Agilent Tests China's Electronics Demand
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Agilent, the world's largest testing  gear maker, aims to cement its lead in China by growing sales  at the same pace as an electronics industry expanding 20  percent a year.
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InfoWorld - The world&#39;s largest contract electronics manufacturer, which assembles gadgets from Apple Inc. iPods to Sony Corp. PlayStation 3 consoles and Nokia Corp. handsets, became the latest company to announce a high tech investment in Vietnam, with plans to spend a massive $5 billion over the next five years.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50021)  has announced the addition of "Computer  Hardware in France" to their offering.
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(InfoWorld) - A Chinese PC maker today introduced a low-cost PC designed for customers in rural China that can be used with a television as a display. The 998 renminbi ($129) Tian En GX-2 was developed by Sichuan Sinomanic Technology, based in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, and is being pitched as a low-cost system that can help narrow the "digital divide" between China's rural and urban areas. The GX-2 is based on a 400MHz MIPS processor from Raza Microelectronics. It runs either a version of the Linux operating system or FutureAlpha, a Chinese-developed operating system. The GX-2 has128MB of DDR (double data rate) DRAM, one USB 2.0 port, a 10/100MbpsÂ Ethernet adapter, and a 1GB SD (Secure Digital) memory card to store data. The PC, which does not include a monitor, has a VGA (video graphics array) output for computer monitors as well as a TV output. This capability could help some users save money as televisions are found in most homes across China. Software that comes bundled with the GX-2 includes an Internet browser, a Chinese-English dictionary and a calendar application for managing appointments, among others, Sinomanic said. The price of the GX-2 is roughly the same as the laptop developed by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, which the group recently saidÂ costs about $130. That system is expected to enter volume production during the third quarter of this year. Â
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China recorded more than 320 million subscribers to mobile phone services as of the end of October this year, equivalent to a penetration rate of 24.8 users per 100 persons, according to statistics released by Chinaâs Ministry of Information Industry.
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Sony 6758.T, which rivals Matsushita  6752.T as the world's top consumer electronics maker, should  see sales in China climb by about half in the fiscal year  ending March 2005, its country chief said on Tuesday.
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China's top electronics makers on Wednesday unveiled dozens of video players made with a homegrown DVD format in a campaign to promote a Chinese alternative to foreign technology.
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Global semiconductor sales reached a record $248 billion last year, driven largely by favorable economic conditions and rising demand for consumer electronics such as high-definition TVs, digital music players and cell phones, an industry group said Friday.
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Intel, the worldâs largest semiconductor and Microprocessor Company, is officially helping China and other Asian countries adopt Linux over Microsoftâs popular Windows platform.
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(InfoWorld) - Ultramobile PCs attracted the biggest crowds at an electronics show in Shanghai over the weekend, although a secret exhibit marked "No Foreigners Allowed" also drew attention, at least of curious reporters. The exhibit, which consisted of about 100 tables set up to show components and gadgets, was in an area of the conference walled off by 10-foot high white dividers. âYou must have a China ID to enter,â said one of four uniformed guards at the entrance, as he moved to block the view of a reporter. The existence of such an area conjured up images of imitation iPods, Razr handsets, and PlayStation 3 consoles. It's easy to imagine such pirated gear in China, where DVDs of the new James Bond movie, "Casino Royale," are already being sold in city streets for 6 Chinese renminbi ($0.77). It turned out to be less mysterious. A helpful local resident reported that the area had been set aside for military components, hence the enclosure. What grabbed the most attention from Chinese visitors was a display ofÂ ultramobile PCs by Samsung Electronics. That may have been due to the entertainment nearby as much as the devices themselves. Samsung's booth was next to a Korean exhibit that featured traditional dancing, Korean singers, and a Taekwondo exhibition where martial arts experts broke boards with leaping kicks, all of which drew people in for a look at the Q1. Three of the devices were set out in Samsung's booth, powered up and ready for action. The crowd around the exhibit was three deep for much of the show. âIâve never seen one. Itâs small and cute, but it seems expensive,â one attendee said. The Q1, which runs on a 900MHz Celeron processor from Intel, retails in the U.S. for $1,099. A manager at Samsungâs booth said a less expensive version of the device, the Q1B, was originally supposed to arrive in China in December, but it's introduction there has been delayed. She declined to discuss the reason. The main difference between the Q1 and Q1B is in the processor and the price. The Q1B carries a 1.0GHz C7 microprocessor from Via Technologies and sells for $899.99 at Newegg.com . Also notable at the event was the cancellation of a forum on creating a China-Taiwan standard for Mobile TV. The meeting was cancelled for no reason anyone cared to discuss. In an interview, Roger Liao, deputy director of international affairs at one of Taiwanâs biggest industry groups, the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturersâ Association (TEEMA), said there has been a lot of talk about Taiwan and China teaming up to create industry standards for electronics products, but that no concrete actions have yet been taken by either side. Cancelling the meeting was apparently another sign that work towards such standards has not gone smoothly. The Shanghai electronics exhibition was a combination of three shows, the China Electronics Fair (CEF Shanghai 2006), the Asia Electronics Exhibition in Shanghai (AAES 2006), and the 2006 International Electronics Expo (IEE Shanghai 2006).
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Semiconductor sales worldwide surged to a monthly record of $20.5 billion in August, fueled by higher demand for memory chips used in PCs and mobile gadgets such as cell phones and digital cameras, an industry group reported Monday.
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BEIJING -- Just last month, China announced plans to buy $4.3 billion of U.S. technology as a way to show how serious it is about reducing the ballooning trade gap with the U.S.
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Beijing, Nov 14. (PTI):Chinese mobile phones are becoming more popular the world over as mobiles made in the Communist nation registered a record growth in exports.
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China with its large population provides a big market for the PC Manufacturers. However, it is the local computer makers who rule the Chinese PC Market.
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(InfoWorld) - It's taken a few years, but the BlackBerry is finally coming to China. Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced the news during a conference call with analysts late last week, saying that the devices had finally been certified for sale in China during the first quarter of 2007. "We're finalizing delivery availability in the mainland. We're excited to move forward to deliver BlackBerry to corporate customers in key cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, where there's strong interest in the BlackBerry solution," he said during the call. RIM has been working with China Mobile CommunicationsÂ to launch the "push e-mail" devices in China, but it has struggled to clear regulatory hurdles. Last year, RIM had said itÂ expected to be selling the BlackBerryÂ as early as May 2006. With more than 400 million mobile device subscribers, the fast-growing China market is an attractive one for RIM. On Thursday, a company spokeswoman could not say when the BlackBerry was set to be introduced, but a report in Toronto's Globe and Mail said the BlackBerry 8700g would show up in Chinese shops by month's end, retailing for approximately CDN$700 (US$661). The BlackBerry delay has provided an opportunity for China Mobile's rival, China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom), whichÂ introduced its own "RedBerry"Â push e-mail service last year. Â
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The computer maker will sell its PCs through Digital China, while Dell will try to target upscale consumers in the country.
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Electronics manufacturers are designing products that are smaller and lighter, yet offering more and more gadgets that travelers feel compelled to take with them.