http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Consumer%2FDigital+Imaging%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research on blank cd and dvd media, cd and dvd drives, contract manufacturing – hardware, digital cameras, digital tv , digital video camcorders , dvd players , optical drives, pc cameras, photofinishing, semiconductors – consumer devices, scanners, storage media and streaming media.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Consumer%2FDigital+Imaging%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223906http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223906This IDC Flash discusses the two announcements made by the HomeGrid Forum, a nonprofit trade group that is promoting the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) G.hn (G.9960 and G.9961) standard. In the past week, the UN's ITU gave final approval for the G.hn standard, two new semiconductor suppliers joined the HomeGrid Forum, and the HomeGrid Forum completed a deal with the Broadband Forum to move forward on product interoperability and certification. As the G.hn standard moves forward, supporters still face several critical issues such as the timing of market adoption, competition from other networking standards, and the viability of the technology. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223943http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223943This IDC update and the accompanying Excel file provide the current forecast for the worldwide mobile phone semiconductor market for 2010 through 2014. For prior forecast analyses, refer to Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor 2009–2013 Forecast and Analysis (IDC #220025, October 2009). The accompanying Excel file includes:Revenue forecast by air interface for 2009–2014Revenue forecast by region for 2009–2014Revenue forecast by semiconductor device for 2009–2014Weighted average semiconductor BOM cost forecast by air interface standard for 2009–2014Memory detail and connectivity detail breakdown for 2009–2014Comparison of September 2009 and June 2010 forecastsWeighted average 4G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 3.5G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 3G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 2.5G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 2G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Average semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Key forecast assumptionsDescriptions of cellular air interfacesDefinitions Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204SThis IDC study discusses entertainment media content, which has become increasingly important for Internet consumers in Asia/Pacific, in line with soaring worldwide usage. The rapid advancements in audio and video services in recent years had fueled a strong demand for music and video entertainment. It also led to a set of challenges for service providers (SPs) such as protecting rights, preserving profits, and identifying the potential of new media, as well as consumers' inertia toward adoption of paid services and finding the right revenue model. This study covered Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan in identifying audio and video consumption behavior. It also looked into consumers' preferences toward paid services to evaluate obstacles and opportunities for service providers (SPs) as well as business sustainability, particularly in emerging media services."While paid content is facing some inertia from consumers, online and mobile media providers should nonetheless continue to introduce a mix of paid and unpaid content.. Paying per song would be more affordable for consumers that are not hardcore music fans, which could lower the barrier for consumers to accept paying for music. Once consumers overcome the initial inertia to pay for audio content by paying for each song, it could get easier to convert them to pay for access to the entire music database. Overall, payment for video content received low endorsement, probably because the market is still very nascent. IDC expects video paid services to gain more traction if online video SPs can set up a low-cost, easy-to-use system for users to download videos they just had to have for offline access, or to gain access to premium content over the Internet using PCs, " says Audrey Heng, market analyst, Emerging Technology Advisory Services, IDC/Asia/Pacific. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223894http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223894This IDC update and the accompanying Excel file provide a vendor share ranking for the worldwide mobile phone semiconductor market for calendar year 2009. Comparisons are made to the prior year's results, CY08, and the analysis is broken down by air interface technology and device type. For prior vendor share analyses, see Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor 2008 Vendor Shares (IDC #219085, July 2009). The accompanying Excel file includes:Worldwide total mobile phone semiconductor rankings by revenue for CY09Worldwide 3.5G (HSPA) mobile phone semiconductor rankings by revenueWorldwide 3G (EV-DO, WCDMA/UMTS, TD-SCDMA) mobile phone semiconductor rankings by revenueWorldwide 2.5G (GPRS/EDGE, CDMA 1xRTT) mobile phone semiconductor rankings by revenueWorldwide mobile phone semiconductor rankings by key chipsets (discrete baseband processor, total baseband processor, baseband analog, transceiver, and power amplifier)IDC's current vendor share analysis for the worldwide mobile phone semiconductor market in 2009 shows the industry's first year-over-year decline in revenue growth since 2001. Revenue dropped 6.3% from 2008 levels in direct response to the global economic slowdown over the past couple years. For select mobile phone chipsets, including discrete and integrated baseband