10% Of HDTVs Expected To Be Returned. hdtv. Cambridge (MA) - According to a new report, about 10% of all HDTV sets purchased as a Christmas gift will be returned, a decrease from 20% last year. Last year, an estimated one in five high-definition TV units...

Technology, Bright LED Electronics, and Unity Opto Technology all saw their revenues drop in December, but the makers’ annual revenues for 2007 were up 19-39%, and growth in 2008 is expected to reach 30-50%. Lite-On Technology was the top ranked Taiwan-based...

Small-size Panel Shipments Expected to Slow. lcd panel. Although the small- and medium-size panel industry entered the slow season in December 2007, most LCD panel makers expect rising demand from low-price notebooks and UMPCs (ultra-mobile PCs) will continue...

Yahoo Expected To Layoff Hundreds. yahoo layoff. Sunnyvale (CA) - Yahoo will be announcing a sizable layoff later this month. According to the latest rumors on the Silicon Valley Grapevine, the job cuts will probably be announced after the company reports...

Touch Screen Revenues Expected To Reach $4.4 Billion By 2012. touchscreen lcd revenue. Touch screens have the Midas touch for growth, spurring a flood of competition, technologies and OEM interest, according to research firm iSuppli.. Touch screens have...

PC Market Expected to Continue Double-digit Growth. pc windows sales. Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by 12..   Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by 12.8% in 2008 to reach 302 million units, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly...

A Billion GPS Chips Expected To Ship In 2013, Says ABI Research. gps shipment. GPS IC shipments are expected to reach one billion annually in 2013, and although average selling prices (ASPs) will continue to fall, the effect on the revenues streams of vendors...

Mobile Messaging Expected To Grow To $212 Billion By 2013. sms cellphone. SMS is taking off in the Americas, mobile email continues its strong growth in developed regions, subscriber growth is driving messaging adoption in Asia-Pacific, and social networking...

Open Office XML Expected To Be Announced ISO Standard This Week. office word document. Chicago (IL) - Rumors about a possibly "shocking" announcement by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) scheduled for this week began spreading across...

Blu-ray Disc Drive Prices May Not Fall As Quickly As Expected, Say Taiwan Makers. blu-ray drives disc. Although international vendors of desktop and notebook PCs, in their road maps of product development to promote Blu-ray Disc (BD), expect ODM/OEM makers...