Digitimes

For more than a decade, Panasonic (NYSE: PC) has been one of the strongest supporters of PDPs (plasma display panels). When Sony (NYSE: SNE) and other manufacturers switched to LCD, Panasonic decided to heavily support both formats. Now it seems that Panasonic is finally letting go of the dying...

When Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) teamed up with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch Thunderbolt, a new hardware interface, the company hoped to quickly replace Firewire and USB 2.0. The latter was followed by USB 3.0, which allows data to be transferred at speeds of up to five gigabits per second -- more than...

After a small global expansion in 2012, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is working hard to sell its e-books and e-readers in new regions, including China. Now the dot-com retailer is expected to bring its hardware to Taiwan. According to DigiTimes, Amazon has passed an examination conducted by Taiwan's...

Following a report that China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) would sell as many as 120 million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2013, DigiTimes Research has revealed that smartphone sales in China could reach 329 million units by the end of 2013. China's smartphone market grew substantially in 2012, rising 67 percent....

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is doing everything it can to ensure that the Chromebook becomes a long-term success. In addition to the cheap plastic machines that retail for $200, Google has built a $1,300 notebook for high-end users who work in the cloud. These efforts are part of the company's long-...

Samsung is only days away from unveiling the Galaxy S IV. Millions of consumers have high expectations for the handset, which will reportedly feature a Exynos 5410 quad-core 1.8GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP camera and a five-inch HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Android 4.2...

Investors may have noticed a trend after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the new iMac. First there was a report claiming that the company would delay shipments of the 27-inch model because of mass production issues. Then the company reportedly reduced iMac shipments by 40 percent in the fourth...

Could Sony (NYSE: SNE) ship a record-breaking number of consoles this holiday season? According to DigiTimes, Sony anticipates that PlayStation 4 will reach annual shipments of 16 million units in 2013. If true, this would make it the largest launch of any console. DigiTimes' sources claim that...

It seems that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have reduced the price of its MacBook a bit prematurely. While notebook sales have been stagnant during the winter months, they could pick up very soon. According to DigiTimes, most of the major notebook vendors will ship new models in the second quarter. As...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) knew that there would be some cannibalization when it released the iPad Mini, but few could have predicted it would lead to a 90 percent drop in interest for the full-size iPad. According to Apple's official sales data, all versions of the iPad collectively sold 22.9 million...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release a cheap iPhone in the second half of 2013, according to a report from DigiTimes. The media outlet cites unnamed supply-chain sources. It isn't the first time this report has surfaced. Speculation has been rampant for months that Apple would soon roll out a low-...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook surprised the world when he announced that his company would invest $100 million in American manufacturing. According to DigiTimes, the domestic facility might produce the company's smallest and least-popular desktop computer -- the Mac Mini. Foxconn will...

Ultrabooks were expected to account for 40 percent of all notebook shipments in 2012. After failing to achieve that goal, players within the industry expect to have much greater success in the new year. According to DigiTimes, the third-generation Ultrabook platform (codenamed Haswell) is...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly stopped ordering some components for its 13-inch MacBook Pro. According to DigiTimes, Apple stopped placing new orders because the vendor has already obtained high inventory levels for the unspecified components. The suppliers in question (which were not...