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Notebook replacement boom will not happen until 2H12, say Taiwan makers

The global large-scale replacement of notebooks, due to negative economic impacts and strong competition from iPad, will not happen until the second half of 2012 when the combination of Intel Ivy Bridge and Mic    

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Verizon continues nationwide LTE expansion tour, edges closer to year-end goal

It appears that Verizon's showing no signs of slowing its LTE expansion efforts, as 26 markets lit up last week and at least another 21 are ready to debut on October 20th. The most recent switching of the    

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Consumers may still have difficulty accepting ultrabook pricing

Ultrabooks, despite that Intel has been aggressively pushing the products, may not earn favor from consumers because average prices are still about 30% higher than those of mainstream notebooks, according to so    

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Nokia: first Windows Phones still shipping by end of year

Somewhere in the world, sometime between October 1st and December 31st, somebody will be able to purchase a Nokia-branded Windows Phone. Exactly where, when, or who is still in question. But Nokia at least took    

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MediaTek buoyed by rising demand for Lenovo smartphones

Brisk sales of Lenovo's A60-series smartphone in China has been boosting MediaTek's shipments of its 3.5G solution, the MT6573, according to market sources. Order momentum is expected to remain strong    

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IDF 2011: Intel to enter 14nm process in 2014

Intel CPUs will enter 14nm processing by 2014, according to Steven Smith, vice president and head of netbook, tablet PC business speaking at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.    

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IDF 2011: Intel CEO outlines company plans to lead future of computing

Intel has announced a new effort with Google that aims to accelerate Intel's business in smartphones.    

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Smartphones out-ship feature phones in Europe, Samsung leads the way

It was probably gonna happen sooner or later, but a new report from IDC confirms it: smartphones are now out-shipping feature phones in western Europe. According to the company's statistics, only 20.4 mill    

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HTC files new patent complains against Apple, using patents transferred from Google

HTC will take further legal action against Apple, adding new patent complaints to its previous filing lodged with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on August 16, and will also file a new lawsuit again    

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Motion sensor market for smartphones and tablets set to double by 2015, says IHS

Sparked by Apple's adoption of accelerometer technology in its iPhone and iPad lines, the market for motion sensor devices in smartphones and tablets is set to nearly double during the next five years, acc    

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