October 14th, 2012
Published by: VR-Zone
but that number may decrease soon as Apple may shift their display production away from South Korean-based firms.
in the world though, for whom this is a luxury they cannot afford.
A source familiar with the matter reported that Apple will likely starting using IGZO panels from Sharp for future iPads, and AUO in Taiwan for the upcoming 7.85-inch iPad mini. The move to obtain panels elsewhere in Asia may mean that Sharp and AUO is offering to make the panels for less. One can also speculate that the decaying relationship between Samsung and Apple may also has something to do with the move.
More than a third of the world's population is online while mobile phone uptake increased by more than 600 million in 2011 to around six billion, according to a UN agency. But the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) highlighted huge disparities in the cost of services, with the poorer parts of the world tending to pay the most. "On the back of the increase in broadband services worldwide, the number of people using the internet grew by 11 per cent over the past year ... i.e., 2.3 billion people," the ITU said in its 2012 report on information and communication technologies (ICT).
Regardless of the reason, Apple’s move out of Korea means less business for two of Korea’s largest tech firm. The iPad mini will be Apple’s budget slate, or at least that’s what many are thinking. Therefore, there’s a high chance that the smaller iPad will develop a large following if Apple’s marketing department continues to do what it does best. Analysts predict that global tablet users will reach 124 million by 2014, and Apple currently holds nearly 70 percent of the tablet market share. Taiwan is a hotspot for PC OEMs, but the PC market is shrinking, hence, Apple’s move may give Taiwan the much needed boost in its tech sector. Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are also investing heavily in the tablet market, and Taiwan seems to be the popular destination for core tablet components.
A third of the world is online, but it's still unaffordable for some Source: http://vr-zone.com/articles/a-third-of-the-world-is-online-butit-s-still-unaffordable-for-some/17412.html October 14th, 2012
In terms of affordability, Macau, Norway and Singapore topped the list of 161 countries featured in the report. Madagascar came bottom, just behind Togo and Niger. In Africa, internet connectivity prices were almost seven times higher than in the Americas, and 20 times higher than Europe in 2011. Mobile phones with broadband showed the sharpest growth of all ICT sectors between 2010 and 2011, the agency said, with almost 1.1 billion subscriptions by the end of 2011.
A fast, reliable internet connection is something a lot of us just take for granted these days. It's amazing to think that I used to get by with a 56k dialup connection when I was younger (I miss that dial up sound!). There are still many in the world though, for whom this is a luxury they cannot afford.
Despite a surge in mobile phone broadband, "prices for ICT services remain very high in many low-income countries," said Brahima Sanou, director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau.
A fast, reliable internet connection is something a lot of us just take for granted these days. It's amazing to think that I used to get by with a 56k dialup connection when I was younger (I miss that dial up sound!). There are still many
Income from the telecommunication sector reached $US1.5 trillion ($1.46 trillion) in 2010, around 2.4 per cent of the world's gross domestic product, the report said.
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