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Why Qualcomm's New Chip Looks Great
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 37 mins ago
Qualcomm is the world's leading mobile processor vendor. As a result of extremely solid execution, the company has continued to solidify its leadership position in mobile products. Over the past several months, the company has been rolling out a...
Acer Kicks Intel Out of Its Smartphones for 2014
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 5:00PM CDT
Intel 's low-power CPU cores have become pretty good over the past several years. However, its products have typically lacked certain functionality aspects -- such as integrated cellular baseband -- that make them largely uncompetitive...
Intel Burns Nearly $1 Billion on Mobile in Q1
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 3:00PM CDT
As a longtime Intel shareholder, it has been tough watching this company stumble again and again when it comes to smartphones and tablets. I still vividly remember the presentations the company showed investors back at the 2011 investor meeting....
The Fool Looks Ahead
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 9:00AM CDT
There's never a dull week on Wall Street. Let's go over some of the news that will shape the week to come. Monday The market kicks off the new trading week after taking Friday off in a fury. It's earnings season, and the financial reports will...
Will Smarter Wi-Fi Boost Qualcomm Inc. Stock?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 1:15PM CDT
Qualcomm is working on technology that promises to triple Wi-Fi speeds, but it could be years before everyday networks see the benefit. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the implications for Qualcomm investors in the following video. ...
3 Stocks Raising The Technology Sector Higher
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 12:02PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
Intel Doubters Must Apologize
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 5:30AM CDT
Anyone who doubted Intel on the basis of its management team needs to think again.
Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating
M2 - Thu Apr 17, 5:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5pd9m/global_analog_ic) has announced the addition of the "Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating" report to their offering. Analog ICs are being increasingly used in LED lighting applications because of their power-efficient functions. The demand for LED lighting systems is growing as they consume less power and provide more brightness. LEDs are widely deployed in industrial, commercial and household lighting solutions. LEDs are also preferred in the Automotive sector. Thus, the demand for power-efficient LEDs is leading to increasing usage of analog ICs in these diodes. According to the report, the growth of the Global Analog IC market is driven by several factors, including the need for smart power management in electronic products. Analog ICs are the perfect solution for smart power management in electronic products as they help electronic products consume less power while maintaining their functionality. Further, the report states that the growth of the Global Analog IC market is limited by some serious challenges such as the demand and supply imbalance of analog ICs. The Global Analog IC market is witnessing a cyclic nature of demand where the demand will be high for a few years and then low for the next few years, leading to an imbalance in demand and supply. Key vendors dominating this space are Analog Devices Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, Qualcomm Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, and Texas Instruments Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are EPOS Development Ltd., Intel Corp., Linear Technology Corp., LG Electronics, Maxim Integrated products, NXP Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor, Renesas Electronics Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Skyworks Solutions Inc., and Toyota Motor Corp. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by End-user - Market Segmentation by Product - Geographical Segmentation - Key Leading Countries - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5..._analog_ic
Here's Why You Should Cut Intel Some Slack
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 10:48PM CDT
Back at Mobile World Congress 2014, Intel launched its next-generation smartphone platform, codenamed Merrifield. At the heart of the platform are a dual-core Silvermont processor and Imagination Technologies PowerVR G6400 graphics, and it...
Critical Alerts For SolarCity, QUALCOMM, T-Mobile, Yelp, and EMC Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 16, 9:07AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SCTY, QCOM, TMUS, YELP, and EMC.
Intel Posts Lukewarm Q1 - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 16, 8:29AM CDT
Intel's first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance were more or less in line with expectations.
'Fast Money' Recap: Impressed by Yahoo!
at The Street - Wed Apr 16, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Yahoo!'s earnings and Alibaba's IPO.
Intel's Mobile Group Loses Over $3 Billion in 2013
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 11:03PM CDT
For the longest time, it wasn't quite clear just how much Intel 's mobile group was losing. Indeed, since the mobile group's results were part of the "Other Intel Architecture" group for the past several years, it was hard to separate that division...
Harris Secures Major US Army Deal - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 15, 6:13PM CDT
Harris Corporation won two indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) deals from the U.S. army for the supply of Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) vehicular applique systems.
A Mature Qualcomm Offers A Growing Dividend
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 15, 5:24PM CDT
Qualcomm (QCOM) was one of the great growth stories of the 1999 dot-com boom. Its stock blasted out of a base and soared more than 2,000% before finishing its big move with a spectacular climax run. Times have changed. Today, Qualcomm is still on the...
