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Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

OR “2 for 1” (or “two-for-one”) touch and voice enabled ultrabooks of convertible and detachable form factors with Haswell / 4th generation Intel Core processor family (shipping now and on track for Q2’13 launch) starting as low as $500. Touch-enabled … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Enterprise computing, notebooks, tablets | Tagged 14nm, 2 for 1, 22nm, 22nm Tri Gate, 4th generation Intel Core processor, Android, Atom SoC, Bay Trail, Bay Trail D, Bay Trail M, clamshell laptops, consumer market, convertible form factors, convertibles detachables, desktops, detachable form factors, Enterprise Market, entry level computing, foundry, full PC experience, Haswell, IDF 2013 Beijing, Intel, Intel Media, Intel WiDi, Kirk Skaugen, Lenovo, more competitive Atom, multi OS support, next generation, notebooks, ODMs, OEMs, Paul Otellini, PC ecosystem, professional market, Set-Top Box, SoC, System on Chip, technology transitions, Tick-Tock model, Toshiba, touch enablement, touch price points, touch-enabled thin notebooks, two-for-one, Ultrabook detachable, Ultrabook reference design, Ultrabook™ Convertible, Ultrabooks, value all-in-one computers, value convertibles, value devices, voice enablement, Windows 8, Windows 8 adoption | 1 Comment

MediaTek MT6589 quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC with HSPA+ and TD-SCDMA is available for Android smartphones and tablets of Q1 delivery

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Formerly known as MT6588 but recently renamed as MT6589. About that history see my earlier post: Boosting the MediaTek MT6575 success story with the MT6577 announcement – UPDATED with MT6588/83 coming early 2013 in Q42012 and 8-core MT6599 in 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in SoC, Geopolitics, smartphones, tablets | Tagged TD-SCDMA, HSPA+, Tablets, MediaTek, Lenovo, TCL, Alcatel, 28nm, Imagination Technologies, smart devices, dual SIM, high-end, Android tablets, Cortex-A7, JiaYu, Android smartphones, Miracast, 1080p, MT6589, MTK6589, mid range, Dual-Active, universal platform, 13MP, FHD, 1920x1080, stereo 3D, PowerVR Series5XT, Jiayu G4 | 5 Comments

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%

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

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 | 5 Comments

The low priced, Android based smartphones of China will change the global market

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

During the 12 months or so China took over the overall leading market role for smartphones from the key markets considered to be in the lead: US, Australia, Brazil, Great Britain (GB), Germany, France, Italy and Spain. An even more … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, smartphones, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing | Tagged Microsoft, Apple, Google, Android, India, China, Baidu, Nokia, Symbian, Samsung, HTC, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, iOS, Motorola, RIM, Latin America, Russia, Brazil, IDC, iPhone, K-Touch, Gionee, smartphones, United States, US, Windows Phone 8, Coolpad, Spain, Asia-Pacific, Oppo, global market, Australia, Great Britain, GB, Germany, France, Italy, lead market, commoditization of smartphones, commoditization, Xiaomi, Kantar, Analysys International, Canalys, Mexico, price tier, price, IHS iSuppli, Meizu Technology, Shanda Interactive, Alibaba Group, iPhone 3GS, Ralph Haupter, Gordon Frazer, devices and services, low-end | 7 Comments

Lowest H2’12 device cost SoCs from Spreadtrum will redefine the entry level smartphone and feature phone markets

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

And this is not a speculation but already a reality as the new Lenovo A288t came to market this month for ¥ 569 in retail [US$ 89] and as low as ¥ 479 in wholesale [US$ 75]. Such a breakthrough … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, HTML5 et al, smartphones, SoC | Tagged 1 GHz, 1GHz, 2.5G, 2.75G, 2012 smartphone war, 3.5G, 3G, Android, Android 2.3, Android 4.0, Android Market, Android phones, Android platform, Android smartphone, ARM9EJ-S, certification testing, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, Cortex-A5, dual SIM, Dual-SIM Dual-Active, Dual-SIM Dual-Standby, EDGE, EDGE/WiFi, EGPRS, entry level, entry-level smartphones, feature phones, Firefox OS, GPRS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HTML5, HTML5 Operating System, HTML5 platform, Lenovo, Lenovo A288t, Lenovo Mobile, Lenovo Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group, Lenovo Mobile MIDH, Leo Li, Mali GPU, MediaTek, MIDH, Mozilla, open market, operators, procurement, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, SC6530, SC6820, SC8810, smartphones, Spreadtrum, Spreatrum Communications, TD-SCDMA, triple-SIM, WCDMA, whitebox vendors | 10 Comments

