camerIC IP Core Enables Advanced Image Signal Processor Functions for Mobile Phones and Netbooks
Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG), a leader in semiconductors and intellectual property (IP) for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition (HD) content, today introduced the camerIC-18, the newest member of its family of camerIC camera processor IP cores. With [...]

Commentary supplied by
Simon Bryant, Principal Consultant – Consumer Electronics & Imaging, Futuresource Consulting
The Portable Consumer Electronics Market
Netbooks, pocket video cameras, digital SLRs, smartphones, mobile Internet devices and handheld games consoles are fuelling growth in the European portable electronics market this year, which in the face of economic challenges and convergence, grew 18% in 2008 to [...]

Intel drove an unusual sequential rise in PC processor unit shipments in 2Q09
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the second calendar quarter of 2009 (2Q09) rose notably, according to new data from IDC. While the increase is unusually positive for the second quarter of a year, IDC analysis of the results indicate that Intel and [...]

Broadcom® Crystal HD Solutions to significantly Improve Netbook User Experience
India — June 2, 2009 — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, and Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced an engineering collaboration to enable hardware accelerated playback of high definition (HD) Adobe® Flash® technology based video content [...]

Ready for Windows 7, Leader in Hands-on ComputingTM Showcases Innovation and New Product Developments at This Year’s Annual SID Display Week
SID Display Week 2009
Booth #479
N-trig, providers of DuoSense® technology, combining pen and capacitive multi-touch in a single device, is today showcasing its new innovations for the multi-touch experience all running on Windows 7. SID attendees [...]

Lightweight, 3G Mini-Laptops Ideal for Mobile Savvy Tweens, Teens, and Students; Convenient for Adults and Small Business Owners
AT&T* announced today that it will soon expand its portfolio of embedded 3G mini laptops – and make them available in AT&T stores nationwide.
The expanded embedded device lineup will include Acer, Dell and Lenovo mini laptops. AT&T plans [...]

Always Innovating today unveiled the Touch Book, a versatile new device that works as both a netbook and a tablet thanks to a detachable keyboard and a 3D touchscreen user interface. The Touch Book, previewed at DEMO 09, weighs less than two pounds as a netbook and has a battery life of 10 to 15 [...]

Sequential PC processor unit shipment decline in 4Q08 was the worst since IDC started tracking
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments fell significantly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008 (4Q08), according to new data from IDC. Further demand decline in 1Q09 points to a very poor outlook for the first half of this year.
In 4Q08, [...]

ABI Research Survey: 79% of Respondents View Netbooks as “Secondary” Devices
In November 2008 ABI Research carried out a survey of more than 1000 adult consumers in the United States, aimed at identifying their attitudes to netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The results are summarized in a Research Brief that provides critical insights into [...]

New Low-Power Audio Solutions Provide Improved Performance and Design Flexibility for Notebooks, Mobile Internet Devices and Ultra Mobile PCs
IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) (NASDAQ:IDTI), a leading provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, today announced a new series of high-definition audio codecs that provide improved audio performance and [...]