2019, says IHS
Global unit shipments of smart cards are expected to rise 2.1 billion from 2014-2019-about equal to the combined populations of China, the US, Indonesia and Brazil, according to IH...
Wednesday 27 August 2014
Commentary: Ultra HD still dominating in high-end TV segment
As TV vendors are looking to capture increased market shares in the TV market including the high-end segment, Ultra HD has become the mainstream choice for both TV vendors and panel...
Wednesday 27 August 2014
Slimmer MacBook to launch in 4Q14 or 2015, say Taiwan makers
Apple plans to launch a thinner MacBook possibly at the end of 2014 or in 2015. Production of components has begun in small volumes, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Touch Taiwan: AUO to exhibit new Ultra HD curved TV displays
AUO will exhibit a full lineup of 42- to 85-inch Ultra HD curved LCD TV displays at Touch Taiwan 2014 featuring wide color gamut and boasting 4000R golden curvature. AUO's exhibition...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Tablet market to decline in 2014 while notebook market expected to grow, says TrendForce
Branded tablets will experience negative growth in 2014 at 153 million units shipped, an on-year decrease of 1.8%. Notebook shipments, on the other hand, will increase 1% on year...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Consumer 3D printing is more than 5 years away, says Gartner
3D printing is evolving rapidly, although many technologies are still 5-10 years away from mainstream adoption. Consumer adoption will be outpaced by business and medical applications...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Acer unveils cloud-supported hearing device
Acer has unveiled a hearing device that leverages cloud computing resources to optimize settings at a convention in Shenzhen, China, which started on August 25. The device is able...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Intel aims to ship 25 million tablet processors in 2H14
Intel is aggressively cooperating with Taiwan and China-based tablet players, looking to push its tablet processor shipments to 25 million units in the second half of the year in...
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Digitimes Research: All-in-one PC shipments to decline in 2014
Desktop shipments are expected to enjoy growth in 2014 with Microsoft ending its support for Windows XP, but the all-in-one PC market, which focuses mainly on the consumer market...
Monday 25 August 2014
Innolux pushes mid-range Ultra HD TV panels to maintain market share
Innolux is continuing to see steady shipments of mid-range Ultra HD TV panels, with supply going mostly to customers in China, according to industry sources.
Friday 22 August 2014
Acer unveils 8-core 4G LTE smartphone in Taiwan
Acer has announced its eight-core 4G LTE smartphone, the Liquid X1, featuring a 13-megapixel camera with Acer's Zoom Fit, Rapid and Float user interfaces, and Acer's Extend cross-platform...
Friday 22 August 2014
Notebook shipment results improve after 7 consecutive quarters of decline, says DisplaySearch
After seven consecutive quarters of shipment declines, the global notebook market improved in the second quarter of 2014. According to NPD DisplaySearch, notebook PC shipments reached...
Friday 22 August 2014
China TV vendors extending promotion abroad
China-based TV vendors are extending efforts to promote their products in markets abroad, and expect lower-priced units will be most popular in China during the second half of 2014...
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Alibaba and Haier to launch Ultra HD smart TV
China-based Alibaba is cooperating with Haier to release a home entertainment smart TV, supporting Ultra HD output, voice controls, as well as music and gaming services, according...
Wednesday 20 August 2014
China-based Ngames expected to ship 600,000 desktops in China in 2014
China-based e-commerce player Ngames has been forming cooperation with motherboard players as well as Intel and AMD to strengthen its online desktop assembly and shipping service...