Boosting the MediaTek MT6575 success story with the MT6577 announcement — UPDATED with MT6588/83 coming in Q4 2012 and 8-core MT6599 in 2013

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Follow-up: MediaTek MT6589 quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC with HSPA+ and TD-SCDMA is available for Android smartphones and tablets of Q1 delivery [Dec 12, 2012] The MT6588 was recently renamed MT6589. Update: Sold 70 million in the first three quarters, MediaTek smart chip dominates China … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC | Tagged 2012 smartphone war, 40nm, Android 4.0, Apple, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, Coolpad, Cortex A9, Cortex-A7, dual SIM, HSPA+, HTC, Huawei, Ice Cream Sandwich, ICS, iHTC, Lenovo, MediaTek, Motorola, MStar, MT6575, MT6577, MT6583, MT6588, MT6589, MT6599, MTK6589, Nokia, Oppo, PowerVR, PowerVR Series5, Qualcomm, retail channels, Samsung, SGX544, Shanda, smartphones, ST-Ericsson, TD-SCDMA. WCDMA, white-box vendors, ZOPO, ZTE | 16 Comments

Intel 2011: a year of records, milestones and breakthroughs

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Intel’s CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results – Earnings Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha, Jan 19, 2012] + Q&A –> Intel’s industry position and prospects for years ahead [Dec 9, 2010 – March 21, 2011] reinvented the transistor with our 3-D Tri-Gate … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, smartphones, tablets | Tagged 14 nanometers, 14nm, 22 nanometers, 22nm, 3-D Tri-Gate, Android, China, cloud client, Computers and Internet, Google, Ice Cream Sandwich, ICS, Infineon, Infineon Wireless Solutions, Intel, Ivy Bridge, K800, Knights Corner, Lenovo, McAfee, Medfield, Microsoft, Motorola, Romley, Sandy Bridge, smartphones, SoC, Tablets, Telmap, Ultrabook, Windows 8 | 2 Comments

The new, high-volume market in China is ready to define the 2012 smartphone war

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Follow-up: Boosting the MediaTek MT6575 success story with the MT6577 announcement [June 27, 2012] - China TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA 3G subscribers by the end of 2011: China Mobile lost its original growth momentum [Jan 21, 2011] Updates: China market: Local vendors to roll out CNY300 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC | Tagged 3.5G, 3G, Amoi, Android, Apple, Broadcom, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Wireless Technologies, cloud client, Coolpad, GLBenchmark, Hisense, HTC, Huawei, iPhone 3G S, Lenovo, MediaTek, Motorola, MStar, MT6573, MT6575, MTK6573, MTK6575, Philips, PowerVR, Qualcomm, Sang Fei, smartphones, SoC, Spreadtrum, Taiwan, TCL, TCL Communication Technology, TD-SCDMA, TSMC, UMC, W-CDMA, Yulong, ZTE | 9 Comments

World’s lowest cost, US$40-50 Android smartphones — sub-$100 retail — are enabled by Spreadtrum

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

Updates: Spreadtrum selects CSR connectivity and Location for Smartphone reference designs [CSR press release, Feb 27, 2012] CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) today announced that Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD), a Chinese fabless semiconductor company, has chosen CSR plc … Continue reading →

Posted in smartphones, SoC | Tagged 2.5G, 3G, 40nm, Android, China Mobile, cloud client, CMMB, Exynos, Exynos 4210, feature phones, HSDPA, HSPA+, HSUPA, Huawei, Lenovo, LTE, Marvell, MobilePeak, Samsung, smartphones, SoC, Spreadtrum, TD-HSDPA, TD-HSPA, TD-HSUPA, TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, Telegent Systems, WCDMA, ZTE | 3 Comments

Kindle Fire with its $200 price pushing everybody up, down or out of the Android tablet market

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

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 | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Lenovo

Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

MediaTek MT6589 quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC with HSPA+ and TD-SCDMA is available for Android smartphones and tablets of Q1 delivery

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%

The low priced, Android based smartphones of China will change the global market

Lowest H2’12 device cost SoCs from Spreadtrum will redefine the entry level smartphone and feature phone markets

Boosting the MediaTek MT6575 success story with the MT6577 announcement — UPDATED with MT6588/83 coming in Q4 2012 and 8-core MT6599 in 2013

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