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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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| 247 news tagged smartphone |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson unveils Android-powered Xperia X10 smartphone Nov 20, 14:59 Sony Ericsson has unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone, the Xperia X10, in the Taiwan market and plans to start deliveries in the first quarter of 2010, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT unveils own-brand Android-powered smartphone Nov 19, 12:41 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has unveiled an own-brand Android-powered smartphone, the CHT 8000, which will be available in the Taiwan market in mid-December, and the company aims to ship 30,000 units of the Android phone, made by China-based Huawei Technologies, within one year. Read more |
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Dell outsourcing Mini 3 smartphones to Foxconn, and MIDs to Qisda, says paper Newswatch - Nov 17, 12:03 Dell is outsourcing the production of its Mini 3 smartphones to the Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group and also plans to outsource the production of its MID products to Qisda, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Toshiba launches Snapdragon-based TG01 smartphone Nov 13, 12:19 Toshiba has launched its Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphone, the TG01, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$20,900 (US$647). Read more |
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Samsung handset focus to be on Windows Mobile, Android and Bada in 2010, says senior VP Nov 11, 11:57 Samsung Electronics will continue to adopt Windows Mobile- and Android-based platforms for new smartphones launched in 2010, with another focus on in-house developed open operating system Samsung Bada, according to senior vice president Don Joo Lee. The executive added that Samsung may not roll out new Symbian-based models globally in 2010. Read more |
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CPT, HannStar eyeing smartphone panel market Nov 10, 11:43 Large-size panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, eyeing the surging smartphone market, have started producing 2- to 3.5-inch handset panels at their 4.5G and 5.3G plants respectively, according to market sources. Read more |
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Worldwide smartphone market continues to grow despite economic malaise, says IDC Nov 9, 15:04 The worldwide smartphone market continued to weather the economic recession and reached a new record for shipments during a single quarter. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 43.3 million units during the third quarter of 2009, up 4.2% from the 41.5 million units shipped in third-quarter 2008, and up 3.2% from shipments of 41.9 million units in second-quarter 2009. Read more |
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LGE expects 20% growth in handset shipments in 2010, says executive Nov 5, 12:12 LG Electronics (LGE) expects its handset shipments to increase 20% in 2010, a growth as strong as that in 2009, according to Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications. Read more |
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Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC Nov 3, 10:22 The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in the third quarter, down 6% from a year earlier, but up 5.6% from the second quarter. Read more |
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HannStar Display swings to profits in 3Q09 Oct 30, 17:10 HannStar Display saw net profits of NT$491 million (US$15.11 million) in the third quarter and expects utilization rate to remain high in the fourth quarter. Read more |
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PC vendors not expected to be very successfull in short term in smartphone market, says Gartner Oct 29, 17:11 Personal computer (PC) vendors are eyeing the booming smartphone market to offset a slump in computer sales, according to Gartner. Worldwide smartphone sales will grow by 29% on year to reach 180 million units in 2009, overtaking notebooks in total unit terms. Read more |
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MediaTek to volume produce WiMAX chips by year-end 2009 Oct 29, 16:25 MediaTek plans to begin volume producing three WiMAX controller chips at the end of 2009, and expects shipments to grow by 10 times in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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FIH to consolidate handset R&D units within Foxconn Group Oct 29, 14:38 Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) plans to consolidate a total of eight handset R&D units belonging to member companies within the Foxconn Group, including Foxconn Electronics, FIH, Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) and Mobinnova, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Asustek plans to establish joint venture with Garmin in 2010 Oct 29, 11:33 Asustek Computer plans to establish a joint venture with Garmin in 2010, aiming to push sales of Garmin-Asus dual-brand smartphones, according to industry sources. Read more |
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China chip sales to rebound in 2010, says iSuppli Oct 26, 10:23 Following a decline in 2009, the China semiconductor market is expected to rebound vigorously in 2010 as exports of electronic products recover from the global economic crisis, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Nokia launches touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone Oct 23, 14:01 Nokia has launched its touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone in the Taiwan market and will release two additional touch-enabled models - the 5230 in fourth-quarter 2009 and the X6 in early 2010. Read more |
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Arima Communications and MediaTek to benefit from LGE increasing handset shipments, say sources Oct 22, 11:56 LG Electronics (LGE) has recently raised its shipment target of GSM handsets for 2009, a move which is likely to benefit its production partners in Taiwan, including ODM handset maker Arima Communications and handset solution provider MediaTek, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Android-powered HTC Hero smartphones in tight supply, says HTC executive Oct 21, 11:50 The HTC Hero smartphones from HTC (High Tech Computer) are currently enjoying brisk sales in the markets in Europe and Asia, causing tight production at HTC, according to Jack Tong, vice president of Asia Pacific at HTC. Read more |
