2014 may be the year that 4K monitors hit the mainstream computing market, at least according to the early product announcements at CES. Lenovo, ASUS, and Seiki have all announced compelling 4K displays at well under $1,000, bringing the technology into the price range of gamers and serious productivity users.
On Eve of iPad Air Launch, iPad Market Share Reaches All-Time Low
The new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display will arrive just in time to counter the continued decline of Apple’s share of the worldwide tablet market. According to IDC, the iPad’s market share reached an all-time low in the third quarter.
Thunderbolt 2 Hits PC First with ASUS Z87-Deluxe/Quad Motherboard
Many expected Apple to be the first to the market with a product featuring Thunderbolt 2, but it looks like ASUS will beat them to the punch. The hardware company announced a new motherboard this week that features two Thunderbolt 2 ports, each capable of up to 20 Gbps.
Ultimate 4K Gaming System Pushes 1.5B Pixels Per Second at 60fps
Microsoft’s Extreme Windows Blog published a post Thursday showcasing a truly extreme gaming PC with three 4K monitors configured for Eyefinity and powered by AMD GPUs. And you can have it now…for the low, low price of around $18,000. Microsoft’s Gavin Gear used three 32-inch Sharp PN-K321 4K Ultra HD monitors, which currently retail for about $5,000 each. These displays support both 30Hz input via HDMI or standard DisplayPort, and 60Hz using Multi Stream Transport (MST), a new standard available
Apple’s iOS Tablet Share Falls in Q1 on Strong Android Growth
Apple’s once dominant market share in new tablet shipments continues to erode, according to preliminary data released today by research firm IDC. Apple’s share of worldwide tablet shipment in the first quarter of 2013 fell to 39.6 percent in the face of explosive growth from Android competitors, even as the company outperformed shipment expectations. Top Five Tablet Vendors (Shipments in Millions) Source: IDC 1Q2013 Shipments 1Q2013 Market Share 1Q2012 Shipments 1Q2012 Market Share Year-Over-Year Growth Apple 19.5 39.6% 11.8 58.1%