In a season when their sales should be rising sharply, suppliers of large-sized LCD panels instead are encountering weak demand growth in the third quarter, exacerbating the glut already plaguing the market.
Making a stellar debut, high-resolution LCD panels featuring resolutions of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media tablets for the first time this year, with shipments set to approach 13 million units.
With most of the top brands introducing new flagship models in the first half of 2013, smartphone buyers now have more choices than ever, a phenomenon that will contribute to an expected doubling in market shipments from 2012 to 2017.
Despite the pay-TV industry?s increasing focus on delivering services to alternative devices like PCs, smartphones and tablets, its traditional flagship platform -- the set-top box ? continues to thrive, with market shipments set to hit record highs in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
The decline in PC sales, recorded in the first quarter of 2013, continued into the second quarter with little recovery expected during the second half of 2013.
Countries with a clearly defined national vision for broadband roll-out are significantly out-performing those taking a more laissez-faire approach to broadband development.
Demand for business analytics solutions will continue to be driven by the promise of better and faster decision-making and competitive advantage that results from the ability to analyze and act upon information in a timely manner.
