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'Tablets in Western Europe: Market Opportunities and Operator Business Models,' a Telecom Insider Report by Pyramid Research, examines demand and operator business models for tablets in the region. Derived from insights from industry players, the report provides an analysis of the Western European tablet OS market, the features available in each price band, demand for cellular versus Wi-Fi-enabled tablets, and a five-year forecast for tablet sales, globally and by region. It also reviews the role of mobile operators in the tablet value chain, especially in tablet distribution, and examines tablet portfolios, pricing and positioning strategies. It concludes with a look at operator best practices and a number of recommendations.

- Singapore's IT market growth will underperform APAC emerging markets over the medium term as high penetration of devices and solutions means little low-hanging fruit for vendors. However, we expect it to exhibit relatively robust growth rates over the medium term considering its maturity. Singapore's move to capture a position as a regional centre for emerging technologies will drive growth. The government is promoting Singapore as a destination for companies providing cloud, big data and analytics services via incentives and links with universities. Another important factor is the reach, affordability and quality of telecoms infrastructure and the favourable policy environment.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Computer and Related Services market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Clear government support for IT in Saudi Arabia will ensure that it remains the biggest IT market in the Gulf region. While clearly defined ICT policies, helped by the country's relative political stability, aim to increase the sector's contribution to overall economic growth, high income levels in Saudi Arabia reduce consumers' appetite for counterfeit products, with well-developed formal distribution channels making it easier for vendors to reach customers. We note, however, that the effects of 'Saudisation' have yet to run their course, with potential reductions in consumer spending a downside risk to our forecasts.

CHOETECH’s dual port USB AC charger which has 2 USB charging ports and each delivers 2.1A independently for quick charging. The CHOETECH dual port USB AC charger is compatible with a wide variety of cellphone, tablet computer etc. the two separate universal USB ports provide high speed charging for Apple iPad Air, iPad 5, iPad 4, New iPad 3, iPad 2 / Apple iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs / Apple iPod Nano / iPad Mini and iPad Mini.

The campaign for an innovative and new wireless HDMI concept called CORE on Indiegogo is still continuously asking for support for those who want to end their troubles with small laptop and phone screens. CORE is a promising project that can help those who are getting tired of not seeing or using the best features of their mobile devices due to its small screens. Since there are many people who are troubled with how they can watch movies or work on their small laptop monitors, the HDMI concept of CORE is sure to be the solution. The unique concept of the project is sure to help people not only with their screen size problems but also with the convenience that they can get from the use of the device.

We have all fallen victim to the inevitable broken connector on our cell phone cable or other gadget charging cable. There is a weak point in any design, and with the current USB charging cables, that weak point is right below the connector on either side of the cable. Snakable is a beautifully designed USB cable for your mobile device, that protects the wires at the cables' connectors from over-bending and eventually breaking. Like so many of us experience, with typical cables. This is due to the patent pending strain relief assembly on both connectors. The Snakable will be available as backer rewards, in Apple Lightning & Micro USB configurations. Color options will also be available: Red, White, Black, Green, and Orange. Lightning Snakables will be Apple Certified under the Made for iPhone (MFI) program. The Snakable Kickstarter is live now through May 25, 2014.

Next Generation Biometric Market by Technology (Fingerprint, Palm, Face, Iris, Vein, Voice & Signature), Function, Application (Government, Defense, Travel & Immigration, Home Security, Banking, Consumer Electronics & so on) & by Geography - Forecasts & Analysis 2014 - 2020

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Computers and Office Machinery market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Supercapacitor Market by Materials (Electrodes, Electrolyte, and Separators), Products (Consumer, Industrial, Transport, and Others), Applications (Primary, Energy, Wireless, and Others), and Geography - Analysis & Forecast (2013 - 2020)

This report presents worldwide PC and worldwide desktop PC market volume per year for the period 2011 - 2018 and per quarter for the period 1Q 2012 - 4Q 2014. Also included are forecasts of worldwide desktop PC market volume and share by region and by CPU connector type. This report also provides comparison of worldwide AIO PC and desktop PC volume, as well as worldwide motherboard and desktop PC market volume. This research finds that the worldwide desktop PC shipment volume, which fell 0.5% year on year in 2013, is forecasted to see milder decline in 2014, mainly due to the strong replacement demand in the enterprise market. In consideration of maintaining employees' productivity, most companies will opt to purchase Windows 7 PCs, instead of the latest touch-control Windows 8.1. However, the penetration rate of touch control AIO PCs is expected to keep growing, as more vendors are developing related technologies at lower costs. The worldwide AIO PC/desktop PC shipment volume ratio is projected to reach 17% in 2018, from around 14% in 2014. The worldwide motherboard/desktop PC shipment volume ratio is projected to remain above 112% during the period 2014 - 2018.

We downgraded the growth forecast for the Russian IT market in the Q214 update in response to a weaker macroeconomic outlook and uncertainty arising from Russia's involvement in the security situation in Ukraine. Beyond this short-term drag on growth the Russian IT market has strong medium-term growth potential, but in the short term, growth has been hit by a weaker economic outlook and a steep decline in notebook sales in favour of low-cost tablets with a low penetration in devices and enterprise solutions - and an increasingly supportive regulatory and policy framework following WTO membership and state initiatives to promote IT development. Another area where we identify great opportunity is the Russia cloud computing market, which remains underdeveloped in early 2014, but will grow rapidly as education levels rise and operators continue to invest in network infrastructure. The picture is not positive across the board though, with pressure on retail hardware sales as a result of competition from low-cost tablets, meaning value growth will fail to keep pace with unit growth over the medium term.

