When Apple and HTC decided to put aside their legal differences and reached a 10-year cross licensing agreement, it seemed as though the patent infringement tensions once heightened by Steve Jobs could finally be put to rest. Samsung, though, does not appear interested in refraining from the war that was started by the Cupertino company...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, although NAND Flash makers are continuing the strategy of tightening supply, with the passing of the peak replenishment demand period related to system products for Thanksgiving and Christmas, NAND Flash contract prices have dipped by approximately 1-5% for the first time in two months...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 4Q12 mobile DRAM contract prices have been declining at a slower rate compared to the previous quarter, with LPDDR 2 prices dropping at somewhere within the 5%~10% range...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as PC OEMs’ inventory adjustments are finished for the time being, even with the lack of noticeable improvement for DRAM demand, buyers are still more open to slightly higher prices than they have been in the past, which is in turn contributing to stable DRAM prices...
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Recently Samsung has enjoyed plenty of success on the smartphone market; the Korean manufacturer’s smartphone brand has been number one in sales for some time now, and last week total Galaxy S3 sales exceeded 30 million units, 18 million of which were sold in the third quarter alone...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of global market research firm TrendForce, the decline of the PC industry has led to decreased revenue for DRAM makers worldwide. As a result, top-tier memory makers are aggressively expanding in the mobile DRAM sector, and mobile DRAM output is expected to account for 21% of total DRAM production this year, and nearly 30% in 2013...
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While Hurricane Sandy’s arrival on the East Coast of the U.S. delayed Google’s press event last week, a new line of Nexus products, including a smartphone and tablet, has already been unveiled on Google’s blog...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as PC shipments are continually adjusted downwards and yearly growth has decreased by 5% YoY, demand for the peak season is not as strong as expected and the oversupply situation continues to worsen...
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Although NAND flash market demand was sluggish in the beginning of the third quarter of 2012 due to slow economic recovery worldwide, Toshiba’s July announcement of capacity cuts and the arrival of Apple’s iPhone 5 in September provided positive market stimulation...
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, in the third quarter of 2012 shipment volume for Chinese smartphone manufacturers was approximately 60 million units, representing a mild increase of 8% compared to 27% growth in the second quarter. The top three makers, Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE, accounted for over 40% of total shipments...
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