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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
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
Commentary: Is time ripe for Lenovo to acquire IBM x86 server business?
Lenovo has signed a definitive agreement with IBM for the acquisition of IBM's x86 server hardware and maintenance business for US$2.3 billion. It is an important step for Lenovo...
Monday 27 January 2014
China market: Prices of octa-core smartphones drifting below CNY1,000
The battle for the entry-level smartphone segment in China is intensifying, and Coolpad with releasing an octa-core model priced below CNY1,000 (US$165), according to industry sour...
Monday 27 January 2014
Taiwan market: Senao aims to sell 480,000 tablets in 2014
Senao International sold 426,000 tablets in the Taiwan market for a market share of 25% in 2013 and aims to sell 480,000 units for a market share of 30% in 2014, according to company...
Friday 24 January 2014
Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
This Digitimes Research Special Report outlines the key factors in the rapid growth of the touch-panel industry in Greater China in recent years, as well as the technology trends...
Friday 24 January 2014
Taiwan market: Fixed-line Internet-access speeds close to advertised levels, says NCC
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 21 released results of a sample survey of fixed-line broadband Internet-access speeds in six metropolitan areas in Taiwan,...
Friday 24 January 2014
Samsung posts profit drop in 4Q13
Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 slip 18.2% sequentially and about 6% on year to KRW8.31 trillion (US$7.71 billion), while sales were...
Friday 24 January 2014
Six-inch phablet sales face competition from 7-inch tablets
Sales of phablets (tablets with phone capability) with 6-inch or above displays have been rather limited due to strong competition from 7-inch entry-level tablets, according to market...
Friday 24 January 2014
MediaTek smartphone solution shipments to grow robustly in 2014
Shipments of MediaTek's smartphone solutions are expected to grow at a robust pace in 2014, buoyed by efforts by China-based smartphone vendors to expand overseas sales, and growing...
Friday 24 January 2014
China market: China Mobile, China Telecom aim to sell 100, 36 million TD-LTE devices in 2014
China Mobile and China Telecom, two of three 4G licensees in China, aim to sell 100 million and 36 million TD-LTE terminal devices, respectively, in the China market in 2014, according...
Friday 24 January 2014
Lenovo to buy IBM x86 server business for US$2.3 billion
Lenovo and IBM have entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM's x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers...
Friday 24 January 2014
Apple and Samsung remain biggest semiconductor buyers, says IHS
Apple and Samsung Electronics remained the world's largest buyers of semiconductor chips in 2013, but the intensifying battle between the two for the hearts and minds of consumers...
Thursday 23 January 2014
AIC JBOD provides maximum storage and unexpected power savings and flexibility
According to research company Gartner, Inc., storage spending is growing almost three times faster than IT budgets as a whole. Impressive growth in storage spending, fueled by relentless...
Thursday 23 January 2014
APLEX introduces cost-effective and durable industrial Panel PCs
APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, announced a new industrial Panel PC - APC-3X93R series that adopts Intel Atom D2550 processor and provides...