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Thursday 24 July 2014
Global pay-TV market to generate US$280.4 billion in 2014, with 45% of subscribers watching HD content, says ABI Research
The worldwide pay-TV market continued to grow in first-quarter 2014. According to ABI Research, the total pay-TV subscriber base is expected to surpass 936.4 million at the end of...
Thursday 24 July 2014
STB revenues post best year ever in 2013, says IHS
Following a relatively flat three-year period, the global set-top box (STB) market managed to achieve the highest annual revenue total in its history in 2013, setting the stage for...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Peak season TV demand expected to be flat on year
Peak demand for LCD TVs for the early October holidays in China and the year-end holidays in the US and Europe is expected to remain flat on year, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Vendors partner with Wintel to release US$199-249 notebooks for 2H14
Intel, Microsoft and notebook brand vendors are preparing to push entry-level notebooks priced at US$199-249 in the second half, according to sources from the upstream supply chain...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Microsoft cloud growth drives strong fiscal 4Q14 results
Microsoft has announced revenues of US$23.38 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Gross margins, operating income, and diluted EPS for the quarter were US$15.79 billion, US$6.48...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Apple reports fiscal 3Q14 results
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 third quarter ended June 28, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenues of US$37.4 billion and quarterly net profits of...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Microsoft facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft is facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, with the global notebook OS market share for Windows 8 already dropping to below 90%, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2014
Taiwan's notebook makers saw an unexpected sequential rise in shipments in the second quarter after the end of Microsoft's support for Windows XP generated a wave of replacement demand...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan tablet shipments plunge sequentially in 1Q14, says MIC
In the absence of new Apple products, tablets shipped to Apple - the major client taking up nearly 70% of Taiwan makers' tablet shipments - witnessed a 38% sequential decline in the...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments reach 55.06 million units in 2Q14
There were 55.06 million tablets shipped globally in the second quarter of 2014, decreasing 4.5% on quarter but increasing 17.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Innolux, AUO facing competition from South Korea-based Ultra HD TV makers in China
While still being the main suppliers of Ultra HD TV panels to China-based TV vendors, Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) face strong competition from South Korea-based makers which have...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Asia Pacific PC market comes in close to expectations in 2Q14, says IDC
IDC's results show that the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market increased 2% from the first quarter and declined 10% on year in the second quarter of 2014 to reach 24.3 million...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
China-based LeTV stops selling OTT device in China, says report
China-based LeTV has recently stopped selling its over the top (OTT) device as it violates China's new policies for the Internet TV market, but the company's LCD TV products are not...
Tuesday 22 July 2014
TV panel pricing remains flat in July except for 32-inch units, says DisplaySearch
Pricing for 32-inch open cell TV panels has increased from about US$85 in mid-June 2014 to US$87 in mid-July, up from about US$79 in mid-April, according to DisplaySearch.
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Acer surpasses Samsung to hold top spot in Chromebook shipments in 2Q14, says WitsView
Chromebook shipments reached 1.8 million units in the second quarter of 2014, and Acer held the number one spot in shipments with a 30% market, surpassing Samsung Electronics for...