EMAsiaMag.com | In-StatCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.http://www.emasiamag.com/images/logoForTrack.gifMobile-wallet phones, GPS phones and related services are gaining traction today in the Japanese mobile phone market, reports In-Stat. Mobile TV phones are expected to gain favor as well, once there is ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-2284-mobilewalletandgpsphonesontheriseinjapanreportsinstat-Asia.html2007 is shaping up to be the year that mapping and navigation applications truly arrive on mobile handsets, reports In-Stat. For approximately $10 per month, handset navigation offers similar, if not ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-2262-handsetnavigationpoisedtothreatenpersonalnavigationdevicemarketsaysinstat-Asia.htmlDemand for new PCs has not been impacted significantly by Microsoft Vista's delay and subsequent release, reports In-Stat. The worldwide PC market is still on track for 300 million units sold in 2009, ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-2084-vistasreleasenothavingmajorimpactonpcsales-Asia.htmlAsia will maintain its dominance in the electronics manufacturing services/original design manufacturing EMS/ODM) markets for at least the next several years, reports In-Stat. China, with its low-cost ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-2065-chinaleadingasianemsodmmarketdominance-Asia.htmlAfter five consecutive years of revenue growth that brought worldwide semiconductor revenue to a record $247.7 billion in 2006, the cyclic history of the industry would suggest a reversal is overdue, ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1935-solidgrowthinglobalsemiconductormarkettocontinuethrough2008-Asia.htmlAfter moving through computer and communications-driven phases, the global semiconductor industry has been experiencing relatively balanced growth over the past few years, a condition that is expected ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1905-balancedgrowththenewnormforsemiconductormarket-Asia.htmlNearly all major categories of MEMS have seen, or may soon see, applications in consumer products, reports In-Stat. As a result, the worldwide MEMS market in consumer electronics will grow from $727 million ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1869-brightoutlookformemsinconsumerelectronics-Asia.htmlCable TV set top box manufacturers enjoyed a record year in 2006 as cable operators around the world signed up millions of new digital cable subscribers, reports In-Stat. Fueled by a sharp rise in demand ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1845-cablesettopboxmarkethitsnewhighsin2006-Asia.htmlA succession of attractive new products, along with falling prices and increased capabilities, has helped make the consumer electronics (CE) market seemingly impervious to economic ups and downs around ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1836-researchshowsglobalconsumerelectronicssalesdefyingeconomiccycles-Asia.htmlNew entrants, declining prices, and improvements in product features are making Portable Media Player (PMP) shipments gain traction in 2006 in China, reports In-Stat. Early adopters will remain the primary ...http://www.emasiamag.com/article-1520-chinesepmpmarketbecomesestablishedin2006-Asia.html