Synaptics Inc. today announced it will be showcasing the latest in touch technologies at the 2013 Computex Show in Taipei, Taiwan. An expansive mobile device lineup equipped with Synaptics' ClearPad family of capacitive touchscreens ...
Tags: Synaptics, Smartphone, Tablet
Semiconductor giant Intel is the mystery buyer that has emerged for ST-Ericsson's global navigation satellite system (GNSS) business. Intel had been fingered as a possible buyer of the unit, put up for sale when joint owners Ericsson and ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Computer Products
European Union antitrust regulators are collecting information to determine whether Apple's iPhone contract deals with various telecoms operators have been designed to shut out rival smartphone makers, such as Samsung, HTC and Nokia. ...
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TAIPEI manufacturer Asus is getting a reputation for eccentricity. Recently it released the Transformer AiO all-in-one computer with an 18.4-inch LED tablet of genetically modified proportions. Some time back there was the Padfone, a ...
Tags: Asus Fonepad, Consumer Electronics, Nexus 7
Taiwan's MediaTek has launched a new quad-core ARM processor for tablets that is slated to be used in an upcoming IdeaTab device from Lenovo. The MT8125 chip features a quad-core processor built with ARM's Cortex A7 CPU and can run at up ...
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According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, retail prices for LED bulbs worldwide continue to have a downward trend this year for April. Worldwide retail price for 40W equiv. LED bulbs dropped by 5.7%, reaching 16.1 USD. ...
Refrigerator manufacturers are making more freshness claims. For example, LG's Push & Seal Crisper Drawer is supposed to remove air with the push of a button, "sealing the compartment to help maintain freshness within." GE's ClimateKeeper ...
Tags: Refrigerator, Food, Consumer Electronics
The first Ultra HD TVs we saw cost $18,000 to $40,000, so it was hard not to notice when a lesser-known company called Seiki blew the doors off Ultra HD TV pricing when it recently started selling a 50-inch set (model SE50UY04) for just ...
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SHARES in specialist telecoms construction firm Service Stream crashed to an all-time low yesterday as the company failed to rally against the negative fallout of breaching its banking covenants. Service Stream shares touched a record low ...
Intel rival AMD has slipped up in terms of microprocessor market share, according to box-counting analysts IC Insights, with Qualcomm and Samsung leapfrogging it into second and third place respectively. Strong sales of tablet computers ...
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SOUTH Korea's Samsung Electronics said its latest flagship Galaxy S4 handset had become its fastest selling phone, passing the 10-million sales mark following its April 26 launch. It's predecessor, the S3, took 50 days to reach the same ...
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The semiconductor revenues decreased by 2.2% in 2012. Worldwide semiconductor revenues are expected to increase by 3-4% during 2013, according to the report from International Data Corporation. According to the report, during 2012 the ...
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Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of ...
Sony will leverage its streaming technology to bring PlayStation games to devices other than dedicated consoles as part of its ongoing turnaround, but said gaming profits will still suffer and lowered sales targets for its smartphones and ...
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Samsung Electronics has reported global channel sales of over 10 million units of the Galaxy S4 in less than a month after its global launch. The new smartphone from the Samsung stable has outstripped its predecessors in first-month ...
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