EMAsiaMag.com | Market TrendsCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.http://www.emasiamag.com/images/logoForTrack.gifUnit shipments of small/medium LCD displays for Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs) are expected to double from 2007 to 2010, thanks to declining prices, rising demand and expanding production capacity, ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3957-pnddisplayshipmentstonearlydoubleby2010-Asia.htmlDespite challenging economic conditions, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2008 rose in accordance with normal seasonal patterns, increasing by a double-digit percentage compared to the same ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3956-globalpcshipmentshangtoughinq1-Asia.htmlIn response to the launch of Google`s Anroid, a platform for smartphones, Nokia, the world`s largest mobile phone supplier, suddenly decided to offer its Symbian smartphone operating systems, and without ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3953-globalsalesofsmartphonestosurge70percentin2009-Asia.htmlWorldwide shipment growth of personal navigation devices (PNDs) was higher than anticipated last year, with shipments reaching 30.7 million in 2007, up from 13.3 million in 2006, reports In-Stat. The ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3934-personalnavigationdevicesalesbeatexpectations-Asia.htmlWorldwide investments in the production of Photovoltaic (PV) cells will rise to the same level as those for semiconductor manufacturing by 2010, due to booming demand for solar energy, according to iSuppli ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3928-solarcellinvestmentstoreachparitywithsemiconductorindustryby2010-Asia.htmlAccording to IDC's Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) Tracker, the combined printer and MFP market grew 6.3 percent year-on-year to reach 6.5 million units in Q1 2008. ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3925-hardcopyperipheralsmarketenjoyedstrongsteadygrowthinq12008saysidc-Asia.htmlThe number of installed PCs worldwide has surpassed 1 billion units, according to Gartner Inc. Gartner analysts estimate the worldwide installed base of PCs is growing just under 12 percent annually. ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3920-gartnersaysmorethan1billionpcsinuseworldwideandheadedto2billionunitsby2014-Asia.htmlWorldwide PC shipments are on track to reach 297 million units in 2008, a 12.5 percent increase from 2007 shipments of 264 million units, according to Gartner Inc. Gartner analysts have increased their ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3898-gartnersaysworldwidepcshipmentsonpacefor13percentgrowthin2008-Asia.htmlAmerica’s insatiable appetite for goods will propel imports to $2.9 trillion by 2012 according to a new study by BusinessKM titled “The US Market for Imports: A Study of Goods Imported into the US, their ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3897-usimportsofgoodstoincreaseto3trillionby2012saysbusinesskmreport-Asia.htmlNanoMarkets, a industry analyst firm that covers the markets for thin film, organic and printable electronics, announced the release of the first of four report modules from the firm's Printed Electronics ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3896-nanomarketsreleasesfirstreportmodulefromitsprintedelectronicsmaterialsdatabase-Asia.html