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Saturday, August 24, 2013

HP surpasses Lenovo in 10-month notebook shipments in 2013 »

HP surpasses Lenovo in 10-month notebook shipments in 2013 »: Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to return as the largest notebook brand vendor worldwide with shipments for the first 10 months of 2013 reaching 23.5 million units, higher than Lenovo's 22 million units, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Pegatron expects sequential drops in 3Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments »

Pegatron expects sequential drops in 3Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments »: Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron expects a 5-10% sequential decrease in its third-quarter 2013 notebook shipments and a 10-15% decline for desktops and motherboards, according to the company.

Pegatron expects sequential drops in 3Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments »

Pegatron expects sequential drops in 3Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments »: Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron expects a 5-10% sequential decrease in its third-quarter 2013 notebook shipments and a 10-15% decline for desktops and motherboards, according to the company.

Copper foil market likely to face oversupply in 2014 »

Copper foil market likely to face oversupply in 2014 »: Capacity expansions at China-based copper foil suppliers might cause an oversupply in the market in 2014, according to market sources.

Notebook shipments slow in July and August; expected to affect supply chain 3Q13 performance »

Notebook shipments slow in July and August; expected to affect supply chain 3Q13 performance »: Notebook shipments have been slow throughout July and August 2013 and are not likely to pick up until September, according to supply chain sources.

The first real ‘Google Phone’ has arrived: Moto X now on sale at AT&T »

The first real ‘Google Phone’ has arrived: Moto X now on sale at AT&T »:
Moto X Release Date
Motorola is dead, long live Motorola - a Google company. A new chapter in Motorola's long and storied history has begun. The smartphone maker's pre-acquisition roadmap has now run its course and everything we see from here on out will have been developed under Google's watchful eye. The first such smartphone is the Moto X, which BGR absolutely loved when we reviewed it earlier this month, and it can finally be called the first real "Google Phone." The Moto X represents Google's vision of what an Android smartphone should be, and it also marks the first time a smartphone will be made to order right here in the U.S. thanks to Motorola's "Moto Maker." The Moto Maker is now live and the handset is also available AT&T's site as well as in stores starting at $199.99 on contract.

Google may design and launch its own ‘robo-taxi’ fleet of self-driving cars »

Google may design and launch its own ‘robo-taxi’ fleet of self-driving cars »:
Google Self-driving Cars
Google is reportedly in talks with automobile manufacturing giants regarding the possibility of designing and launching its own self-driving cars. The news comes from former Wall Street Journal reporter Amir Efrati, who currently reports on jessicalessin.com as the two prepare to launch a new premium news service with a number of other journalists. According to Efrati, Google has held talks with Magna International and Continental AG, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, to build self-driving cars that Google has a hand in designing. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung had previously reported that Google is close to closing a deal with Continental. Google is said to be considering a "robo-taxi" fleet, though it is unclear if it plans to operate the driverless automobile service on its own or sell the vehicles to a third party. Efrati's report claims Google had previously held talks with several big car brands, but it failed to strike a deal and therefore began investigating other possibilities.