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Tuesday 6 August 2013
Only 7% of US TV households rely on over-the-air signals, says CEA
Research firm CEA has found that just 7% of US TV households rely solely on an antenna for their TV programming. CEA said there has been a gradual decline in the percentage of TV households...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Automotive wireless market to expand by more than 40% from 2012-2018, says IHS
Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular are accelerating in the vehicle business, with market revenues set to rise by 41% from 2012-2018, according to research firm...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
ZigBee major growth enabler as 802.15.4-enabled device market set to grow 5 times from 2012-2018, says ABI Research
Annual shipments of 802.15.4-enabled devices are forecast to grow more than five times from 2012-2018, with a CAGR of over 30%. ZigBee continues to be the primary driver toward standardization...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
ZigBee takes off in STBs, with nearly one-third of boxes to use the networking technology in 2018, says IHS
The ZigBee RF4CE standard is rapidly gaining acceptance in the set-top box (STB) market where it currently serves mainly as a replacement for infrared (IR) technology in remote controls...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Channel retailers turn focus to desktops
As the PC industry continues to suffer from weak demand, some channel retailers are concerned that back-to-school demand may fail to raise sales, while some retailers have already...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Acer recruiting new executive to save desktop business, says paper
Acer has recently recruited ex-vice president of Lite-On Technology to handle its desktop business as the company continues to suffer from shipment declines, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Specialty foundry VIS to expand into new markets, says executive
IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic chips, is looking to expand its offerings to include wafer manufacturing services...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Tablet shipments to grow 17.7% on year in 2H13
Tablet shipments in the second half are expected to reach 82.07 million units, up 17.7% on year; however, several changes will also occur during the period: hardware brand vendors...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Tablet shipments slow in 2Q13 as vendors look to capitalize on a strong 2H13, says IDC
As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet...
Monday 5 August 2013
Compal biggest winner in Dell 2014 notebook orders
Dell has finished its notebook request for quotation (RFQ) for 2014 and will outsource 90% of its enterprise orders to Compal Electronics, while orders for consumer models are split...
Monday 5 August 2013
TCAS 2013 sees weak sales
The Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS) 2013, which opened on August 1, had over 520,000 visitors in the first four days, a number similar to that during the same period in the...
Monday 5 August 2013
Pegatron reportedly to gain orders for Apple iMac
Apple reportedly may shift some of its iMac orders from Quanta Computer to Pegatron Technology, with some related upstream supply chain players revealing they sent iMac components...
Monday 5 August 2013
Samsung holds top spot in TV sales in North America in 1H13 followed by Vizio and LG
Samsung Electronics held the top spot in the North America market in terms of LCD TV sales in the first half of 2013 followed by Vizio and LG Electronics, according to market obser...
Monday 5 August 2013
Sony sees LCD TV sales increase on year; expects profits from Ultra HD TVs
Sony has announced thats its sales and operating revenues during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were US$17.3 billion, an increase of 13% compared to the same quarter of the previous...
Monday 5 August 2013
Taiwan makers lower Ultra HD TV shipments amid increased competition from China and Korea makers
Taiwan panel makers are reportedly lowering their shipments for Ultra HD TV panels in the second half of 2013 due to lower-than-expected sales as well as to increased competition from...