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Imagination announces PowerVR imaging framework for Android (2015.01.07) Imagination Technologies announces a new PowerVR imaging framework for Android: a set of software components that allow OEMs to integrate the latest computational photography and computer vision features into their camera applications, leveraging the inherent low-power parallelism of the PowerVR Rogue GPU |
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Inventec Teams up with Xiaomi in Views of IoT (2015.01.07) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Inventec is forming “One Inventec” in views of penetrating the market of Internet of Things (IoT), including voice control, various sensors, short-, medium-, and long-term wireless technologies, 3D printing, and the second-generation wristband is under research and design process |
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Intel Announces Curie Module for Wearable, A Button-Sized Solution (2015.01.07) Intel Corporation today announced a number of technology. The announcements include the Intel Curie module, a button-sized hardware product for wearable solutions.
"The rise of new personal computing experiences, intelligent and connected devices, and the wearable revolution are redefining the relationship between consumers and technology," said Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO |
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Weak Mobile Customer Service Is Harming Customer Engagement (2015.01.07) According to Gartner, weak mobile customer service is harming customer engagement. No rallying principle in the enterprise matters more than the creation of superior customer engagement and IT leaders will need to innovate in engaging customers on all channels and have the metrics to choose the right projects |
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2015 Top 10 Predictions of China ICT Market (2015.01.07) According to IDC, under the guidance of the aforementioned policy, Chinese economy will sustain steady growth in spite of further slowdown with 7% growth in GDP in 2015. In step with development trend of Chinese economy, the Chinese ICT market will continue in a “new normal state” |
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Industry's Highest Performance 4x4 802.11ac Wave-2 Wi-Fi and SoC Platform (2015.01.07) Marvell introduced the industry’s highest performance 4x4 802.11ac Wave-2 Wi-Fi and system-on-chip (SoC) solution, the AP3200 Reference Platform. Marvell’s AP3200 Reference Platform combines the company’s ARMADA and Avastar product lines to deliver a total solution for next-generation enterprise and home connectivity applications based on 802 |
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HTC Teams With Uunder Armour To Pursue Wearable Market (2015.01.07) HTC and Under Armour Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to empower athletes everywhere. HTC is designing a series of products to work seamlessly with UA Record, Under Armour launched the UA Record apps and website today at CES |
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MediaTek Reveals New 802.11ac SoC- MT7615 (2015.01.07) TAIPEI, Taiwan — MediaTek announced the release of MT7615 on January 7, the most advanced 802.11ac System on Chip (SoC) for Wi-Fi connectivity. The company once again demonstrated its commitment to leading Wi-Fi technology through the MU-MIMO and beamforming techniques deployed in MT7615 |
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CE Industry Revenues to Reach $223.2 Billion in 2015 (2015.01.07) According to Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow three percent in 2015 and to reach an all-time high of $223.2 billion.
CEA’s consensus forecast reflects U |
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Broadcom Debuts Multi-standard Ultra HD Chip Family (2015.01.07) Broadcom announced two new Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices that support Google's VP9 open video compression standard. Supporting client and media gateway set-top box (STB) applications, the BCM7251S and BCM7252S extend Broadcom's Ultra HD portfolio by adding VP9 decode support while introducing support for up to 60 frames per second on the new codec |
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Gartner Announces Top 10 Semiconductor Vendors in 2014 (2015.01.06) Results by Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $339.8 billion in 2014, a 7.9 percent increase from 2013 revenue of $315 billion. The top 25 semiconductor vendors' combined revenue increased 11.7 percent, which was more than the overall industry's growth |
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ASUSTOR Unveils NAS 4K Multimedia Solutions at CES 2015 (2015.01.06) ASUSTOR will be showcasing its NAS products for four straight days starting from today, at CES 2015 at the Trump International Hotel. ASUSTOR will be exhibiting its 70, 51 and 50 series NAS devices and exclusive ADM 2.3 operating system featuring all new functionality including multimedia, surveillance, business management and data protection applications |
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Broadcom Grows Connected Car Portfolio With Automotive NFC Chip (2015.01.06) Broadcom expanded its connected car device offerings with the introduction of a new automotive-grade Near Field Communications (NFC) chip. The highly-integrated chip with tap-to-connect technology simplifies the set-up process for mobile device connectivity within the vehicle and enables comfort and convenience applications such as keyless entry and vehicle settings |
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Quantenna, Lantiq Offer 802.11ac 4x4 System Solution for Ethernet Routers (2015.01.06) Quantenna Communications and Lantiq today announced the availability of a joint system solution to address the Ethernet Retail Router market. The solution combines Quantenna’s QSR1000 4x4 802.11ac with the Lantiq’s GRX300 communications processor family and brings ultra-high performance Wi-Fi technology to the mid-range Ethernet Retail Router market |
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Panasonic Releases Fisrt Firefox OS 4K TV at CES 2015 (2015.01.06) Panasonic today announced its 2015 lineup of next-generation Life+ Screen 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs powered by Firefox OS at the CES 2015.
Mozilla and Panasonic collaborated to create a new innovative, interactive and customizable user interface powered by Firefox OS, which will be available on Panasonic’s new Life+ Screen TVs starting this spring |
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MediaTek Powers Google Cast for Home Audio (2015.01.06) MediaTek is collaborating with Google on its new Google Cast for audio offering for music lovers globally by using MediaTek’s audio SoC-MT8507, to address consumer desire to connect with music quickly and easily.
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4K, Wearables, 3D printing, IoT to Be Highlighted at CES 2015 (2015.01.06) TAIPEI, Taiwan — A senior analyst at Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) forecast that 4K resolution TV, wearables, 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud will be five highlights at CES 2015.
Chen Qing-wen, senior analyst at ITRI said that the situation of wearables is just opposite to smartphones |
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ChipSiP “SiME Sensor Hub” to Build Secure and Safe Homes with Easy DIY Solutions (2015.01.06) TAIPEI, Taiwan — ChipSiP Technology, a smart IoT and smart wearables company, demonstrated the SiME Sensor Hub in conjunction with their SiME smart home products. Aiming at DIY markets, SiME Sensor Hub enables property owners to make their home connect and secure with automatic device set-up installation, remote control and monitoring App as well as linked cloud services |
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Broadcom Introduces Industry's Most Power Efficient Automotive Ethernet Chip (2015.01.06) Broadcom announced its next-generation BroadR-Reach automotive Ethernet chip, optimized for use in low-power automotive applications. Delivering 100 megabit per second (Mbps) performance over a single, unshielded twisted pair wire, the highly integrated chip combines the functionality of multiple discrete devices in an ultra-small package (6x6 mm) |
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ASUS Introduces New Transformer Book Series at CES 2015 (2015.01.06) ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih unveiled the company’s latest innovations during today’s press event at the 2015 International CES. Mr. Shih introduced the full lineup of the ASUS Transformer Book Chi Series — powerful, razor-thin 2-in-1 laptops that transform instantly into the world’s slimmest Windows tablets |