Samsung Electronics and Apple held onto their positions as the top semiconductor buyers in 2015, which accounts for 17.7 percent of the market, according to Gartner, Inc. Together, both companies consumed $59.0 billion of semiconductors in 2015, an increase of $0.8 billion from 2014. Rounding out the top five were Lenovo, Dell and HP. “Samsung…
The numbers are in for global PC shipments in 2015, and they are in line with industry expectations. IDC reports that global PC shipments totaled 71.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15), translating into a year-on-year decline of 10.6 percent. Gartner’s numbers are a bit more optimistic, reporting global PC shipments of…
TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung. “Today there are over 40,000 chemical substances on the market and the environmental and…
Stamford, Conn. – Global PC shipments fell 7.7 percent to 73.7 million units in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014, according to preliminary research results from Gartner, Inc. The biggest reason: higher prices due to the U.S. dollar against local currencies. The report shows that demand for desktop PCs…
First, the tablet PC heralded the decline of the notebook computer. Now, the tablet PC’s short life is in danger from smartphones and their first cousin, the cellular-enabled tablet. One of the key differences between cellular-enabled tablets and other tablets is the entry of wireless carriers to the fray. “Cellular-enabled tablets are outgrowing the rest…
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), today announced that the Lenovo VIBE X2 Pro smartphone, due to be released in April 2015, will use the NXP LPC54100 series of microcontrollers for always-on sensor processing applications. Lenovo selected the LPC54100 series for its processing power and market-leading power efficiency to maximize battery life while supporting today’s popular…
Hong Kong — Lenovo smart bracket product successfully passed the TUV Rheinland Smart Wearable Device Certification and was awarded the world’s first Smart Wearable Device Certification. Mr. Uwe Halstenbach, Vice President & Managing Director, TUV Rheinland Greater China Electrical, Mr.Eric Yu, Executive Director & GM, Lenovo Accessories & Service Upsell Business Unit, and Mr.Ray Zhuo Executive Director…
China’s appetite for electronics continues to grow in spite of some recent softness in its manufacturing sector. As of this year, nearly 4.789 billion DRAM chips and 3.518 billion NAND Flash chips from the 2Gb category have been consumed in China, accounting for 19.2 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively, of the world’s total DRAM and…
Gartner has published its annual list of leading supply chains in Asia Pacific with ten regional companies making the list. Gartner Research Director James Lisica said that Asia Pacific supply chain leaders continue to create agile and lean supply chains capable of dealing with regional challenges. “We have observed some key themes across most industry…
Hong Kong – Lenovo Group today reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, with quarterly revenue of US$10.4 billion, an 18 percent increase year-over-year while quarter pre-tax income increased 22 percent year-over-year to US$264 million. Earnings grew 23 percent year-over-year to US$214 million, while the Company hit market share and financial performance…