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 [...]

MyService today announced a new 750GB hard drive upgrade for the MacBook Pro. These new Scorpio Blue drives by Western Digital are the largest mobile drives available. MyService has these drives in stock. The upgrade service includes the new drive, round trip shipping, professional installation and data transfer. MyService makes the service process fast and [...]

Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. has announced the launch of its new ARTFUL lineup of Notebook PC Products. The range comprises of 2 Mini Notebook PCs and 4 Mainstream Notebook PCs. This is part of the company’s commitment to provide users around the world with innovative notebook PCs that bring new capabilities and heightened convenience to [...]

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 [...]

HP today announced a new brand of affordable notebook PCs that merge business functionality with sophisticated design to stand out from the crowd.
The HP ProBook series joins the award-winning HP EliteBook series to form one of the most versatile business notebook portfolios in the industry. Inspired by minimalism, the design of the new HP [...]

World’s oldest construction material, bamboo, now adorns the latest computing technology
India, April 8, 2009: ASUS Technology (India) today announced the launch of its much awaited eco-friendly Bamboo Series Notebook in India. The Bamboo series Notebooks are exquisitely designed with real bamboo to give a personalized and exclusive feel to each notebook. The end-to-end eco-friendly Bamboo [...]

Device Running Android on a Live 3G Network at Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress 2009
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) showcased the operation of its integrated SlimChip HSPA Modem on a live 3G Network. InterDigital’s module, which can be efficiently integrated with a variety of applications processors, is being demonstrated in the Texas Instruments advanced new OMAP 3 [...]

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 [...]