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Tuesday 14 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Philips makes wise move selling Lumileds stake
Philips originally planned to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Lumileds and automobile lighting business to make them an independent company by the end of the first half 2015...
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Microsoft patent fee cut to attract vendors to pre-install apps in Android products
According to Digitimes Research's latest findings from Taiwan's and China's smartphone/tablet upstream supply chain, in exchange for hardware players to pre-install its software applications...
Friday 10 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Lenovo smartphone shipments reach only 8-9 million units in 1Q15
Lenovo's smartphone shipments in first-quarter 2015 reached only 8-9 million units, lower than the volume that Digitimes Research had previously estimated and about the same as the...
Thursday 2 April 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments drop over 30% sequentially in 1Q15 as small regional vendors suffer
China's smartphone shipments are expected to have dropped over 30% sequentially in the first quarter due to decreased export shipment. China's first- and second-tier brand vendors...
Friday 27 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to push 2 inexpensive notebooks in mid-2015 to counter Chromebook penetration
Although the launches of inexpensive Chromebooks using Rockchip's solutions were postponed recently, Google is not giving up plans to release such products in 2015, forcing Microsoft,...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Holitech to become 2nd-largest touch panel maker in China after acquisitions
China-based touch panel maker Holitech Technology reportedly will raise funds to acquire Each Opto Electronics Industrial, BYD's electronics component department, and Pingbo Electronics,...
Monday 23 March 2015
Digitimes Research: White-box tablet players turn to Windows 2-in-1s using Intel Bay Trail in 2Q15
Shipments for white-box tablets using Intel solutions enjoyed significant growth on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2014 and are expected to see flat performance or drop slightly...
Friday 20 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan on-cell touch panel shipments to see strong growth, yet offer little profit
Taiwan panel makers have been aggressively promoting their on-cell touch panels and quotes for a 5-inch HD (1280 by 720) on-cell touch panel already dropped to about US$10-12 in early...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Samsung to adopt MediaTek APs for smartphones
Samsung Electronics had talks with MediaTek over cooperation in the second half of 2014 and MediaTek is expected to become an application processor (AP) supplier of Samsung's smartphones...
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Dual-OS tablets becoming popular in white-box market, but Google GMS remains an obstacle
China's second-tier and white-box players have recently turned their focuses to dual-OS (operating system) tablets and are aggressively preparing to ship these products to overseas...
Friday 13 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Smartphone AP suppliers looking to offload inventory to tablet market
China's smartphone application processor (AP) shipments enjoyed strong growth in the second half of 2014 as the country's 4G ecosystem gradually matured. However, the 4G growth came...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Commentary: Why smart thermostats have a limited market in China
Smart home applications are one of the major focuses as part of the ever-growing IoT industry in 2015 and there is much discussion over how to control and connect appliances such...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Apple notebook shipments to grow 30% sequentially in 2Q15 thanks to new MacBook products
Apple is set to ship its new 12-inch MacBook on April 10 and has also upgraded the specifications of its MacBook Pro/Air notebooks. At the same time, Apple is reducing the inventory...
Friday 6 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Intel simplifies Atom product lines for mobile devices
Intel has announced its latest lineup for its Atom series products at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 and in addition to simplifying the naming system for the processors to avoid...
Friday 6 March 2015
Digitimes Research: LG focuses on mid-range/entry-level smartphones and smartwatches at MWC 2015
Unlike Samsung Electronics and High Tech Computer (HTC) that unveiled their newest flagship smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, LG Electronics focused...