
Nine Predicted Trends for Global Mobile Communications in 2016
MIC, the Taiwan government-backed IT research institute, released its 9 predicted trends for 2016 that the institute believes will play a key role in rejuvenating mobile communications development worldwide. Rise of India and Africa With the global smartphone industry showing a noticeable slowdown and the nearly saturated mobile phone demand in China...

Green Electronics and Investing in India are Highlights at TAITRONICS 2015
TAIPEI, Taiwan — September is coming to an end, and the TAITRONICS will surely be the highlight in October of the electronics industry in Taiwan. The show returns for its 41st show at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 this year from October 6 to 9...

Tablet Installed Base to Fall in 2016 with Declining Shipments
The global installed base of tablets will become the next unexpected victim as shipments of larger slate devices continue their decline, according to ABI Research. Early tablet sales in 2010 and 2011 enjoyed several good years of consumer usage with both iOS and Android devices actively used for three to four years...

Samsung, Oculus Introduce First Consumer Version of Gear VR
Samsung Electronics today announced its first Gear VR device aimed to consumers. The latest edition of the Gear VR is compatible with even more smartphones, including the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, S6 and S6 edge, leveraging each device’s super AMOLED display to provide the color, clarity and performance needed for an amazing virtual reality experience...

Samsung Display, LGD Keep Advancing AMOLED Technology
The reliability of AMOLED panels is directly related to device quality, and is largely dependent on the performance of the panel maker’s device. According to IHS’ latest report, Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co., the two leading AMOLED panel makers, have made significant investments and efforts to enhance reliability...

TrendForce: Asia and Americas to Push Global PV Demand Up to 58GW in 2016
Major regional markets (i.e. China, the U.S. and Japan) and other emerging markets continue to drive the demand growth of this year’s photovoltaic (PV) market. The latest report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, says that the five largest regional markets for the first half of 2015, as listed in order, are China, Japan, the U...