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Wednesday 5 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple triggers 64-bit AP battle
Why is Apple so eager to adopt 64-bit technology for its processors? Digitimes Research believes it is because in the 32-bit segment, Apple is unable to use the existing architecture...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Global 4Q13 PC shipments rise 18% boosted by tablet sales, says Canalys
Worldwide PC shipments grew 17.9% from a year ago in the fourth quarter of 2013, thanks to a surge in tablet shipments, according to Canalys. Tablets grew 65.2% on year to reach 76.3...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Ultra-portable PCs top 12% of notebook market in 2013, says ABI Research
An estimated 12.3% (22.5 million) of the notebook shipments in 2013 (182.7 million) fit into the ultra-portable segment, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. The on-year...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Taiwan market: NCC offers subsidies for digitizing cable TV networks
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside a budget of NT$410 million (US$13.7 million) to subsidize the digitization of cable TV networks in 2014.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Altek to launch Cubic smartphone attachable lens-style camera in China
Digital camera ODM Altek launched the Altek Cubic, an attachable lens-style camera for smartphones or tablets, in the Taiwan market in late December 2013 and is poised to launch the...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Leading notebook vendors reducing 2014 shipment targets, says DisplaySearch
Scheduling delays and weakened consumer demand for replacement notebooks are forcing leading notebook vendors – including Apple, Asustek Computer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lenovo,...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
AUO sees increased demand for 120Hz Ultra HD TV panels; average-size LCD TV panel shipped in 2014 to grow
Approximately 15% of AU Optronics (AUO) TV panel shipments in 2014 will be Ultra HD units, according to company VP Michael Tsai.
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments top 1 billion units in 2013, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market has reached another milestone, shipping one billion units in a single year for the first time. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 1.0042...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see notebook demand recovery in 4Q13
Although top vendor Lenovo continued to reduce its notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in line with its policy of increasing in-house production, recovering demand in the market...
Monday 27 January 2014
Asustek to see shipments of 20 million notebooks in 2014
Asustek Computer's notebook shipments are expected to reach 20 million units in 2014, up from 18.5 million units in 2013, while its tablet shipments are expected to remain at 12 million...
Monday 27 January 2014
Mobile PCs and smartphones to be top revenue opportunities for IC suppliers in emerging high-speed wireless device market, says IHS
Mobile PCs and smartphones will represent the top revenue opportunities for high-speed wireless integrated circuit (IC) suppliers by 2018, as these devices are projected to be the...
Monday 27 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q14 to drop over 20% sequentially
An estimated 62.14 million tablets will ship globally in the first quarter of 2014, decreasing 20.8% on quarter but increasing 10.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 27 January 2014
Samsung cuts target notebook shipments to 7 million units for 2014
Samsung Electronics has set a goal of shipping seven million notebooks globally in 2014, a reduction of 41.67% from the 12 million units shipped in 2013, and will no longer launch...
Monday 27 January 2014
Foxconn subsidiary to set up joint venture to market education-use tablets
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) subsidiary Foxteq Holdings, NetDragon Websoft, a China-based developer/operator of online games listed in Hong Kong, and Vision Knight...
Monday 27 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see decreased digital camera shipments in 4Q13
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical shipped a total of 3.4 million digital cameras in the fourth quarter...