Motorola to Vend Enterprise Business - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 15, 3:50PM CDT
Yesterday, the Financial Times reported that Motorola Solutions has entered into a deal with Zebra Technologies, to divest its Enterprise Business segment.
Financial Release Dates -- Research on Apple, QUALCOMM, Dow Chemical, and Procter & Gamble
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 7:30AM CDT
Earningssource.com provides investors with earnings schedule updates throughout the earnings season. With timely information on past earnings performance and earnings projection for their upcoming quarterly release, our aim is to ensure shareholders and traders have an edge on their investment decisions on the following companies: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) and The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG). Full earnings notes on AAPL, QCOM, DOW and PG can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market 2013-2020 - Technology, Product & Application Analysis
M2 - Tue Apr 15, 5:10AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz56zp/gesture) has announced the addition of the "Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market by Technology, Product, Application & Geography - Global Forecasts and Analysis to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering. The gesture recognition market is expected to reach $11.03 billion in 2020 from $322.30 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 42.89% from 2013 to 2020. Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market to Grow Exponentially. Touch-less sensing applications have been around for a while, but the companies were unable to leverage this technology due to various reasons such as the sensor size, power requirements, and cost of the products. One of these technologies introduced in the market; i.e. touch-less sanitary ware helped in maintaining high levels of hygiene. The washrooms equipped with such equipment are called as intelligent washrooms. The need for this equipment is a trigger from the customers' need as well as the companies trying to differentiate themselves from the others in the same market. The demand for touch-less biometrics is on the rise owing to the accuracy on the part of the system. The contact-less biometric solutions are more hygienic as compared to the touch-based biometric systems. The touch-less sensing market is expected to reach $11.0 billion by the end of 2020 at a CAGR of 24.03%. The key players in the touch-less sanitary equipment market are iTouchless (U.S.), and Simplehuman LLC (U.S.). The key players in touch-less biometric solutions include: TST Biometrics (Germany), Touch-less Biometric Systems (Germany), and IrisGuard (Switzerland). Gesture recognition is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way humans interact with machines; not only in gaming and automotive applications but also in day-to-day activities on the home front. Standalone devices like LeapMotion, MYO, and others will spread the awareness of this new revolutionary human machine interaction technology. In this applications, consumer electronics will gain popularity first, and then slowly automotive, automation, healthcare and others will embrace gesture recognition. Key Take Aways of the Report - The total touch-less sanitary equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of above 33% from 2013 to 2020. - APAC is the fastest growing region for touch-less Biometric Market; followed by the EMEA region. - For face recognition, the government applications will dominate the market for the next seven years. - Currently, consumer electronics application contributes to more than 99% of the global gesture recognition market. - The factors such as evolving technology and increasing adoption by OEMs are rapidly changingthe market ecosystem. - 2D camera based technology is expected to dominate the smartphones market for the next seven years. Emerging technologies like ultrasonic, infrared, capacitive/electric near field and 3D technologies shall witness a significant increase in their shipments. - Healthcare application is expected to emerge as a significant market for gesture recognition technologies over the next seven years. - The automotive application for gesture recognition is expected to be commercialized by 2015. - Porter's analysis in detail, value chain analysis along with technology & market roadmaps, and evolution of each of the markets is given. - Detailed segmentation of global touch-less sensing and gesture recognition market by technology and products with a focus on markets of high growth and emerging technologies. - The future of each type of gesture recognition technology and industry from both - technical and market-oriented perspectives with techno-market oriented roadmaps. - Asia-Pacific Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market (2013 - 2018): Technology (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive); Product (Biometric, Sanitary); Application (Healthcare, Electronics, Automotive); Country (India, China, Japan, South Korea) Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Cover-Page Interview - Market Overview - Touch-Less Sensing Market - Gesture Recognition Market - Market By Geography - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Cognitec Systems Gmbh - Cognivue Corporation - Cross Match Technologies - Elliptic Labs - Espros Photonics Corporation - Eyesight Tech - Gestsure Technologies - Irisguard, Inc. - Microchip Technology Inc. - Microsoft Corporation - Morphotrak - Movea Sa - Omek Interactive - Pebbles Limited - Pmd Technologies Gmbh - Pointgrab Limited - Primesense Limited - Pyreos Limited - Qualcomm, Inc. - Softkinetic - Thalmic Labs Inc. - XYY Interactive Technologies, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz56zp/gesture
