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Thursday 5 September 2013
Arestech launches its next cutting edge industrial multi-touch display
Arestech Co. Ltd., an expert in embedded and automation solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the TPM-3221, a new 21.5" multi-touch display with an industrial grade...
Thursday 5 September 2013
Global mobile phone market to grow 7.3% in 2013 driven by 1 billion smartphone shipments, says IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow 7.3% year over year in 2013, marking a sharp rebound from the nearly flat (1.2%) growth experienced in 2012. Strong demand for...
Thursday 5 September 2013
China market: Smartphone sales over 77 million units in 2Q13, says Analysys
There were 90.39 million handsets sold in the China market during second-quarter 2013, slipping 0.2% sequentially but growing 41.8% on year, and 77.11 million of the units sold were...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Africa 3G subscriptions to reach 210 million by the end of 2015, says ABI Research
At the end of second-quarter 2013, the total 3G subscriptions in Africa reached 863 million, up 9.3% on year, which was substantially more robust than other regions around the world...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Quanta showcasing new server with Intel Atom C2000
Quanta Computer has recently cooperated with Intel to showcase its latest server product, the S1M, featuring Intel's Atom C2000 micro-server processor and Silicon Photonics Technol...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
IT spending for banking & securities firms in India to grow 13% in 2013 despite deceleration trends, says Gartner
India-based banking and securities companies will spend around US$6.22 billion on IT products and services in 2013, an increase of more than 13% over US$5.5 billion in 2012, according...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
LG G2 smartphone ready for global rollout, says company
LG Electronics (LG) will launch its LG G2 flagship smartphone in two of its key markets, the US and Germany, starting in September, according to the company.
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Apple iPhone shipments down by 6.2 million units in 2Q13
Apple's iPhone shipments declined by 6.2 million units in the second quarter of 2013 as compared to those shipped in the previous quarter as consumers are waiting for the release...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Makers in Microsoft, Nokia supply chains to compete fiercely for orders
Taiwan-based makers in Microsoft's and Nokia's supply chains are expected to gear up efforts to garner orders for smartphones, games consoles, tablets and other peripherals after...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Microsoft to push own brand with help from Nokia
Microsoft, following its acquisition of Nokia's Device and Services business, is likely to promote its own-brand Surface tablets with the help from Nokia smartphones, similar to Apple's...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Worldwide public IT cloud services spending to reach nearly US$108 billion by 2017, says IDC
Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach US$47.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than US$107 billion in 2017, according to a new forecast from IDC. Over...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
EMEA server market revenues decline 3.3% on year in 2Q13, says IDC
According to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from IDC, factory revenues in the EMEA server market reached US$2.9 billion in the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 3.3% when compared...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
More acquisitions may occur after Nokia/Microsoft deal
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's Device and Services business is expected to trigger more acquisitions between handset vendors in the future as the smartphone market will gradually...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Windows phones challenging Android for Vietnam smartphone market, says IDC
A total of 5.8 million mobile phones were shipped to Vietnam in the second quarter of 2013, in which shipments of feature phones contracted 25.8% sequentially due to aggressive shipments...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
ITRI unveils cloud computing OS
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has unveiled ITRI Cloud OS 1.0, an internally-developed operating system for handling cloud computing-based...