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Monday 5 August 2013
APLEX Launches Stainless Steel Panel PC
APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, today extends its leading stainless steel panel PC portfolio with IP65 certificated, storage function...
Monday 5 August 2013
Rugged PC/104 CPU Board with AMD G-Series T16R Full Upgrade from Legacy AMD LX800
Advantech, the leading embedded platform and integration services provider, announces the arrival of the new PC/104 CPU Board Computer, PCM-3356 , powered by AMDR G-Series processor...
Monday 5 August 2013
China market: China mobile to launch own-brand smartphones
China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will launch two own-brand smartphones, M701 and M601, in the China market in late August at contract-free retail prices...
Friday 2 August 2013
Combined PC and tablet shipments to reach half a billion in 2013, says Canalys
Research firm Canalys' latest forecasts for the PC market (desktops, notebooks and tablets) predict that 493.1 million units will ship in 2013, representing 7% on-year growth. The...
Friday 2 August 2013
Off-grid mobile telecommunications base station power revenues will reach US$10.5 billion by 2020, says Navigant Research
Driven by rising energy costs and government policy initiatives, the market for "green base stations" for mobile telecommunications networks is gaining significant traction...
Friday 2 August 2013
HP developing smartphones through collaboration with Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly been collaborating with Taiwan-based supply chain makers to develop smartphones which will be launched in the second half of 2013 at the earliest,...
Friday 2 August 2013
USB 3.0 Promoter Group announces availability of USB 3.1 specification to increase SuperSpeed USB to 10Gbps
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced the completion of the USB 3.1 specification which adds enhancements to enable SuperSpeed USB to operate at up to 10Gbps.
Thursday 1 August 2013
Sony Mobile may be only Japan-based handset vendor to survive, say Taiwan makers
Japan-based handset vendor NEC Casio Mobile Communications (NCMC) has decided to withdraw from the global smartphone market due to continued operating losses. Other Japan-based vendors...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Almost 600,000 base stations to be upgraded to LTE-A by 2018, says ABI Research
Yota launched the first LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network in Russia last October; however, with the first compatible handset, SK Telecom was the earliest to make the technology commercially...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Mobile devices invade the workplace of the tech savvy, says IGS
The adoption of mobile devices for personal use is well documented but less is known about their use at work. An IDG Global Solutions (IGS) survey found a growing overlap between...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Taiwan market: NCC to demand cell broadcast capability from 4G operators
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on July 31 indicated that all 4G mobile communication operators will be required to provide cell broadcast-based text message services...
Thursday 1 August 2013
China market: Xiaomi to launch inexpensive smartphone
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology on July 31 unveiled the Hongmi smartphone for sale by China Mobile in the China market at a contract-free retail price of CNY799 (US$130)...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Taiwan market: FET sees 54% of mobile communication subscribers use smartphones
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) had 5.504 million subscribers to its mobile communication services at the end of second-quarter 2013, with 54% of them using smartphones, the...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Mobile wireless accessory shipments to approach 170 million by 2018, says Juniper Research
New findings from Juniper Research have revealed the high growth surge expected in the emerging smart wireless accessory sector.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Jabil reportedly to enter notebook and smartphone manufacturing businesses
US-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Jabil Circuit reportedly plans to enter the notebook and smartphone manufacturing businesses, as the company recently started...