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Wednesday 25 April 2012
Elan becomes leading provider of Windows 8-based touch ICs
Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics has offered fourth-generation touch IC solutions featuring an integrated power management, DSP and MCU solution and has won increasing...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012
Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Intel/Microsoft aim to push down iPad global market share under 50% by mid-2013
Intel and Microsoft have been keeping close cooperation with first-tier vendors developing new tablet PCs based on Windows 8, with a goal of decreasing the global market share for...
Thursday 12 April 2012
Insyde receives orders from Lenovo
Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software has announced several new UEFI firmware and tools designed for Windows 8 at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) and the company's solutions have...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Global LCD monitor shipments to grow 4-6% in 2Q12, says WitsView
Global shipments of LCD monitors are estimated to show a 4-6% growth in the second quarter of 2012, due in part to a pick-up in the capacity utilization rates of manufacturing facilities...
Monday 26 March 2012
Wintel platform to enjoy higher number of models than WoA platform by year-end
The number of Windows 8-based tablet PC models that feature Intel's platform is expected to reach 32 by the end of 2012 with number of models that feature ARM platform to only reach...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Windows 8 tablet PCs expected to be launched in October, say Taiwan makers
In line with Microsoft's release of Windows 8 in September-October, first-tier vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek Computer are developing x86-based...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Launch plans of Intel upcoming CPUs updated
Intel is set to announce its next-generation 22nm-based Ivy Bridge processors by the end of April with 11 models including Core i7-3770K, Core i7-3770, Core i7-3770S, Core i7-3770T...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Phoenix, Insyde and AMI competing for adoption of UEFI BIOS in Windows 8
Having released the beta version of Windows 8 at the end of February, Microsoft is now in the final stages of testing and revisions, and working with hardware developers and collect...
Monday 12 March 2012
Nokia likely to launch Windows 8 tablet PCs in 4Q12, say sources
Nokia will team up with Microsoft to venture into the tablet PC market by releasing a 10-inch Windows 8-based tablet PC set on Qualcomm's dual-core platform in the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 7 March 2012
TPK February revenues down 9% on-month
Touch panel maker TPK reported February revenues of NT$12.939 billion (US$438 million), down 9% on month but up 61.49% on year. TPK indicated that some customers have been increasing...
Tuesday 6 March 2012
BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8
Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...
Thursday 1 March 2012
Getac chairman expects 10-15 million ultrabook shipments in 2012, 50-60 million for 2013
As ultrabooks fall to mainstream prices as well as the launch of Windows 8, Getac Technology chairman James Hwang expects total ultrabook shipments will reach 10-15 million units...
Friday 17 February 2012
CyberLink expects to benefit from Windows 8 beginning 4Q12
As Windows 8 may not support Dolby and MPEG-2 and therefore users will be unable to playback or burn DVD movie discs, CyberLink expects to benefit from market demand for its solutions...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Intel to postpone mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors
Intel recently notified its partners about plans to postpone mass shipments of its upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. Despite that the company will still announce the new products and...