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Friday 13 September 2013
Samsung Mobile Forum 2013: Samsung outlines mobile device development trends
Samsung Electronics held its Samsung Mobile Forum 2013 in Taipei on September 12 with the themes of the event focusing on mobile devices, cloud computing, and energy and environment...
Friday 13 September 2013
EMEA thin client market struggled for growth in 2Q13, says IDC
Thin client shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in the second quarter of 2013 increased marginally by 0.1% on year to 407,417 units, according to results published...
Friday 13 September 2013
Two phones in five in the Middle East are smartphones, says IDC
Smartphones now account for nearly two out of every five phones in the Middle East, with smartphone volumes up 16.4% in the second quarter of 2013 when compared to the same quarter...
Thursday 12 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Bluetooth technology most common feature in smartwatches
While smartwatches vary in their processors, software, memory, displays, memory as well as other components, Bluetooth appears to be the one feature that most vendors agree as a standard,...
Thursday 12 September 2013
Tablet shipments to top total PC shipments in 4Q13 and annually by 2015, says IDC
The worldwide smart connected device market, comprised of PCs, tablets, and smartphones, is forecast to grow 27.8% on year in 2013, slightly lower than the 30.3% growth in 2012. The...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
iPhone 5c will not significantly affect sales of Android phones
Apple's iPhone 5c is unlikely to significantly affect sales of Android-based entry-level to mid-range smartphones due to its pricing, according to sources in the handset industry...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
IBM to invest US$1 billion to develop x86 server products over next 3 years
IBM is planning to invest US$1 billion to strengthen and improve its System x product line hoping to grab future business opportunities in the high-density server market, according...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
EMEA personal workstation shipments return to growth in 2Q13, says IDC
The latest EMEA quarterly workstation tracker results from IDC show 3% on-year growth in shipments in the second quarter of 2013, after five consecutive quarters of decline.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$3.45 per share for January-August
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on September 10 reported net profits of NT$3.52 billion (US$117 million) for August 2013, leading to net EPS of NT$3.45 for January-August.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Shin Chien quits Taiwan 4G spectrum auction
Shin Chien has withdrawn from the National Communications Commission's (NCC) multiple-round auction for the 12 frequency band licenses that will be made available for operating 4G...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
China market: TD-LTE smartphone sales to reach 50-100 million units in 2014
More entry-level TD-LTE smartphones are expected to hit the market in China soon, and the ASP of entry-level TD-LTE models will drop to CNY1,000 (US$163) in the second half of 2014,...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
IDF San Francisco 2013: Intel introduces new Xeon datacenter processor family
Intel has introduced the Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family (Ivy Bridge-EP). The new Xeon product family is based on Intel's 22nm process technology, contributing to energy...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Western European mobile phone market grows on year but declines sequentially in 2Q13, says IDC
Total shipments of mobile phones in Western Europe reached 43.3 million units in the second quarter of 2013, up 2.6% from a year earlier but down from the previous quarter, according...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
iPhone 5c not expected to add much shipment momentum, says research firm
Market research firm IHS has chosen not to upgrade its forecast of overall Apple iPhone shipments in the second half of 2013. IHS at this time is maintaining its prediction of 86.1...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Apple announces iPhone 5s, 5c
Apple has announced the iPhone 5s featuring a new A7 chip, making the smartphone one of the early models to have 64-bit desktop-class architecture. Apple has also introduced the iPhone...