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Friday 6 December 2013
Worldwide Ethernet switch and router market sees strong 3Q13 results, says IDC
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached US$5.66 billion in the third quarter of 2013, representing an on-year increase of 6.5%. On a sequential basis the third quarter...
Friday 6 December 2013
Growth in mobility trend spells further decline for PC market in MEA, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to experience a steep decline during the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 15% in volume on year, according to research firm IDC...
Thursday 5 December 2013
Worldwide server market revenues decline 3.7% in 3Q13, says IDC
Factory revenues in the worldwide server market decreased 3.7% on year to US$12.1 billion in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. This was the third consecutive quarter of...
Thursday 5 December 2013
2014 global notebook demand forecast
Digitimes Research estimates that global notebook shipments in 2014 will reach around 160 million units, down from a peak of over 200 million in 2011, but the drop in 2014 will be...
Thursday 5 December 2013
Google intends to set compliance standards for Android-based in-car platforms
Efforts by PND vendors to roll out Android-based devices may impede by Google's intention to hammer out a set of compliance standards for Android-based in-car platforms, according...
Thursday 5 December 2013
China releases TD-LTE licenses
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on December 4 announced the release of TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) licenses to China Mobile, Chine Telecom...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 300,000 4G users by end of 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start 4G mobile communications operations in the second half of 2014 and aims to reach 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year, according to company...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
BlackBerry may replace core hardware devices business with software services
BlackBerry is likely to replace its core hardware devices business with software services due to the growing popularity of its BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) services, according to industry...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Internet of Things to provide new business opportunities and enable business model changes
The Internet changed our life enormously. McKinsey Global Institute recently released a report to highlight the number of connected machines has grown by three times over the past...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Asustek aims to ship 5 million smartphones in 2014
Asustek Computer has geared up marketing smartphones globally, aiming to ship five million units in 2014, and focusing on low-price models with high-end hardware specifications, according...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Pegatron lands China white-box tablet orders through Intel
Intel has been promoting its processors to China-based white-box Android and Windows 8 tablet vendors, and Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron has obtained orders from the vendors through its...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Posiflex starts construction of factory in northern Taiwan
POS (point of sale) system and peripheral maker Posiflex Technology on December 3 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory located in suburban Taipei, Taiwan, with completion...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 3 Lite in 1Q14
Samsung Electronics plans to expand the trimmed down versions of its smartphones by launching the Galaxy Note 3 Lite with a display size of 5.5-5.7-inch in the first quarter of 2014,...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Retina iPad mini, Surface tablets enjoy brisk sales during Black Friday Weekend
Apple's iPad mini units and Microsoft's Surface were among the most sought after tablets during the Black Friday weekend sales, which will help improve fourth-quarter performance...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Smartphone shipments soar over 200% in India in 3Q13, says IDC
The India smartphone market jumped by 229% on year in the third quarter of 2013, with vendors shipping a total of 12.8 million smartphones compared to only 3.8 million units during...