Vietnam’s computer market in the third quarter declined by 4% from the same period last year as consumers have tightened their spending, according to IT market research firm IDC. The quarterly research in Asia-pacific of IDC released last Thursday showed that the computer market in the third quarter inched up by 11% from the previous quarter but dropped by 4% year on year. The consumption rose... 

Consumers owning smartphones or tablet computers running on IOs or Android operating system can choose paint colors and ways to mix colors for their homes thanks to Kolormax 3.0 software which can be freely downloaded from Apple Stores. With such a unique marketing method, MyKolor brand of the Thai-based paint company 4 Oranges last week attracted the attention of many visitors and local media at... 

Software companies stressed that their research and development (R&D) activities would be badly hindered by the ban on import of second-hand information technology (IT) devices such as laptops, cell phones, tablet computers and printers. This was a popular view at a meeting held in HCMC last week to discuss Circular 11/2012/TT-BTTTT on used IT devices, which came into force recently. According... 

E-book technology in Vietnam has appeared and developed along with the increase in hi-tech devices, as in other countries. Reading books on laptops, smartphones, and tablet computers has become a new pastime of Vietnamese adolescents nowadays. However, Vietnamese e-books have developed in a very different way. All kinds of e-books, both copyrighted and illegal ones in many fields, such as comics,... 

The demand for tablet computers and smart phones in Vietnam is still growing at double-digit rate, sparking hope for the hi-tech product market despite the current trend of consumers tightening their purse strings. The purchasing for smart phones records growth rate of 10-15% at present. Several mobile retailers expected the growth of 20% in the next six months for products priced around VND3 million. However,... 

Electronic Equipment Production Center, a subsidiary of the military-run telecom group (Viettel), will produce a tablet computer costing under US$200 as a trial in the second quarter this year. Director of the centre Nguyen Vu Luu revealed the news on the sidelines of a seminar on scientific research held in Hanoi on February 23. The “Made by Viettel” tablet will target a niche market of specific... 

Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker HTC unveiled its first tablet device with 4G telecommunications technology on Thursday. Fourth generation — 4G — technology provides high-speed broadband wireless services and higher quality image and data services. The HTC Jetstream is due to hit the US market on Sunday, offered by telecom giant AT&T for $699.99 with a two-year contract, the... 

The question of how to get 3D technology into every living room and a tablet computer into every hand is set to dominate Asia’s largest IT fair which opens in Taiwan next week. Around 1,800 exhibitors from across the world will descend on Taipei for the Computex fair, which runs from Tuesday to Sunday, hoping to generate an estimated $23 billion of sales from 36,000 buyers, organisers say. Under... 

China’s ZTE Corporation is targeting to enter the world’s manufacturer list at top three for tablet PC, top five for Android smart phones and No.1 for Chinese smart terminals in 2011. In this regard, Vietnam is considered as a key market to execute the ZTE’s smart terminal development strategy. “ZTE considers Vietnam as a high potential market while executing the smart terminal development... 

From May 12, people can use Apple’s iPad tablets  and iPhone mobile phones to read Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon, The Saigon Times Weekly and Thoi bao Vi tinh Saigon on the new-version “e-paper” column at www.thesaigontimes.vn. The “e-paper” column is renovated to be compatible with the devices and searching tools like Google, Yahoo and Bing. Another convenience of the new-version “e-paper”...