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CHT to procure 1.8 million handsets in 2009, 2-2.1 million in 2010 Oct 21, 11:31 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has estimated that its total purchases of handsets in 2009 will reach 1.8 million units, of which 270,000 units, or 15%, will be smartphones, according to the company. Read more |
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China market: STB provider Coship steps into 3G handset market, to enter netbook segment in 2010 Oct 20, 14:16 China-based set-top box (STB) provider Shenzhen Coship Electronics has stepped into the production of 3G CDMA handsets and also plans to enter the netbook segment in 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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Acer aims to ship 400,000-500,000 handsets in 2009, 1.5-2 million in 2010 Oct 20, 11:59 Acer has set a goal of shipping 400,000-500,000 own-brand handsets in 2009 and 1.5-2 million units in 2010, industry sources quoted an internal estimate of Acer as indicating. Read more |
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Acer unveils 1GHz Snapdragon-based smartphone supporting Android 1.6 OS Newswatch - Oct 15, 14:33 Acer has unveiled its new smartphone, the Liquid, which is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 1GHz processor and runs on Android 1.6. Read more |
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Recovery starting for electronics industry, but damage will be felt for long time, says Gartner Oct 14, 17:02 The recovery is under way for the electronic equipment industry; however, much uncertainty continues to rest on the macroeconomic recovery and the effectiveness of government stimulus packages, especially when that stimulus runs out, according to Gartner. As a result, Gartner does not expect a sustainable recovery pattern until 2010, and associated semiconductor sales are not expected to regain 2007 peak levels until 2012. Read more |
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Business opportunities from smartbooks and e-book readers: Q&A with Inventec Appliances chairman Jackson Chang Oct 14, 11:19 Inventec Appliances is an ODM maker rolling out MP3 players, GPS devices, smartphones, VoIP phones, and 3G data cards, and yet it is also the vendor of OKWAP-brand handsets. In addition, the company has recently unveiled its smartbooks and e-book readers. Read more |
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FPCB makers have mixed 4Q09 outlooks Oct 13, 11:57 Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect expects its fourth-quarter revenues to remain at the level of the third quarter while rivals Career Technology and Sunflex Tech are more conservative about their fourth-quarter prospects due to mixed sales results in the smartphone market. Read more |
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MID demand most likely to be fulfilled by smartphones, says The Information Network Oct 12, 17:16 Intel's Atom processor is being redesigned as a system on a chip (SoC) and will be manufactured by TSMC in an effort to win the mobile Internet device (MID) market. But the investment may not be economically viable, according to The Information Network. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch HTC-branded Android phones Newswatch - Oct 9, 15:11 Taiwan-based 3G carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) plans to launch a mid-range Android-powered smartphone in the Taiwan market in mid-October with a suggested retail price of below NT$15,000 (US$468), according to market sources. Read more |
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GaAs manufacturers see 3Q09 sales up on power amplifier demand for smartphones Oct 6, 16:04 Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential revenue growths of 47% and 37%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2009. Industry sources have estimated both GaAs foundries are likely to enjoy on-month revenue increases through November and December, thanks to growing power amplifier (PA) demand for smartphones. Read more |
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Passive component maker Cyntec expected to report higher gross margins in 3Q09 Oct 6, 14:59 Cyntec's gross margins are estimated to grow 3-4pp in the third quarter of 2009, from 33.7% in the previous quarter, according to market watchers. The company saw its revenues increase 27.3% sequentially to NT$1.52 billion (US$47.3 million) in the third quarter. Read more |
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Compal Communications shipping Pixi smartphones to Palm Oct 6, 11:41 Compal Communications began to ship webOS-based Pixi smartphones to Palm at the end of September, with the shipment volume for fourth-quarter 2009 expected to reach 700,000-800,000 units, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Symbian handset shipments to double by 2014, says Juniper Research Oct 5, 11:51 Shipments of open source Symbian handsets are expected to more than double over the next five years, according to Juniper Research. However, the platform faces strong competition in a smartphone marketplace which is increasingly targeting consumers and "prosumers" as well as corporate customers, with the result that its overall market share will remain virtually unchanged over that period. Read more |
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Nokia soliciting RFI for ODM production of Maemo-based smartphones, says paper Newswatch - Oct 5, 11:45 Aiming to fend off increasing competition from rival vendors in the smartphone segment, Nokia has reportedly released RFI (request for information) requirements on ODM production of Maemo-based smartphones from Taiwan handset makers, including Compal Communications and Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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HTC to launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones in October Oct 1, 10:59 HTC (High Tech Computer) will launch two Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphones, the HTC HD2 (Leo) and HTC Whitestone, in October marking the introduction of the new mobile platform on October 6, according to market sources. Read more |
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Passive component maker Cyntec gross margins to surpass 35% in 3Q09 Sep 30, 16:05 Cyntec is estimated to see its third-quarter gross margins climb 3-4pp sequentially, up from 33.7%, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Bluetooth device maker Jabra strengthening cooperation with RIM, HTC and Asustek, company executive says Sep 29, 13:56 GN Netcom, which markets Jabra-branded Bluethooth devices, has stepped up its cooperation with smartphone vendors including RIM (Research in Motion), HTC (High Tech Computer) and Asustek Computer, in addition to producing stereo headsets supporting iPhones, according to Leon Li, regional managing director, APAC, mobile at GN Netcom. Read more |
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Inventec to begin shipping smartphones to Europe in 4Q09 Sep 25, 10:25 Inventec will begin shipping Windows Mobile-based smartphones to markets in Europe in the fourth quarter, marking a major milestone in the development of the notebook maker's OEM handset business, according to market sources. Read more |
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HDI board supply may be tight in 2010 on strong smartphone demand, says Unitech exec Sep 23, 12:15 Supply of HDI boards may become tight next year as handset vendors are aggressively expanding their smartphone product lines, according to Unitech Printed Circuit Board general manager Hsu Cheng-Hung. Read more |
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HTC evaluating Broadcom as additional 3.5G chipset supplier, sources say Sep 22, 11:34 HTC (High Tech Computer) is evaluating the possibility of adding Broadcom to its supplier list of 3.5G chipset solutions to fulfill its goal of introducing more entry-level and mid-range smartphones, according to market sources. Read more |
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Commentary: Can Motorola make a turnaround by riding on Android-powered handsets and white-box approach? Sep 21, 16:29 Looking for ways to revive its struggling handset business, Motorola has recently come out with two relatively strong initiations - unveiling its first Android-powered handset, the Cliq, and establishing a new ODM team in Beijing. Read more |
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Samsung gains in handset applications processor chips courtesy of iPhone, says iSuppli Sep 21, 15:52 Samsung Electronics in the second quarter expanded its share of the global market for standalone applications processor chips used in handsets due to rising sales of Apple's iPhone, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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WPG expands shipments of smartphone components Sep 21, 15:12 IC distributor WPG Holdings is expanding shipments of smartphone components to meet growing demand while reducing shipment share of products used in white-box handsets, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan hardware vendors pondering new-generation netbooks Sep 21, 14:11 Taiwan-based netbook vendors are pondering the launch of non-Wintel architecture netbooks as part of their netbook lineups for 2010, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. Read more |
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FPCB makers Career and Flexium look to 10-15% sequential revenue growth in 3Q09 Sep 18, 16:59 Flexible PCB makers Career Technology and Flexium Interconnect are expected to see their revenues grow 10-15% and 13-15%, respectively, on quarter in the third quarter 2009 due to strong demand from the handset sector, according to market sources. Career and Flexium both saw their revenues hit a year-high in August. Read more |
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Rigid-flex PCBs used in smartphones to grow significantly in 2H10 Sep 18, 16:01 Demand for rigid-flex PCBs is expected to see significant growth between the second half of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 due to increasing penetration of smartphones, according to an analyst at Taiwan's Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) under the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Read more |
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HTC facing increasing competition amid new availability of Android-powered smartphones Sep 15, 14:26 International investment institutions have mostly turned more conservative about the business outlook for Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC (High Tech Computer) in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to the increasing availability of Android-powered smartphones. Read more |
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Apple expected to extend exclusive wireless deal with AT&T, says iSuppli Sep 14, 11:22 Apple will extend its exclusive iPhone service deal with AT&T, while this may not be the boon for AT&T that it appears to be, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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iPhone launch in China to boost smartphone market, says iSuppli Sep 11, 15:18 The arrival of Apple's iPhone in China is expected to help accelerate global shipment growth for smartphones in 2010 and 2011, following 2009 when growth is estimated to slow to 11.6%, down from 20.6% recorded in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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TPO expected to break even in August, turn a profit in September Sep 8, 17:07 Taiwan-based small- to medium-sized LCD panel maker TPO Display is expected to break even in August and start to turn a profit in September, according to industry sources. Read more |
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HTC unveils new Android-powered Tattoo smartphone Sep 8, 16:57 HTC (High Tech Computer) has unveiled the new Android-powered smartphone, the Tattoo, targeting the consumer segment. Read more |
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HTC revenues up nearly 5% sequentially in August 2009 Newswatch - Sep 7, 15:04 HTC (High Tech Computer) has posted revenues of NT$11.35 billion (US$344.98 million) for August 2009, up 4.8% sequentially but down 10.7% on year. Read more |
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