Spreadtrum strengthening cooperation with Samsung, threatening MediaTek market position

Jul 23, 14:52

China-based handset solution vendor Spreatrum Communications has stepped up its cooperation with Samsung Electronics and may double its shipments by the fourth quarter of 2012, threatening...

TalkBox supports Windows Phone, BlackBerry platforms

Jul 18, 15:41

TalkBox, smartphone-based instant voice messaging software developed by a Hong Kong-based company, has extended versions from iOS initially and Android then to supporting Window Phone...

Approximately 100 firms competing in China smartphone market

Jul 18, 01:30

China's smartphone market has been seen as a market with great potential for growth. Many firms from different industries have been eager to obtain market share. There are currently...

Taiwan market: Mobile advertising revenues estimated at NT$3.32 billion in 2012, says FIND

Jul 13, 10:42

Providers of mobile advertising services in the Taiwan market will generate total revenues estimated at NT$3.32 billion (US$111 million) in 2012, growing 36.9% from 2011, according...

Motorola Mobility yet to see benefit from Google acquisition, say sources

Jul 12, 12:10

Despite the completion of the acquisition by Google in May 2012, Motorola Mobility is unlikely to benefit significantly from the deal and may not make a turnaround until 2013 at the...

Multiscreen pay-TV operators shift to PCs, smartphones and tablets, says IHS

Jul 11, 11:50

In 2015, 49% - or nearly half of all devices obtaining TV services from 43 of the largest global pay-TV operators that have commenced deployment of multiscreen services - will be...

Jolla has little market room, say Taiwan makers

Jul 10, 01:20

Jolla, a new Finland-based company which was established by original key members of MeeGo R&D team at Nokia and is engaged in continued development of MeeGo and plans to offer...

Nokia, RIM and HTC to see smartphone shipments continue sliding in 2H12, say sources

Jul 9, 12:19

Nokia, RIM and HTC are expected to see their smartphone shipments, as well as market share, continue declining in the third and fourth quarters of 2012 due to a lag in migration to...

Competition of quad-core smartphones to heat up in 4Q12, say sources

Jul 5, 12:43

Competition for quad-core smartphones will heat up in the fourth quarter of 2012, triggering by the roll-out of much speculated new iPhone and models built based on Qualcomm's quad-core...

Second- and third-tier handset makers in China may not adopt Windows Phone 8 platform

Jul 5, 01:35

Microsoft has been eager to promote Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT. Despite having partners such as Nokia, Samsung, and HTC for Windows Phone 8, severe price competition...

Firefox OS will struggle to compete with Android, iOS, say Taiwan makers

Jul 4, 15:19

While Mozilla Foundation will launch Firefox OS, a mobile operating system based on open Web standards and has won adoption by China-based vendors ZTE and TCL Communication Technology...

China market: HTC, Sony Mobile launch dual-SIM smartphones

Jul 4, 01:20

HTC and Sony Mobile Communications have both enhanced their strengths in the dual-SIM smartphone segment in China with the launch of the HTC Desire VC and Xperia Tipo Dual, respectively,...

Taiwan handset ODMs welcome small changes in Jelly Bean from Android 4.0

Jul 3, 16:06

The release of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has offered relief to Taiwan-based handset ODMs, as the newly revised platform indicates that Google has slowed down the upgrade cycle of its...

Commentary: Google hardware thrust to marginalize brand vendors

Jul 3, 15:04

The launch of Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Google Glass shows the growing ambition of Google to create its own hardware devices. Google's latest move, either for establishing new benchmarks...

Taiwan market: CHT Hami Apps to reach 6,000 applications at end of 2012

Jul 3, 01:45

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has continued expanding Hami Apps, its self-operated online store for mobile applications, and expects the number...

China market: China Mobile begins trial operation of OTT service

Jun 28, 11:29

Mobile carrier China Mobile has started trial operation of OTT (over the top) service in a number of provinces in China through cooperation with several OTT licensees including China...

WP7.5 to be maintained following launch of WP8

Jun 22, 15:06

Microsoft is expected to maintain Windows Phone 7.5 for use in smartphones after the launch of Windows Phone 8 in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Taiwan-based handset supply...

China market: White-box handset makers to shine in smartphone segment

Jun 14, 15:44

White-box handset makers are expected to take the main scene of China's handset market again by rolling out sub-CNY500 (US$79) smartphones in the second half of 2012, optimizing chipset...

Taiwan market: TWM aims at 300,000 users of myMusic at end of 2012

Jun 12, 10:00

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) aims to increase the number of subscribers to myMusic, its peer-to-peer online streaming music service at a fixed monthly charge...

China market: Shanda launches own-brand smartphone

Jun 12, 01:10

Shanda Group, a large China-based provider of online gaming service and electronic book content, has launched an own-brand Bambook smartphone for sale in the China market at a retail...

MediaTek, MStar strengthening R&D efforts on smartphones

Jun 11, 11:25

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor both have recently restructured their R&D teams to focus on the development of smartphones, while down-sizing the R&D units for feature phones,...

Android 4.0 in entry-level to mid-range smartphones to rise in 2H12

Jun 7, 16:13

While Android 2.x versions take up about 90% of Android-based smartphones, Qualcomm and MediaTek have begun to offer Android 4.0 common chip solutions for smartphone vendors and therefore...

Taiwan market: SmartFun Digital launches e-learning product FunPark

May 30, 14:48

SmartFun Digital, a Taiwan-based developer of cross-device software platforms to provide digital content for children's learning and family life, on May 29 launched its first product,...

Sony Computer Entertainment starts operation of console games Chinese-language translation center in Taiwan

May 25, 16:32

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has begun operation of its center for Chinese-language translation of console games developed by SEC and independent developers in Taiwan, according...

Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner

May 18, 10:41

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...

Mobile telecom carriers tend to support WP8, say Taiwan makers

May 10, 12:25

The support for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8) by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel is likely to spread to other mobile telecom carriers due to concerns over the growing dominance...

China government refutes rumors of banning Google from mobile devices

May 7, 11:15

According to China media outlet ND Daily, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has said the department has not issued any announcement...

Rumors of Google ban on mobile devices flare up on China discussion boards

May 4, 16:39

A Shenzhen-based consulting firm that helps handset makers receive government certification for their devices on May 3 posted a notice stating that the China goverment would be banning...

HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources

Apr 25, 16:10

Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...

China market: Original Symbian user base to be shared by other platforms

Apr 11, 01:30

As Nokia has shifted from Symbian to Windows Phone, the market share for Symbian in China slipped from 42.5% in the first quarter of 2011 to 18.7% in the fourth quarter based on surveys...

Taiwan market: Sony Mobile Communications aims to take up 30% share in Android segment in 2Q12

Apr 3, 14:10

Sony Mobile Communications has launched its Xperia P smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile, and will also release the Xperia U and Xperia solar in the...

Gigabyte Communications to launch MediaTek-based dual-SIM Android phones in 2Q12

Mar 30, 01:20

Gigabyte Communications has been focusing on the production of dual-SIM Android smartphones recently, and plans to roll out dual-SIM models built on chipset solutions from MediaTek...