Taiwan market: New HTC One pre-sale orders hit record high, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 19, 13:55

Pre-sale orders received by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the new HTC One have hit a new record in Taiwan, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted Jack...

Chunghwa Telecom, HTC sign 2013 cooperation agreement

Mar 18, 22:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, and Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on March 18 signed a 2013 cooperation agreement covering...

Mobility is reshaping consumer gadget spending and behavior, says Gartner

Mar 18, 15:11

Household adoption and spending on consumer technology products is shifting faster than expected in favor of gadgets and services that are portable or mobile and those that deliver...

Digitimes Research: Smartphone sales to reach 329 million in China in 2013

Mar 18, 14:45

There will be 329 million smartphones sold in the China market in 2013, hiking 67.0% from 2012 due to large growth in the total number of 3G subscribers, while sales of feature phones...

Google executive reshuffle may affect relationship with handset brands, say sources

Mar 15, 15:37

Google's Android chief, Andy Rubin, has stepped down from his current post. If Rubin is assigned to strengthen in-house handset products, it may affect Google's relationship with...

Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG, Sony Mobile aim to ramp up smartphone sales in emerging markets

Mar 15, 14:10

Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications demonstrated different product strategies for their smartphone businesses at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013, but...

Adlink sees on-year growth in 2012 revenues

Mar 14, 11:15

Industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.6 billion (US$188.52 million) for 2012, up 11.77% on year, but the company's net profit dropped...

HTC delays shipments of new HTC One, says media

Mar 13, 16:34

HTC has confirmed that it is pushing back the launch date of its new HTC One in certain markets to the end of March, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) has reported, citing...

Digitimes Research: China-based Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo eager to expand to overseas smartphone markets

Mar 13, 15:26

Benefiting from an explosive growth in demand for smartphones in China since 2012, Huawei Device, ZTE and Lenovo have managed to outperform rivals in terms of shipment volumes in...

Low-priced products drive forecast increases in the tablet market, says IDC

Mar 13, 15:20

A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led IDC to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190.9 million, up from its previous...

Commentary: Foxconn relies heavily on Apple

Mar 13, 14:41

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported February consolidated revenues of NT$235.06 billion, showing an on-month decrease close to 25% and an on-year decrease of...

Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Asustek likely to double smartphone shipments in 2013

Mar 12, 22:15

Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Asustek Computer are likely to double their shipments of smartphones in 2013, buoyed by their cooperation with telecom operators in China, Europe and...

Asustek, Acer aim at shipping 1-1.5 million smartphones in 2013

Mar 11, 22:46

Asustek Computer and Acer have recently unveiled their latest products for the smartphone industry with Asustek expecting its shipments to reach one million units and Acer 1.5 million...

Sony Mobile makes headway with Xperia Z; to move to other platforms

Mar 11, 14:08

Sales of Sony Mobile Communications' new high-end flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, have been successful, which could help the vendor ramp up sales of its entry-level to mid-range...

Amazon much-fanfared smartphone may be delayed, say sources

Mar 11, 12:23

Market rumors have indicated that Amazon may not be able to release its first smartphone in the second quarter of 2013 as originally scheduled, as the production progress at its manufacturing...

Sporton to see increasing testing business on growing popularity of LTE smartphones

Mar 8, 15:49

Sporton International, an inductor maker and testing services provider, saw the proportion of its revenues generated from testing and inspection services reach 89.8% in February and...

Synnex Technology sees February revenues decrease

Mar 8, 14:24

Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on March 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.31 billion (US$650 million) for February,...

Taiwan market: New HTC One unveiled

Mar 8, 14:18

The New HTC One will be avaialbe in Taiwan at the end of March, with a retail price of NT$19,900 (US$670) for the 16GB version, NT$21,900 for 32GB and NT$24,900 for 64GB.

Strong smartphone shipments in China drive up panel demand during holiday periods

Mar 8, 14:04

Smartphone shipments in China reached 27.6 million units, up 140.8% on year, during a 4-week period combining two weeks in the New Year period (December 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013)...

Samsung, Apple to step into path toward wireless charging for smartphones

Mar 8, 12:01

Following the steps of Nokia, LG Electronics and HTC, Samsung Electronics and Apple are expected to add wireless charging capability to their flagship models in 2013, according to...

China market: Samsung takes up 22.5% of 2012 smartphone sales, says iiMedia Research

Mar 7, 15:35

There were 169 million smartphones sold in the China market in 2012, hiking 130.7% from 2011, and Samsung Electronics was the largest vendor with a market share of 22.5%, according...

Apple iPad and iPad mini shipments may be affected by lack of touch screen sensors

Mar 7, 14:20

Japan-based Nissha Printing, Apple's main supplier of thin-film touch sensors for the iPad mini, may not be able to supply enough of the sensors for Apple's next-generation iPad and...

Apple adjusts iPad and iPad mini shipments, supplpy chains expected to be affected

Mar 7, 13:44

Apple is currently adjusting shipment estimates for its iPad and iPad mini products in 2013 to 33 million and 55 million, respectively, according to industry sources.

China handset makers hope to reduce reliance on Android

Mar 6, 22:23

The China Academy of Telecommunication Research for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a white paper stating that China's handset industry has been...

HTC sees revenues sink in February

Newswatch - Mar 6, 16:22

HTC has reported revenues of NT$11.37 billion (US$383.44 million) for February, down 26.8% from the previous month and 44% from a year earlier. For the first two months of 2013, revenues...

Tablet ownership in Europe to quadruple by 2017, 18- to 24-year olds now lead the charge, says Forrester

Mar 5, 18:59

Tablet ownership in Western Europe is set to quadruple in the next five years as the percentage of online consumers owning a tablet is expected to increase from 14% in 2012 to 55%...

Smartphones expected to outship feature phones for first time in 2013, says IDC

Mar 5, 15:40

More smartphones are forecast to be shipped globally than feature phones in 2013, the first such occurrence in the mobile phone market on an annual basis, according to IDC. Handset...

Taiwan February CPI slightly up sequentially, says DGBAS

Mar 5, 10:33

Taiwan's February 2013 consumer price index (CPI) of 102.91 (2011 as base year) increased by 0.48% on month and by 2.97% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...

Tizen and others join competition for mobile OS market

Mar 4, 21:34

Mobile device OS (operating system) operators including Tizen, Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS all showcased their platforms and terminal products at the recently concluded...

TCL Communication reports CNY169 million net loss in 2012

Mar 4, 16:51

The China-based TCL Group, which had strong TV sales in 2012, has reported total revenues of almost CNY70 billion (US$11 billion) for 2012, representing an on-year growth of 20%....