Renesas completes acquisition of wireless modem business from Nokia

Dec 1, 13:51

Nokia and Renesas Electronics on November 30 announced the completion of Renesas' acquisition of Nokia's wireless modem business, which was initially announced on July 6, 2010. With...

Nokia says Ovi Store downloads hit 3 million a day

Nov 19, 15:23

Nokia has announced that its Ovi Store has reached three million downloads per day, a milestone spurred by overall global demand and a recent update that gives users of Nokia's new...

Commentary: End of Symbian Foundation is a blessing in disguise

Nov 10, 11:22

With the Symbian operating system (OS) transforming from a closed platform to an open platform developed by a dozen players, and now once again back under the control of Nokia, it...

eMemory cuts into supply chain of brand-name handset vendors

Nov 5, 15:24

Taiwan's eMemory Technology has broadened its embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) IP portfolio for market segments like touch screen controllers and power management chips, and has...

Worldwide smartphone market grows 89.5% on year in 3Q10, says IDC

Nov 5, 14:13

The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone during the third quarter of 2010, with the leading vendors posting double- or even triple-digit on-year growth, according to...

Nokia N8 smartphone matches iPhone 4 costs, iSuppli says

Oct 14, 09:00

Despite major differences in features and component selection, Nokia's new N8 smart phone carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) cost nearly identical to that of the iPhone 4, according...

Nokia says Ovi services gain momentum

Oct 1, 15:19

With the number of active Nokia service users now reaching 140 million worldwide, the company today announced that more than 200,000 people are currently signing up daily to Ovi,...

Nokia Siemens Networks to maintain WiMAX support, says regional head

Oct 1, 09:50

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will maintain its support for WiMAX technologies and applications although LTE has appeared to be the mainstream 4G standard, and its WiMAX technological...

Young Fast starts resistive touch panel shipments to Nokia in 4Q10

Newswatch - Sep 24, 15:08

Touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics will start shipping resistive touch panels to Nokia in the fourth quarter of 2010, and start shipping capacitive touch panels in the first...

Global Mobile to procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks

Sep 7, 15:12

Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, will procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its networks in northern Taiwan to reach a coverage...

Apple's iPhone 4 delivery difficulties might open up company to competitive risk, says iSuppli

Jun 30, 16:44

Apple's difficulties in satisfying the massive demand for the iPhone 4 are raising questions about the company's management of the supply chain and prompting frustrated customers...

Nokia preparing ARM-based tablet PC for 4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Jun 21, 16:57

Nokia is currently preparing to launch an ARM-based tablet PC aiming for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Digitimes Research senior analyst.

Qt aims to surpass .NET to become largest framework for application development in three years, says executive

Jun 2, 12:07

Qt Development Frameworks under Nokia, in view of its advantages of a large user base of Nokia smartphones and cross-platform support for Symbian, MeeGo, Windows 7, Windows Mobile,...

Nokia to restart PCB assembly outsourcing, says paper

Newswatch - May 20, 14:46

Nokia will resume outsourcing PCB assembly with its EMS partners after having suspended such contract manufacturing activities for five consecutive quarters, according to a Chinese...

Dolby enters handset market with new mobile audio technology

May 13, 11:59

Dolby has made inroads to the mobile audio market with new technology Dolby Mobile and cooperations with Japan-based telecom carriers NTT Docomo and handset brands LG Electronics,...

Nokia reorganizes business structure

May 12, 09:51

Nokia will restructure its devices and services businesses into three units - Mobile Solutions, Mobile Phones and Markets - effective on July 1, 2010.

Cell phone industry declares end of recession, says iSuppli

Apr 28, 10:42

The cell phone industry is proclaiming the end of the recession for the segment following an outstanding final quarter of 2009 and a projected substantial growth for smartphones in...

Nokia Siemens Networks demonstrates FDD-LTE in Taiwan

Apr 16, 14:42

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) on April 15 demonstrated FDD-LTE in Taiwan for the first time. The standard is looking to feature 100Mbps downloads, high-definition video voice over...

Compal lands Nokia Maemo smartphone orders, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 15, 16:46

Compal Communications has secured orders for an entry-level smartphone based on Nokia's Maemo platform, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Chunghwa Telecom, NCTU cooperate with Nokia Siemens for LTE experiment

Apr 12, 15:02

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 9 announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) Taiwan to co-establish an LTE-SAE (long term evolution-system...

BYD Electronic sees drop in revenue contribution from Nokia, say sources

Mar 17, 13:59

BYD Electronic (International), China-based BYD's subsidiary maker of handsets and components, has seen the contribution of Nokia orders to its total revenues drop to 51% in 2009...

Nokia not keeping up with smartphone performance leaps, says Ovum

Mar 10, 12:31

Smartphone manufacturers are embracing more powerful hardware capable of handling advanced graphics and video processing, with the transition from ARM11-based processors to ARM Cortex...

Sales of dual-SIM handsets to double in 2010, sources say

Newswatch - Feb 25, 11:14

Sales of handsets with dual-SIM cards in the global market are expected to double in 2010 after the segment registered a strong growth of 74% in 2009, according to industry sources...

Worldwide handset sales grow 8% in 4Q09; flat in 2009, says Gartner

Feb 25, 10:58

Worldwide handset sales to end users totaled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit...

Nokia to skip Symbian v2 to v3 in 3Q10, says Nokia Taiwan executive

Feb 2, 10:08

Nokia plans to speed up the development of the Symbian platform by jumping over version 2 to offer version 3 featuring multi-touch functions in the third quarter of 2010 and then...

Taiwan market: NCC price adjustment proposal may deter carriers from investing, says Nokia Siemens executive

Jan 14, 14:10

The recent proposal by Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) requiring local telecom carriers to lower charges for fixed-line and mobile communication services may hamper...

GaAs foundry AWSC to benefit from Nokia shifting orders to Skyworks

Jan 14, 14:09

Nokia will reportedly switch 30% of its power amplifier (PA) orders from RFMD to Skyworks in 2010 - a move which will benefit Taiwan-based GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...

Merry Electronics looks to strong revenue growth in 2010

Jan 12, 12:03

Taiwan-based acoustic device maker Merry Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues increase from NT$6.73 billion (US$211.64 million) in 2009 to NT$8.5-8.8 billion in...

Nokia reportedly to halve accessory suppliers, say sources

Jan 11, 12:29

Nokia reportedly plans to halve the number of its suppliers for handset accessories from over 10 currently to five in order to further strengthen the management efficiency of its...

Samsung and LGE to see higher global handset share in 2010, say Taiwan makers

Jan 6, 14:48

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) are expected to see their market share in the global handset market continue to expand in 2010 if they can reach their sales targets for...

Taiwan market: More competition expected in CDMA handset segment in 2010

Dec 24, 15:45

A number of handset vendors plan to strengthen their deployments of CDMA handsets in the Taiwan market in 2010 even though sales of CDMA handsets currently account for only a 15%...

Nokia new focus on touch, full-keyboard and low-cost handsets will benefit Taiwan makers

Dec 4, 11:28

Nokia's target to significantly increase the proportion of touch and/or QWERTY devices in its smartphone portfolio and further optimize the industry's lowest cost end-to-end business...

Electronic compass/MEMS SoCs to take off in 2010

Dec 3, 14:51

More MEMS makers are expected to provide electronic compass and MEMS sensor combo solutions in 2010, helping to popularize LBS applications in the handset market, according to industry...