Global NFC Chips Market 2014-2018 with Broadcom, Inside Secure, MediaTek, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Qualcomm, Renesas Electronics & Sony Dominating
M2 - Tue Apr 15, 3:06AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c7cls/global_nfc_chips) has announced the addition of the "Global NFC Chips Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global NFC Chips Market will grow at a CAGR of 91.4 percent over the period 2013-2018. The growth of the Global NFC Chips market is driven by several factors, the most important of which is the increasing penetration of NFC technology. There has been a tremendous increment in awareness of NFC that has resulted in the high adoption of NFC chips. Also, the increasing number of patents obtained by the vendors and the increasing number of global NFC projects have contributed significantly to the increasing penetration of NFC technology. The use of mobile phones for NFC transactions has allowed numerous participants to enter the NFC ecosystem. Various sectors such as Transit, BFSI, and Retail use NFC-specific applications through NFC devices for their business operations. For instance, the tap and pay initiative by Google Inc. (which has attracted various participants such as NXP, Samsung, Citi Group, MasterCard, and Verifone Systems from the NFC ecosystem) requires vendors to ensure that their end-users are provided with numerous applications related to NFC technology. Such initiatives can lead to an increase in the value of mobile transactions and also help the Global NFC Chips market to grow in the next few years. Further, the report states that one of the key challenges in the market is the lack of application level standardization of NFC. NFC used for transactions has to adhere to various global level standards set by government institutions, but there is ongoing ambiguity in the standards. Key Vendors - Broadcom Corp. - Inside Secure SA - MediaTek Inc. - NXP Semiconductors N.V. - Qualcomm Inc. - Renesas Electronics Corp. - Sony Corp. Key Market Drivers/Challenges/Trends - Increasing Penetration of NFC Technology. - Lack of Application-level Standardization. - Increasing NFC-based Transactions. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c..._nfc_chips
Here's How Intel Can Sell Bay Trail for $5
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 14, 1:00PM CDT
A new report from Taiwan's Digitimes claims that Intel has been very aggressively pricing its new Bay Trail-Entry tablet platform (more details can be found here). How aggressively, you ask? Well, if you believe Digitimes, Intel is...
Why Qualcomm's New Chip Looks Great
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 37 mins ago
Qualcomm is the world's leading mobile processor vendor. As a result of extremely solid execution, the company has continued to solidify its leadership position in mobile products. Over the past several months, the company has been rolling out a...
Acer Kicks Intel Out of Its Smartphones for 2014
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 5:00PM CDT
Intel 's low-power CPU cores have become pretty good over the past several years. However, its products have typically lacked certain functionality aspects -- such as integrated cellular baseband -- that make them largely uncompetitive...
Intel Burns Nearly $1 Billion on Mobile in Q1
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 3:00PM CDT
As a longtime Intel shareholder, it has been tough watching this company stumble again and again when it comes to smartphones and tablets. I still vividly remember the presentations the company showed investors back at the 2011 investor meeting....
The Fool Looks Ahead
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 9:00AM CDT
There's never a dull week on Wall Street. Let's go over some of the news that will shape the week to come. Monday The market kicks off the new trading week after taking Friday off in a fury. It's earnings season, and the financial reports will...
Will Smarter Wi-Fi Boost Qualcomm Inc. Stock?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 1:15PM CDT
Qualcomm is working on technology that promises to triple Wi-Fi speeds, but it could be years before everyday networks see the benefit. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the implications for Qualcomm investors in the following video. ...
3 Stocks Raising The Technology Sector Higher
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 12:02PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
Intel Doubters Must Apologize
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 5:30AM CDT
Anyone who doubted Intel on the basis of its management team needs to think again.
Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating
M2 - Thu Apr 17, 5:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5pd9m/global_analog_ic) has announced the addition of the "Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating" report to their offering. Analog ICs are being increasingly used in LED lighting applications because of their power-efficient functions. The demand for LED lighting systems is growing as they consume less power and provide more brightness. LEDs are widely deployed in industrial, commercial and household lighting solutions. LEDs are also preferred in the Automotive sector. Thus, the demand for power-efficient LEDs is leading to increasing usage of analog ICs in these diodes. According to the report, the growth of the Global Analog IC market is driven by several factors, including the need for smart power management in electronic products. Analog ICs are the perfect solution for smart power management in electronic products as they help electronic products consume less power while maintaining their functionality. Further, the report states that the growth of the Global Analog IC market is limited by some serious challenges such as the demand and supply imbalance of analog ICs. The Global Analog IC market is witnessing a cyclic nature of demand where the demand will be high for a few years and then low for the next few years, leading to an imbalance in demand and supply. Key vendors dominating this space are Analog Devices Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, Qualcomm Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, and Texas Instruments Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are EPOS Development Ltd., Intel Corp., Linear Technology Corp., LG Electronics, Maxim Integrated products, NXP Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor, Renesas Electronics Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Skyworks Solutions Inc., and Toyota Motor Corp. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by End-user - Market Segmentation by Product - Geographical Segmentation - Key Leading Countries - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5..._analog_ic
Here's Why You Should Cut Intel Some Slack
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 10:48PM CDT
Back at Mobile World Congress 2014, Intel launched its next-generation smartphone platform, codenamed Merrifield. At the heart of the platform are a dual-core Silvermont processor and Imagination Technologies PowerVR G6400 graphics, and it...
Critical Alerts For SolarCity, QUALCOMM, T-Mobile, Yelp, and EMC Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 16, 9:07AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SCTY, QCOM, TMUS, YELP, and EMC.
Intel Posts Lukewarm Q1 - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 16, 8:29AM CDT
Intel's first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance were more or less in line with expectations.
'Fast Money' Recap: Impressed by Yahoo!
at The Street - Wed Apr 16, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Yahoo!'s earnings and Alibaba's IPO.
Intel's Mobile Group Loses Over $3 Billion in 2013
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 11:03PM CDT
For the longest time, it wasn't quite clear just how much Intel 's mobile group was losing. Indeed, since the mobile group's results were part of the "Other Intel Architecture" group for the past several years, it was hard to separate that division...
Harris Secures Major US Army Deal - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 15, 6:13PM CDT
Harris Corporation won two indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) deals from the U.S. army for the supply of Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) vehicular applique systems.
A Mature Qualcomm Offers A Growing Dividend
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 15, 5:24PM CDT
Qualcomm (QCOM) was one of the great growth stories of the 1999 dot-com boom. Its stock blasted out of a base and soared more than 2,000% before finishing its big move with a spectacular climax run. Times have changed. Today, Qualcomm is still on the...
Motorola to Vend Enterprise Business - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 15, 3:50PM CDT
Yesterday, the Financial Times reported that Motorola Solutions has entered into a deal with Zebra Technologies, to divest its Enterprise Business segment.
Financial Release Dates -- Research on Apple, QUALCOMM, Dow Chemical, and Procter & Gamble
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 7:30AM CDT
Earningssource.com provides investors with earnings schedule updates throughout the earnings season. With timely information on past earnings performance and earnings projection for their upcoming quarterly release, our aim is to ensure shareholders and traders have an edge on their investment decisions on the following companies: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) and The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG). Full earnings notes on AAPL, QCOM, DOW and PG can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market 2013-2020 - Technology, Product & Application Analysis
M2 - Tue Apr 15, 5:10AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz56zp/gesture) has announced the addition of the "Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market by Technology, Product, Application & Geography - Global Forecasts and Analysis to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering. The gesture recognition market is expected to reach $11.03 billion in 2020 from $322.30 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 42.89% from 2013 to 2020. Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market to Grow Exponentially. Touch-less sensing applications have been around for a while, but the companies were unable to leverage this technology due to various reasons such as the sensor size, power requirements, and cost of the products. One of these technologies introduced in the market; i.e. touch-less sanitary ware helped in maintaining high levels of hygiene. The washrooms equipped with such equipment are called as intelligent washrooms. The need for this equipment is a trigger from the customers' need as well as the companies trying to differentiate themselves from the others in the same market. The demand for touch-less biometrics is on the rise owing to the accuracy on the part of the system. The contact-less biometric solutions are more hygienic as compared to the touch-based biometric systems. The touch-less sensing market is expected to reach $11.0 billion by the end of 2020 at a CAGR of 24.03%. The key players in the touch-less sanitary equipment market are iTouchless (U.S.), and Simplehuman LLC (U.S.). The key players in touch-less biometric solutions include: TST Biometrics (Germany), Touch-less Biometric Systems (Germany), and IrisGuard (Switzerland). Gesture recognition is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way humans interact with machines; not only in gaming and automotive applications but also in day-to-day activities on the home front. Standalone devices like LeapMotion, MYO, and others will spread the awareness of this new revolutionary human machine interaction technology. In this applications, consumer electronics will gain popularity first, and then slowly automotive, automation, healthcare and others will embrace gesture recognition. Key Take Aways of the Report - The total touch-less sanitary equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of above 33% from 2013 to 2020. - APAC is the fastest growing region for touch-less Biometric Market; followed by the EMEA region. - For face recognition, the government applications will dominate the market for the next seven years. - Currently, consumer electronics application contributes to more than 99% of the global gesture recognition market. - The factors such as evolving technology and increasing adoption by OEMs are rapidly changingthe market ecosystem. - 2D camera based technology is expected to dominate the smartphones market for the next seven years. Emerging technologies like ultrasonic, infrared, capacitive/electric near field and 3D technologies shall witness a significant increase in their shipments. - Healthcare application is expected to emerge as a significant market for gesture recognition technologies over the next seven years. - The automotive application for gesture recognition is expected to be commercialized by 2015. - Porter's analysis in detail, value chain analysis along with technology & market roadmaps, and evolution of each of the markets is given. - Detailed segmentation of global touch-less sensing and gesture recognition market by technology and products with a focus on markets of high growth and emerging technologies. - The future of each type of gesture recognition technology and industry from both - technical and market-oriented perspectives with techno-market oriented roadmaps. - Asia-Pacific Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market (2013 - 2018): Technology (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive); Product (Biometric, Sanitary); Application (Healthcare, Electronics, Automotive); Country (India, China, Japan, South Korea) Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Cover-Page Interview - Market Overview - Touch-Less Sensing Market - Gesture Recognition Market - Market By Geography - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Cognitec Systems Gmbh - Cognivue Corporation - Cross Match Technologies - Elliptic Labs - Espros Photonics Corporation - Eyesight Tech - Gestsure Technologies - Irisguard, Inc. - Microchip Technology Inc. - Microsoft Corporation - Morphotrak - Movea Sa - Omek Interactive - Pebbles Limited - Pmd Technologies Gmbh - Pointgrab Limited - Primesense Limited - Pyreos Limited - Qualcomm, Inc. - Softkinetic - Thalmic Labs Inc. - XYY Interactive Technologies, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz56zp/gesture
Global NFC Chips Market 2014-2018 with Broadcom, Inside Secure, MediaTek, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Qualcomm, Renesas Electronics & Sony Dominating
M2 - Tue Apr 15, 3:06AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c7cls/global_nfc_chips) has announced the addition of the "Global NFC Chips Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global NFC Chips Market will grow at a CAGR of 91.4 percent over the period 2013-2018. The growth of the Global NFC Chips market is driven by several factors, the most important of which is the increasing penetration of NFC technology. There has been a tremendous increment in awareness of NFC that has resulted in the high adoption of NFC chips. Also, the increasing number of patents obtained by the vendors and the increasing number of global NFC projects have contributed significantly to the increasing penetration of NFC technology. The use of mobile phones for NFC transactions has allowed numerous participants to enter the NFC ecosystem. Various sectors such as Transit, BFSI, and Retail use NFC-specific applications through NFC devices for their business operations. For instance, the tap and pay initiative by Google Inc. (which has attracted various participants such as NXP, Samsung, Citi Group, MasterCard, and Verifone Systems from the NFC ecosystem) requires vendors to ensure that their end-users are provided with numerous applications related to NFC technology. Such initiatives can lead to an increase in the value of mobile transactions and also help the Global NFC Chips market to grow in the next few years. Further, the report states that one of the key challenges in the market is the lack of application level standardization of NFC. NFC used for transactions has to adhere to various global level standards set by government institutions, but there is ongoing ambiguity in the standards. Key Vendors - Broadcom Corp. - Inside Secure SA - MediaTek Inc. - NXP Semiconductors N.V. - Qualcomm Inc. - Renesas Electronics Corp. - Sony Corp. Key Market Drivers/Challenges/Trends - Increasing Penetration of NFC Technology. - Lack of Application-level Standardization. - Increasing NFC-based Transactions. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c..._nfc_chips
Here's How Intel Can Sell Bay Trail for $5
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 14, 1:00PM CDT
A new report from Taiwan's Digitimes claims that Intel has been very aggressively pricing its new Bay Trail-Entry tablet platform (more details can be found here). How aggressively, you ask? Well, if you believe Digitimes, Intel is...
