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Phablet competition in India: $258 Micromax-MediaTek-2013 against $360 Samsung-Broadcom-2012

Allwinner in mainland China moved first to quad-core Cortex-A7 with the A31 SoC introduced with the launch of the first two tablet products, Onda V972 and V812, on December 5, 2012 (and delivered from December 24, 2012 on in mainland … Continue reading

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Linux client market share gains outside the Android? Instead of gains will it shrink to 5% in the next 3 years?

The Linux Foudation quite proundly referred to ReadWriteMobile: The ‘Year of the Linux Desktop’? That’s So 2012 [Feb 3, 2013] For those Linux enthusiasts still pining for the mythical “Year of the Linux Desktop,” the wait is over. In fact, … Continue reading

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STMicroelectronics and Texas Intruments are exiting the mobile market as there is no chance to compete with aggressive SoC vendors from PRC and the market #2 MediaTek from Taiwan

STMicroelectronics sees no future for itself in ST-Ericsson’s strategy of Fundamental repositioning for modem, APE and ModAps spaces as it announces new strategic plan [Dec 10, 2012] “Today we are announcing the new ST, aligned with the new market environment,” … Continue reading

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E Ink strategic value proposition: displays on every smart surface

Updates:  Reflective OutLook: Shades of Gray or Colorful? [Touch and Display-Enhancement Issue of Information Display, Sept 21, 2012] … E Ink and SiPix Meanwhile, could color have anything do to do with E Ink’s recent announcement of its intention to … Continue reading

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VIZIO’s two pronged strategy: Android based V.I.A. Plus device ecosystem + Windows based premium PC entertainment

The VIZIO Internet Apps® Plus (“V.I.A. Plus”) ecosystem of devices was launched on June 28, 2011 with the introduction of VIZIO’s first tablet. Each VIZIO V.I.A. Plus product features a VIZIO-designed user interface that is not only intuitive but also … Continue reading

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

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

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Shrinking capital investment in the worldwide LCD industry

Updates: Samsung board approves LCD business spin-off [Feb 21, 2012] Samsung Electronics has announced that plans to spin off the company’s LCD display business have been approved by its board of directors. The new body will be 100%-held by Samsung, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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First-ever Israeli National Pavilion Set up at 2011 Computex Taipei

First-ever Israeli National Pavilion Set up at 2011 Computex Taipei [June 20] 12 Israeli companies jointly showcased their latest technologies, products in the first-ever “Israeli Pavilion” at the 2011 Taipei International Information Technology Show (Computex Taipei) held May 31-June 4 … Continue reading

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