"NPD DisplaySearch" news, interviews, and features

News about NPD DisplaySearch

• Just upping the resolution risks turning 4K into a dud

  An increase to at least 60 frames per second and better color reproduction is equally important

• Tablet sales dip, as market matures

  The uptick in tablet sales couldn't last forever, as quarter-over-quarter sales drop.

• Wearable hype could slow by 2016, NPD says

  Wearables face a rocky patch as the market matures

• Consumers buy touch notebooks for design, not for Windows 8

  1-in-10 laptops shipped this year sport touch, says NPD DisplaySearch

• Finger-friendly laptops aren't touching a chord with notebook buyers

  Windows 8 may have been built for touch, but laptop buyers are sticking to the ol' keyboard and mouse.

• Apple iWatch to come in two sizes, analyst claims

Features about NPD DisplaySearch

• New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China's 'Golden Week' carrier subsidies

  NPD DisplaySearch analysts forward theory that iPhone 5C sold poorly in China during national holiday

• Tablets threaten laptops, but there's more to this picture

  Tablets are projected to surpass tablets in 2013, but looking more closely at the data paints a more relevant picture.