Demand for Internet TV can impact ad formats in Philippines
More and more consumers in Philippines are moving away from their CRT television sets to buy flat TV panels with internet capabilities. A recent study by research agency GfK Philippines showed that the...
View ArticleAPAC mobile phone market is 108 million handsets big and growing
Smartphone companies in APAC are doing brisk business, if you are to go by the figures released by not one but two industry watching organisations in the region. There is an increased demand for mobile...
View ArticleNew gen laptops pick up pace for tech savvy Korean consumers
Normal traditional laptops may not be attractive enough to appeal to the more tech savvy consumers these days. The latest and more sophisticated laptop models such as the ultra-thin and hybrid types...
View ArticleConnected devices drive online shopping in Hong Kong
Rising ownership of the three screens—personal computers, smartphones and media tablets in Hong Kong has made allowed online shopping to pick up pace in the market. While personal computers are the...
View ArticleSmartphone sales in Thailand gather pace; over 2.87 mn handsets sold in Q1 2013
Take-up of smartphones in the still developing market of Thailand has been surging in recent times; more than doubling in sales from being just one in every five handsets less two years ago to more...
View ArticleTablet market in Malaysia grew 20% to reach USD 182 mn in 2013: GfK
Nearly 450,000 tablets flew off the shelves in the January to May this year, over 170,000 or 61 percent more compared to the first five months of last year. GfK retail audit findings on tablet sales...
View ArticleSE Asia’s growing appetite for tablets/laptops; over 14 mn devices sold in a...
Southeast Asia’s internet infrastructure has improved, spurring the increasingly connected society to seek gratification for instant connectivity via portable devices such as tablets and laptops. In...
View ArticleEconomic conditions emerges top concern for APAC consumers: Study
Economy-related matters appear to be on top of the list of concerns for today’s Asia Pacific consumers. According to the latest global survey by GfK, two in every five surveyed are worried about...
View ArticleSmartphone sales up by 61% in Southeast Asia
The ongoing trend of upgrading from basic mobile phones to smartphones, particularly in Southeast Asia’s emerging markets has further deepened smartphone penetration in the region. In the first three...
View ArticleLarge screen comm. devices & electronics for consumers in Malaysia
Amidst an uncertain economy and consumers holding back their spending, devices under the four screens—smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs are still in demand as sales surged to over USD 3.86 billion...
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