The Placing of Kindle Fire in the global market came in second

According to foreign media reports, according to market research firm IHS study published report, amazon Kindle Fire in the fourth quarter of tablet computer shipments will reach 3.9 million, accounting for global tablet computer 13.8% market share, second only to apple’s iPad.

IHS responsible for the tablet computer and monitor, senior manager of research Rhoda Alexander (Rhoda Alexander) said, a rival finally developed a alternative products. The products seem to have enough of the episode of apple to win. The production plan shows that amazon of the product of the great bet.

IHS report said that samsung Galaxy Tab tablet computer in the fourth quarter of global market share is 4.8%, is ranked third in the world, located in the Kindle Fire and after the iPad.

Due to the success of the Kindle Fire, IHS global tablet computer in 2011 shipments expected increase in the growth rate than the original forecast by 7.7%. IHS now predicts global tablet computer shipments for 64.7 million sets, more than 2010 growth of 273%.

For the amazon Kindle Fire IHS recently the decomposition of tablet computer analysis show that this tablet PCS production cost is $201.70. If this analysis is correct, this means that amazon with the price of 199 dollar sales Kindle Fire a little of the losses.

IHS analysts pointed out that amazon Kindle does not rely on hardware to make money, but rather on paid content and through the Kindle sales to consumers other products to make money. This business model and wireless operators business model is the same. For example, AT&T or Verizon to sell the price of 200 dollar value the $400 to $600 mobile phones. However, these two year period of commercial operation service contract make up for the loss and gain more profit.

Hitachi and SONY provide 4 inch LCD panel for Apple to new products

According to foreign media reports, sources said on Saturday, Hitachi and SONY current are hand in hand to apple a unknown iOS devices provide 4 inches LCD screen, is expected to this product in 2012 will be listed. At the same time, the news that apple fourth generation iPad tablet computer display technology will happen earth-shaking change.

Japan science and technology blog Macotakara. Jp quoted apple far east of supply chain message said, a subsidiary of the Hitachi Display, Hitachi (Hitachi Displays) and Sony subsidiary Sony Mobile Displays (Sony Mobile Display Corporation) has begun to send 4 inches of liquid crystal apple panel, the panel will be used for an unspecified iOS devices. Apple plans next year in the new equipment sold.

There were also reports that Hitachi Display, SONY Mobile displays and Toshiba subsidiary company Toshiba Mobile displays (Toshiba Mobile Display Co.) will be in spring 2012 to merge, the formation of “Japan Display” (Japan Display) company.

In the report before, the Wall Street journal reported earlier in the week, apple plans to release the next generation iPad next year. Sharp in central Japan guishan 2 for apple iPad production factory will touch screen. The news says, apple will be located in Japan to sharp panel production factory for investment, but revealed no investment amount. With more than a accessories manufacturers to cooperation, show that apple want to ensure that get enough spare parts, to the production of the iPad and iPhone popular mobile phone. The headquarters is located in the Japanese city of Osaka sharp production liquid crystal display panels, is mainly used in the tablet computer, smart phones and liquid crystal TV. It is reported, sharp to the apple iPhone already provide LCD screen. In addition, sharp also will be the next generation of apple iPhone to provide mobile phone screen. The personage inside course is expected to present, apple will be in the next year when the next generation iPhone launched a mobile phone. Usually, apple won’t foreign revealed the component suppliers.

News sources, and apple to the sharp investment, designed to support sharp production IGZO liquid crystal display (the earliest wild show by Japanese fine the first published in 1995, professor). The display screen using indium, zinc and other metal oxide production of thin film transistor display screen. U.S. investment bank Jefferies analyst Peter m plug g (Peter Misek) said, “based on our analysis of the current IGZO better than the current technology, the OLED technology, to lower power consumption.”

The market share of HP TouchPad tablet holds the second place

Market research organization NPD released a report on Tuesday showed the iPad in addition, others besides the tablet computer market share, and the first qualifying is incredibly is out of print HP TouchPad. Although flat-panel computer has become the many PC enterprise focus on the development of object, however apple’s iPad is still trying to put these future competitors in swaddling strangle them.

According to NPD report results show that from January to October, America’s tablet computer-not including iPad sales series-a total to 1.2 million units, won a total of more than $415 million in retail performance. If in the words of the peripheral equipment, not including the iPad tablet computer market value will be up to nearly $700 million.

Although this data looks very huge, but apple during the September 2011 in the third quarter has been through the iPad series product sales received more than 6.9 billion dollars of amazing performance.

In the flat computer products market share, can see from the chart, the HP TouchPad incredibly occupy the iPad tablet computer in the market share in the first, but the main reason is still here, HP announced the upcoming discontinued the products and $99 per unit price of diving on the results after selling.

Remove the apple iPad in outside of market share, following after HP ranks samsung, accounts for about 16% of the market share of the remaining in; Asus occupied 10%; MOTOROLA accounted for about 9%, while acer only 9%. In addition, Toshiba and RIM are not to enter HTC before five.

NPD’s industry analysis department vice President Stephen Baker (Stephen Baker) in a report: “tablet computer the market is flooded with the old PC and mobile phone brand, and also includes a lot of low price is the beginning of the enterprise. Because of the store shelves, retailers booth, and all the tablet computer is facing apple starts the serious challenge of advantage, so not all brands will be able to succeed.”

And as the amazon and Barnes & Noble in the quarter promotes more cheap tablet computer after, can foresee in the near future, the tablet computer to fight will be intensified.