HTC set to face fierce competition in smartphone segment in 2010, say sources

Feb 8, 12:21

HTC is set to see increasing competition in the global smartphone market in 2010 as other branded vendors, including Motorola, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Sony Ericsson...

INQ Mobile appoints former Sony Ericsson executive as head of Greater China region

Jan 19, 12:13

INQ Mobile, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, has announced the appointment of Kingson Loo as president of INQ Greater China. Loo, a native of Hong Kong, has extensive experience...

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...

Arima Communications sets 2010 handset shipment target at 14-16 million units

Dec 15, 12:10

Arima Communications aims to ship 14-16 million handsets in 2010, up 16-33% from 12 million units for 2009, thanks to orders from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, sources at handset...

Arima Communications lands ISDB-T mobile TV handset orders from Sony Ericsson

Dec 3, 11:35

Arima Communications has landed orders for ISDB-T enabled mobile TV handsets from Sony Ericsson, according to industry sources, who also noted that the mobile TV handsets, which will...

Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson ranks top handset vendor in sales value in October

Dec 1, 13:11

Sony Ericsson has unseated Nokia to take the top spot in the Taiwan handset market in terms of sales value in October 2009 with a 27% share, according to data compiled by channel...

Taiwan market: Handset vendors to launch more 12-megapixel cameraphones to boost year-end sales

Dec 1, 12:10

Samsung Electronics and Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek both plan to introduce 12-megapixel cameraphones in the Taiwan market to boost year-end sales, according to market...

Taiwan market: Flood of Android-powered smartphones to hit market in 1Q10

Nov 24, 14:05

A flood of Android-powered smartphones from international and domestic brand vendors are expected to hit the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2010, making the local market a...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to heat up competition for handset market share in 4Q09

Sep 30, 14:26

Competition for market share in the Taiwan handset market will heat up again in the last quarter of 2009 as most vendors, especially Sony Ericsson, are gearing to launch new models,...

Flextronics to form handset ODM team in Taiwan, say sources

Sep 24, 12:07

Flextronics International plans to set up a handset ODM team in Taiwan in order to compete effectively with local handset makers for ODM orders from brand vendors such as Sony Ericsson...

Taiwan market: Handset sales down over 4% sequentially in June

Jul 22, 13:46

Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 536,700 units in June, declining 4.1% from the previous month, according to data compiled by retail channels in Taiwan.

Arima Communications to ship 3.5-3.9 million handsets in 3Q09

Jul 20, 11:40

Buoyed by increasing orders from LG Electronics (LGE) and an easing in component supplies, Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications is expected to see its handset shipments...

Sony Ericsson places 2010 handset orders with Taiwan makers

Jul 16, 10:17

Sony Ericsson has placed ODM handset orders for 2010 with Taiwan handset makers after the company released orders for only two models to its production partners in Taiwan in 2009,...

GaAs wafer supplier VPEC reports record revenues in June

Jul 10, 16:30

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has reported record revenues of NT$177 million (US$5.35 million) for June 2009, up 25% on month mainly due to strong orders from TriQuint Semiconductor,...

Arima Communications to ship 13 million handsets in 2009

Jun 11, 12:31

Despite the global slowdown, Arima Communications expects its handset shipments to reach 13 million units in 2009 as did in 2008, thanks to growing orders from LG Electronics (LGE),...

Sony Ericsson prepping Android 2.0 smartphones

May 22, 11:35

Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch Google phones running on Android 2.0 operating system (OS), according to Peter Ang, vice president of marketing, Asia Pacific at Sony Ericsson.

Taiwan market: Handset sales drop in April

May 21, 11:43

Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market dropped 4.4% sequentially to 519,000 units in April, the lowest level since 2007, according to data compiled by local retail channels.

China market: Handset sales up over 11% in March, CCID says

May 12, 14:36

Sales of handsets in the China market grew 11.6% sequentially to 13.04 million units in March, according to data released recently by China-based market research firm CCID Consulti...

Handset market stays afloat with 258 million shipped in 1Q09, says ABI Research

Apr 28, 11:07

Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had...

Arima Communications to start shipping S312 to Sony Ericsson in 2Q09

Apr 23, 12:14

Arima Communications is expected to start shipping the S312 EDGE-enabled handset to Sony Ericsson later this quarter, according to market sources.

Taiwan market: Samsung and LGE see handset market shares increase in March

Apr 22, 14:27

Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their shares in the Taiwan market strengthen further in March 2009 although total handsets sold dropped 17% sequentially to about 540,000...

Sony Ericsson likely to outsource Android-powered handsets to Foxconn, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 21, 15:28

Sony Ericsson is likely to outsource production of its Android-powered handsets to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) although the company has declined to say when its...

Ericsson rumored withdrawal from Sony Ericsson may affect partnerships with Taiwan handset makers

Mar 20, 14:36

Market reports are circulating again that Ericsson is planning to withdraw from its 50/50 joint venture Sony Ericsson with Sony – a move that may cause a drastic change in partnerships...

Arima Communications setting up handset plant in Brazil

Feb 26, 11:44

Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications is setting up a handset-manufacturing plant in Jundiai in the Brazilian state of San Paulo, with commercial production slated for April...

Taiwan market: Handsets sales up over 16% sequentially in January

Feb 24, 11:30

Handset sales in the Taiwan market climbed 16.3% sequentially to 635,500 units in January, thanks to the buying spree ignited by Taiwan government's distribution of consumer coupons...

Taiwan market: Samsung and Sony Ericsson both look to unseat Nokia as top handset vendor in 2009

Feb 17, 14:31

Handset vendors Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson are introducing new product lines and both companies are confident they can wrestle the handset crown from Nokia in the local...

Taiwan ODM handset makers to see share decline in orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 13, 15:18

Taiwan ODM handset makers are expected to see their orders from Motorola and Sony Ericsson drop sharply in 2009 due to a shifting of product emphasis at the two branded vendors, according...

Sony Ericsson evaluating TD-SCDMA handset production, says Ericsson CEO

Feb 9, 15:16

Sony Ericsson is still evaluating the possibility of venturing into the production of TD-SCDMA handsets, according to Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and CEO of Ericsson. Svanberg...

Handset market declines 12.6% in 4Q08, more challenges to come, says IDC

Feb 5, 11:40

The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 289 million units,...

2009 the year of smartphones, says ABI Research

Feb 3, 14:56

Mobile handset shipments in the first half of 2008 had a 14% increase on year while slowed to 8% in the third quarter before crashing into a 10% decline in the fourth quarter. As...

Taiwan market: Apple takes up handset sixth ranking with 2.2% share in December

Jan 21, 14:11

Sales of Apple's iPhone 3G handsets totaled 12,000 units in the Taiwan market in December, taking up the sixth ranked position with a 2.2% share in terms of sales for the month, according...