The growth rate of China integrated circuit industry ranks the first in the world after China joined WTO. The average annual growth rate of the production volume and sales revenue of integrated circuits exceeded 20% in 2001-2012. The proportion of domestic industry scale in the global industry scale increased from 2% in 2001 to 10% in 2012. However, the proportion of domestic industry scale in the market size remained less than 20%. The actual self-sufficiency rate is less than 10% after deducting the sales revenue of OEM products. Imported integrated circuits took most of the market shares.

Flexible Display Market by Application (Smartphone, Tablet, E-reader, Laptop, TV, Smartcard, Wearable Display), Technology (OLED, LCD, E-paper), Component (Emissive &Non-emissive), Material (Polymer, Glass, GRP) & Geography - Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2020

With increasing demand of Bitcoin ASIC processors and systems, many manufacturers are struggling to supply their customers the products within a fixed time frame. LSM Labs is one rare semi-conductor engineering company which is currently providing its Bitcoin ASICs with a delivery guarantee. The company recently announced that they are now providing a money back delivery guarantee to all customers. For orders before April 30, 2014 the company has promised delivery by May 14, 2014.

Image Recognition Market [Method (OCR, Object, Pattern Matching, Barcode/ QR, Facial), Application (Security & Surveillance, Quality Control & Inventory Management, Advertising, Scanning & Imaging, m-Commerce)] - Worldwide Market Forecast (2014-2019)

Head-Up Display (Hud) Market by Components (Video Generator, Projector, Combiner & Others) by Applications (Military & Civil Aviation and Automotive) & by Geography (North America, Europe, APAC & ROW) - Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2020

Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market by Technology (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive), Product (Biometric, Sanitary Equipment), Application (Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Automotive), Geography (Americas, EMEA & APAC) - Global Forecasts and Analysis to 2013 - 2020

Despite previous decline in sales of desktops and notebooks, as users substituted purchases to lower cost tablets, we expect solid growth of 4.1% in German IT spending in 2014 to EUR49.6bn. We expect hardware spending growth will underperform if substitution for cheaper devices continues. However, there is potential for stronger performance in our five-year forecast period to 2018, if ultra-thin notebooks and hybrids/convertibles gain traction with consumers. Software and services have a more positive outlook with cloud computing, machine-to-machine communications and big data analytics being key drivers over the medium term. Cloud computing is a particularly interesting market segment, with opportunities for local providers or global firms with a local presence, to capitalise on the negative impact of the Patriot Act and PRISM on perceptions of US providers.

The Argentine economic environment casts a shadow over the IT market, with the depreciation of the peso and import restrictions affecting PC sales in recent years. Both imported and nationally manufactured PCs were affected, with the latter hit by weak consumer confidence and a reliance on imported components. However, this does not seem to be putting off potential investors, as companies seem willing to overlook the economic situation in favour of the sector's substantial potential. The scope for large increases in PC penetration, second device ownership, enterprise software penetration and cloud computing are examples of sectors that have growth opportunities.

Gesture Recognition For Smart TV Market by Software (2D & 3D Image Sensor), Hardware(Image Sensor, IR Proximity Sensor, IR Temperature Sensor, Light Sensors, & Semiconductor ICS), And Geography (Americas, EMEA, & APAC) - Analysis & Forecast to 2013 - 2020

Considering the disruption posed by security and political risks in Egypt, and the depreciation of the pound against the US dollar in 2013, the market performed well with solid growth. As economic and political environment becomes more supportive in 2014 we forecast growth will move to a higher trajectory as rising incomes enable consumers to purchase devices and vendors to capitalise on low penetration rates and enterprise confidence unleashes investment in software and services. A buoyant retail market, combined with the modernisation of enterprises and public administration, will ensure overall IT spending will increase as a share of GDP over the medium term to 2018. Further, the government's ICT strategy supports the market and initiatives such as tablets for education and promotion of Egypt as an outsourcing destination, boosting development.

This research report presents shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of the Greater China notebook PC industry. The report includes shipment volume and value, ASP, manufacturer volume ranking, shipment by assembly level, shipment by price point, and product mix analysis. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with notebook PC makers. The report finds that the Greater China notebook PC industry's shipment volume in the fourth quarter of 2014 continued to grow at a steadily pace at 6% compared to the previous quarter. This is mainly ascribed to seasonal promotions in Europe and United States and the ahead-of-schedule commercial replacement demand resulted from the end of support for Windows XP in 2014. With smartphones and tablets continuing to divert consumer spending, shipment volume of the Greater China notebook PC industry is projected to see the deepest decline ever in the first quarter of 2014 and pick up steadily in the second quarter of 2014 and onwards. And as brand orders are to become increasingly concentrated, the combined share of Quanta and Compal, two leading notebook PC contract manufacturers, is anticipated to rise to nearly 60% in 2014.

The French IT market is well developed with high penetration of products and solutions, as well as being home to some leading IT services providers and a growing cybersecurity ecosystem. Although desktop and notebook sales will remain under pressure in 2014 as a result of competition from tablets and hybrids, we expect the decline to be less pronounced than in 2012 and 2013. Meanwhile, a stronger economic backdrop will be conducive to growth in enterprise spending, with cloud services including SaaS, IaaS and PaaS expected to be among the areas of fastest growth. This will drive continued investment in data centre facilities by leading global vendors, as well as local telecoms operators and cloud services providers.

Super Junction MOSFET Market by FAB Technology (Multiple-Epitaxy, Deep-Trench), Packaging Technology Material (Substrate, Transition Layer, Electrode), Application (Power Supply, Display, Lighting, EV/HEV, Industrial) & by Geography- Global Trends & Forecasts to 2013 - 2020