Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources...
Asustek Computer has tied up with Taiwan Mobile and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to push sales of Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 GPS-enabled handsets, respectively, with aims to ship...
Lanner Electronics has announced the release of the VW-1104, a compact mobile DVR platform built on the Intel Atom CPU and offering Wi-Fi, 3G mobile and GPS communications along with...
By 2014, usage of navigation-enabled smartphones will rise to 305 million units, exceeding the 128 million PNDs that will be around by then, according to iSuppli.
Shipments of dedicated sport and fitness hardware such as Suunto GPS watches, Garmin cycling computers, and GPS golf rangefinders are suffering from the recession. But smartphone...
Samsung Electronics on August 14 debuted three new digital camera models, ST500, ST550 and ST1000, for launch simultaneously in Taiwan, South Korea, the US, the UK and other main...
Sequential improvements in revenues in the second quarter of 2009 recorded by the word's top-two vendors, Garmin and TomTom, signal that the global PND market has recovered from the...
MStar Semiconductor has yet to settle disputes with its customers who experienced issues with their devices adopting the IC designer's GPS chips, according to industry sources. Most...
Asustek Computer and Garmin have launched their co-developed GPS-centric smartphone, the Nuvifone G60, in the Taiwan market, cashing in on the growing demand for GPS-enabled handsets...
Fresh on the heels of its merger with SiRF, CSR has launched its SiRFstarIV location-aware architecture with SiRFaware self-assisted, micro-power GPS technology, which enables consumer...
Synnex Technology International, a 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has said that it began to market Navigon-brand in-car GPS devices...
Worldwide consumer location-based service (LBS) subscribers and revenues are on pace to double in 2009, according to Gartner. Despite an expected 4% decrease in mobile device sales,...
While PND and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment...
Yageo has announced 1044 SMD LP patch antenna catering to GPS applications for smartphones, PNDs and notebooks. Yageo's 1044 SMD LP patch antenna is capable of delivering up to 80%...
ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through...
