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Tag Archives: Asustek
Boosting both the commodity and premium brand markets in 2013 with much more smartphones and tablets while the Windows notebook shipments will shrink by 2%
This is my conclusion after reviewing The ongoing trends in the commodity and premium brand ecosystems of Android devices: – Smartphones- Tablets and The emerging new trends in the premium ecosystem of the Windows devices:- Notebooks – Smartphones as reported … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, notebooks, smartphones, tablets
Tagged 2013 ICT market, 2013 market, Acer, Alibaba, Aliyun, Allwinner, Amazon, Android, Android devices, Android smartphones, Android tablets, Apple, Asustek, branded Android tablets, China market, commodity, commodity markets, Compal, Coolpad, Dell, Digitimes, Digitimes Research, ecosystems, FIH, Flextronics, Foxconn, Gartner, global tablet shipments, Google, Haier, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, Huawei, IDC, iPad, iPhone, Lenovo, LG, major brands, market forecasts, market shares, Microsoft PixelSense, Microsoft Surface, Motorola, Nexus 10, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, notebooks, ODMs, OEMs, Oppo, PC brands, PC replacement, Pegatron Technology, premium brand markets, premium brands, price points, profits, Quanta, Rockchip, Samsung, smartphones, Tablets, Taiwan makers, Toshiba, trends, white-box tablets, Window Phone, Windows 8, Windows notebooks, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Wistron, Xiaomi, ZTE
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Kindle Fire with its $200 price pushing everybody up, down or out of the Android tablet market
Suggested preliminary reading: $199 Kindle Fire: Android 2.3 with specific UI layer and cloud services [Sept 29 – Nov 13, 2011] Update (when neither up or down the market is an option for the company): Acer Likely to Withdraw From … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, tablets
Tagged Acer, Amazon, AMD, AMOLED, Android, Android 4.0, Apple, ARM (architecture), Asus, Asustek, cloud client, Dell, Flexible AMOLED, flexible display, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Ice Cream Sandwich, ICS, Intel, iPad, Kindle Fire, Lenovo, MacBook Air, media tablets, Microsoft, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Tegra, Quanta, Samsung, Samsung Mobile Display, tablet market, tablet PC, Tablets, Tegra, Tegra 2, Tegra 3, white-box vendors, Windows 8, Wistron, x86
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NVIDIA Tegra 3 and ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Follow-up: Kindle Fire with its $200 price pushing everybody up, down or out of the Android tablet market [Dec 8, 2011] Update: ASUS introduces [i.e. making available] the Eee Pad Transformer Prime with NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-Core Processor and Google® … Continue reading
Posted in smartphones, SoC, tablets
Tagged Android, ARM (architecture), Asus, Asustek, cloud client, Companion Core, Cortex A9, Eee Pad Transformer, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Galaxy Tab 10.1, iPad 2, Kal-El, NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce, quad core, slates, SoC, Super IPS+, Tablets, Tegra, Tegra 3, Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing, vSMP
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TD-SCDMA: US$3B into the network (by the end of 2012) and 6 million phones procured (just in October)
Updates: China government not expected to issue TD-LTE operating license for the time being [Jan 16, 2012] While China Mobile has been actively promoting TD-LTE, the China government is not expected to issue a TD-LTE operating license to China Mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, smartphones
Tagged 3G, Android, Asus, Asustek, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, cloud client, Computers and Internet, Marvell, Spreadtrum, TD-SCDMA, TSMC, W-CDMA
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Plane to Line Switching (PLS) screen technology (Samsung)
Microsoft gives Samsung Windows 8 developer PCs to Build attendees, AT&T throws in 3G service [engadget, Sept 13, 2011] … that PC comes complete with a second-gen Intel Core i5 processor, an 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768 Samsung Super PLS display, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflectivity/Sunlight readability, smartphones, tablets
Tagged Android, Apple, Asus, Asustek, C-PVA, cloud client, E-IPS, Eee Pad Transformer, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, In-Plane Switching, iPad 2, IPS, Plane to Line Switching, PLS, PVA, SA850, SA950, Samsung, slates, Super AMOLED, Super PLS, Tablets, TN, Windows 8
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More on supply chain battles for …
preceding post: Supply chain battles for much improved levels of price/performance competitiveness [Aug 16, 2011] Digitimes Insight: Acquisition of Motorola may enhance Android services [Aug 30, 2011] Due to Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola including the tablet vendor’s mobile hardware … Continue reading
Supply chain battles for much improved levels of price/performance competitiveness
Current snapshot: Intel rejects 50% Ultrabook CPU price cut demand from notebook players [Aug 16, 2011] Intel’s Oak Trail platform, paired Atom Z670 CPU (US$75) with SM35 chipsets (US$20) for tablet PC machine, is priced at US$95, already accounting for … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, smartphones, SoC, tablets
Tagged 40nm, Acer, AMD, AMD Bobcat, AMD Desna, AMD Fusion, AMD Ontario, AMD Zacate, Apple, APU, Asus, Asustek, AUO, Bobcat, Chimei Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, cloud client, CPT, Desna, Hannstar, Hannstar Display, HP, HTC, Intel, iPad, iPad 3, Llano, Motorola, Oak Trail, RIM, slates, SoC, Tablets, Taiwan, Tegra, TSMC, Ultrabook, Windows 7, ZTE
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Netbook prices starting $50 less at $200 via Intel MeeGo strategy
Preliminary reading: – Acer & Asus: Compensating lower PC sales by tablet PC push [March 29, 2011 with comprehensive update on Aug 2, 2011] which is showing IHS iSuppli’s recent mobile broadband device forecast with constituents of Apple’s dominant position in … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics
Tagged Acer, Asustek, Atom, cloud client, Computers and Internet, Eee PC, India, Intel, Lenovo, MeeGo, Microsoft, Pine Trail, Samsung, Windows 7
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High expectations on Marvell’s opportunities with China Mobile
Follow-up: First real chances for Marvell on the tablet and smartphone fronts [Aug 21 - Sept 25, 2011] After the technical and business excellence well reflected in my previous posts Marvell seems to be on the high rise. See my previous … Continue reading
Posted in Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, SoC
Tagged Android, Asustek, China, China Mobile, cloud client, Computers and Internet, Marvell, OMS, OPhone, SoC, Tablets, TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA
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