processors and applications processors, multimedia coprocessors, analog baseband, transceivers, power amplifiers, and connectivity chipsets, the market declined from $23.6 billion in 2008 to $22.1 billion in 2009. This market decline was felt in virtually all geographic regions and across all core mobile phone chipsets. The top vendor rankings for 2009 however remained fairly steady, with the top 5 chipset suppliers retaining their 2008 ranking. Qualcomm remained number 1 in key chipset revenue, with 25% vendor share, followed by Texas Instruments, with 12% share. The third position was earned by ST-Ericsson, due to the combined revenues of ST Micro and Ericsson, which completed their joint venture in February 2009. The fourth-largest vendor Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223902http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223902This IDC update and the accompanying Excel file provide a vendor share ranking for the worldwide mobile phone semiconductor applications processor and media coprocessor market for calendar year 2009. Comparisons are made with the prior year's results, CY08, and an application processor breakdown for smartphones is also presented. For prior vendor share analyses, refer to Worldwide Mobile Device Applications Processor and Media Coprocessor 2008 Vendor Shares (IDC #219247, July 2009). The accompanying Excel file includes:Worldwide standalone applications processor semiconductor vendor rankings by revenue for CY09 for mobile phonesWorldwide integrated applications processor semiconductor vendor rankings by revenue for CY09 for mobile phonesWorldwide multimedia coprocessor vendor rankings by revenue for CY09 for mobile phonesDetailed vendor rankings for total applications processor (integrated plus discrete) for the smartphone segment Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100617http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100617With solutions for networked video entertainment in the home now being heavily marketed to consumers, what are their expectations and how have early adopters taken to it? This telebriefing dissects results from IDC's 2010 Connected Home survey of 1,500 consumer broadband subscribers, 1,000 of whom own a home network, the infrastructure necessary for networked entertainment in the home. The survey looked at consumers' use of and interest in networked video devices, their interest in moving Internet video into the living room, and the profile of networked video consumers.In this telebriefing, IDC's research analysts will answer questions such as:How does over-the-top Internet video in the living room change the dynamics with traditional pay TV services?What solutions for delivering Internet video to the television appeal most to consumers?What do consumers value most in networked video entertainment solutions?What motivates consumers to buy into networked video entertainment? Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223577http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223577This IDC study presents a cut of the results from IDC's 2010 Connected Home Survey, focusing on the results related to home networking and data applications on the home network. The survey was completed in May 2010 and included 1,526 respondents, all of whom are U.S. adults who subscribe to broadband Internet access at home."We previously bifurcated between households with PCs and those without and then those who were online and those who were not, but consumer technologies and behaviors around them have evolved, and today we distinguish between those with a home network and those without. But our survey finds that even though consumers have high levels of interest in networked applications in the home, they have little understanding of their home technology infrastructure, and this could impede the progress of solutions such as networked entertainment," said Jonathan Gaw, research manager of IDC's Connected Home program. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUK22382710http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUK22382710Sales of hardcopy (HCP) toner consumables in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) suffered a major decline in 2009, following the financial downturn that began in 2008. International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that the overall market for toner consumables dropped almost 12% year on year in 2009. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223745http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223745This IDC Insight presents 1Q10 pay TV subscriber results for the leading U.S. service providers across the cable, satellite, and telco TV segments. This document also highlights the trends of the quarter. Pay TV subscriber data is included for Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Cablevision, Mediacom, Insight, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Verizon, and AT&T. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223691http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223691This IDC study provides a high-level, comprehensive view of the worldwide digital camcorder market. It contains 2005–2009 actual unit shipments and total 2010–2014 unit, average sales price (ASP), and shipment value forecasts. Data is offered by traditional and point-and-shoot segments. Data is presented from the United States, Japan, Western Europe, and the rest of the world (ROW). This study does not include analog camcorders, digital still cameras, PC cameras, or mobile devices with image capture functionality (camera phones)."The camcorder category is undergoing profound changes. New entrants are redefining how consumers capture and share video," says Chris Chute, research manager, Digital Imaging Solutions and Services. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT