Vendors to adopt LTE/3G seamless connectivity chips for dual-mode smartphones

Feb 9, 01:05

Chip design houses including Qualcomm have adopted CSFB (circuit-switch fallback) and SRVCC (single radio voice call continuity) technologies to develop single chips which enable...

HTC to not release smartphone sales figures starting February

Feb 8, 15:17

Following the step of Samsung Electronics, HTC has decided to not release the sales figures of smartphones in its quarterly financial statement starting February 2012, according to...

Smartphones overtake client PCs in 2011, says Canalys

Feb 6, 16:56

Canalys has released its full, fourth-quarter 2011 country-level smartphone shipment estimates to clients, so completing the picture for the year. One notable result was that total...

Smartphone and PC vendors to treat WP8 differently, say sources

Feb 4, 14:33

Although information indicates that Microsoft's next-generation handset platform, Windows Phone 8 (WP8), will support an array of technologies and functionalities, including dual-core...

Commentary: Strong smartphone competition a blessing in disguise for feature phones

Feb 4, 10:45

The global market for feature phones has continued to dwindle recently, since most branded handset vendors have shifted their focuses to the development of smartphones on the back...

LG to increase purchases of handset parts and components from Taiwan, say sources

Feb 2, 15:50

Buoyed by strong sales of its high-end Optimus LTE smartphones, LG Electronics is expected to increase its purchases of handset parts and components from Taiwan makers in 2012, according...

Polytronics posts higher 2011 earnings

Feb 2, 13:56

Polytronics Technology, which manufactures circuit protection components for mobile phones and PCs, has reported pre-tax earnings for 2011 grew 9.1% to NT$460 million (US$15.6 million)...

Apple to unveil iPhone 5 at WWDC in June, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 2, 12:24

Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 5 smartphone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to be held in June 2012, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...

Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot iPhone demand, say Taiwan makers

Jan 31, 01:00

With the iPhone 4S launched globally in the fourth quarter of 2011 and expected to be selling well in the first quarter of 2012, other international vendors including Samsung Electronics,...

Apple retakes smartphone lead in 4Q11; Samsung grabs top spot for full-year 2011, says IHS

Jan 30, 15:31

After losing market leadership in the third quarter, Apple returned to the number one rank in global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter as consumers flocked to buy the newly...

Samsung posts record profit in 4Q11

Jan 30, 14:10

Booming smartphone sales made Samsung Electronics' latest quarter its most profitable quarter ever, according to the company.

Global NFC smartphone shipments to top 80 million units in 2012, says IMS Research

Jan 20, 01:25

Global shipments of NFC-enabled smartphones are expected to reach 80 million units in 2012, up from 35 million units shipped in 2011, according to data compiled by IMS Research.

Kinsus sees 2011 revenues up 15% on-year

Jan 19, 01:10

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology reported 2011 total revenues of NT$16.871 billion (US$563 million), up 15.05% on year. Kinsus' fourth-quarter 2011 revenues...

China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones

Jan 18, 13:37

While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according...

China market: Chip vendor competition heating up for 1GHz processors used in inexpensive smartphones

Jan 17, 01:00

As China Mobile, China Telecom and China United Network Communications will procure large volumes of inexpensive smartphones equipped with 1GHz processors, there is increasing competition...

Yageo boosts capacity for 01005 size chip resistors

Jan 16, 10:29

Taiwan-based Yageo has moved to build new capacity for 01005 size chip resistors to satisfy brisk demand for smartphones and tablets, joining rivals Cyntec and Kamaya Electric that...

Smartphone vendors to limit new models

Jan 13, 01:15

Smartphone vendors including HTC, Research in Motion (RIM), Sony and Motorola Mobility all are likely to adjust their strategies by reducing the number of new models launched each...

Sony to focus on mid-range to high-end smartphones in 1H12

Jan 11, 16:47

Sony, after taking up a 100% stake in Sony Ericsson, has unveiled four Android-based smartphones at CES 2012 trade show, targeting mid-range and high-end segments, according to industry...

VIA refutes report about being acquired by China telecom carrier

Jan 10, 01:25

VIA Technologies, commenting about a recent report stated that China-based telecom carrier Datang Telecom Technology (DTT) has recently discussed with VIA chairman Cher Wang the ...

Taiwan market: FET to procure over 1.15 million smartphones in 2012

Jan 9, 16:25

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will procure 1.57 million handsets of which 73-75% or 1.15-1.18 million units will be smartphones, according to the mobile carrier.

HTC December revenues decrease

Jan 9, 10:31

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26.363 billion (US$870 million) for December 2011, dropping 14.80% on month and 20.32% on year.

Spreadtrum intros 1GHz chips for low-cost Android phones

Jan 6, 01:25

Spreadtrum Communications has introduced a 1GHz low-cost Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA and EDGE/WiFi, which are now sampling with customers. The new solutions allow manufacturers...

Taiwan market: Handset shipments to grow only 5% on year in 2012

Jan 5, 14:29

Handset sales, including both smartphone and feature phones, in the Taiwan market are expected to only grow slightly by 5% on year in 2012 due to the uncertainty over macro economic...

Taiwan market: Smartphones account for 55% of total handset sales in December

Jan 5, 09:45

Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 450,000 units in December 2011, accounting for a 55% share of a total of 820,000 handsets sold in the month, according to data compiled...

HTC reducing IC orders, say sources

Jan 5, 09:41

IC orders placed by HTC with international IC players in the first quarter of 2012 will be over 20% lower than it ordered in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand...

Compal Communication expects to ship 9.6 million handsets in 2012

Jan 5, 01:25

Compal Communication has announced revenues of NT$10.9 billion (US$359.65 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011 with its handset shipments in the quarter reached 1.5 million units...

Asustek going Android, Acer eyeing Windows 8 for tablet PC market

Jan 5, 01:15

Acer, after refuting rumors about plans to phase out of the tablet PC and smartphone markets, has adjusted strategies for its tablet PC business and will focus on a Windows-based...

Google tablet PC believed to be targeting Kindle Fire

Jan 5, 01:05

As Google reportedly may launch an own-brand tablet PC to compete against Apple's iPad, sources from Google's upstream supply chain believe that Google, instead of Apple, may actually...

Foxlink lands connector orders from China smartphone vendor Xiaomi

Jan 4, 15:27

Foxlink has obtained connector orders from China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi, according to industry sources.