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Monday 23 December 2013
Apple large-size tablet rumored for launch in October 2014
Apple is rumored to release a 12.9-inch tablet in October 2014, targeting North America's educational market, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Monday 23 December 2013
FET to procure 4G base station equipment
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, has made an open call for tenders for procurement of equipment for 7,000-8,000 4G...
Monday 23 December 2013
BlackBerry partners with Foxconn for smartphone production
Foxconn Electronics has confirmed that its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary FIH Mobile has signed a 5-year deal with BlackBerry to undertake OEM production of the vendor's smartphones.
Friday 20 December 2013
Networked medical device sales to exceed 14 million units in 2018, says Parks Associates
New digital health research from Parks Associates predicts US sales of networked medical devices will exceed 14 million units by 2018, more than five times the sales from 2012.
Friday 20 December 2013
Big brand tablet installed base to surpass 285 million, says ABI Research
Tablets have been on the top of many wish lists since 2010 when Apple launched its first iPad device. The installed base of big brand media tablets is expected to surpass 285 million...
Friday 20 December 2013
Wistron expects 60% of 2014 revenues generated from non-notebook products
Wistron expects revenues generated from its notebook ODM business to account for 40% of its total revenues in 2014, down from 45% at the end of 2013, while sales of other product...
Friday 20 December 2013
Smartphone and tablet AP markets rise 30% in 3Q13, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone application processor (AP) market registered on-year growth of 31% to reach US$4.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, while the tablet AP market grew 30%...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Big Data technology and service market expected to grow to US$32.4 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC has forecast that the Big Data technology and services market will grow at a 27% CAGR to US$32.4 billion through 2017 – or about six times the growth rate of the overall...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Public cloud services in MENA region on pace to total US$534 million in 2013, says Gartner
The public cloud services market in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) is on pace to grow 24.1% in 2013 to total US$534 million, an increase of US$103 million from the...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Digitimes Research: China smartphone sales to top 436 million units in 2014
Sales of smartphones in the China market are expected to top 436 million units in 2014, with local handset suppliers shipping 279 million units. Shipments of international players...
Thursday 19 December 2013
China Mobile to procure about 100 million TD-LTE smartphones in 2014, says chairman
China Mobile will procure about 100 million TD-LTE-enabled smartphones in 2014, company chairman Xi Guo-hua said at the China Mobile Global Partner Conference 2013 taking place in...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
China-based handset vendors creating secondary brands
China-based handset vendors, including ZTE, Huawei, Gionee and OPPO, are developing secondary brands to help expand market share globally.
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Inventec to push cloud computing and solar businesses for 2014-2016, says chairman
Seeing difficulties achieving further growth in the notebook business, Inventec is planning to switch its focus to the cloud computing and solar industries for 2014-2016, according...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Samsung looking to establish data center with help from HP and Quanta
Samsung Electronics is reportedly seeking partnerships with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Quanta Computer for its recently announced data center, according to sources from the upstream...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan IC suppliers developing chips for MediaTek smartphone solutions
MediaTek's growing shipments of smartphone solutions, which are expected to top 200 million units in 2013 and 300 million units in 2014, have encouraged Taiwan-based suppliers of...