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Tuesday 28 December 2010
Apple, RIM, HTC to account for 50% of global smartphone shipments in 1Q11, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan-based makers or handsets or components, based on orders received, have estimated that Apple, RIM and HTC will ship, respectively, 19-20 million, 14-15 million and 8-9 million...
Thursday 9 December 2010
NFC handset sales to gain momentum in 2011
Sales of NFC (Near Field Communication)-enabled handsets are expected to gain momentum starting 2011 as branded handset vendors including Nokia, Samsung Electronics, RIM as well as...
Friday 19 November 2010
RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11
Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...
Friday 5 November 2010
Worldwide smartphone market grows 89.5% on year in 3Q10, says IDC
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...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Handset vendors taking different approach to compete against the iPad
Despite the fact both handset and notebook vendors are aiming to compete in the tablet PC market, the two are adopting different strategies – most notebook brands will compete...
Monday 9 August 2010
Quanta to manufacture tablet PC for RIM, says paper
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer will become the manufacturer of Research In Motion's (RIM's) Android tablet PC, which will be launched in November 2010, according to a...
Friday 23 July 2010
Major touch panel makers dominate orders from top-5 handset vendors
Major touch panel makers including Wintek, TPK Touch Solutions, Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Japan-based Nissha are dominating orders from the top-five handset vendors,...
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Apple's iPhone 4 delivery difficulties might open up company to competitive risk, says iSuppli
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...
Friday 25 June 2010
RIM reportedly looks to ship 60-70 million BlackBerry smartphones in next 12 months
RIM (Research In Motion) has reportedly informed its handset component suppliers in Taiwan that it expects shipments of BlackBerry smartphones to top 60-70 million units in the next...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Wintek gains touch panel orders from RIM and Motorola, says paper
Wintek reportedly has landed touch panel orders from Research in Motion (RIM) and Motorola and expects to turn profitable in the second quarter of 2010, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches BlackBerry Bold 9700 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 as well as the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express solution in the Taiwan market. Sales...
Monday 1 March 2010
Taiwan market: CHT to bring in BlackBerry smartphones and strengthen ties with Apple
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to introduce RIM's BlackBerry smartphones into the Taiwan market in the first half of 2010, ending the current monopoly sales of the BlackBerry phones...
Thursday 25 February 2010
Worldwide handset sales grow 8% in 4Q09; flat in 2009, says Gartner
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...
Monday 9 November 2009
Worldwide smartphone market continues to grow despite economic malaise, says IDC
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...
Monday 19 October 2009
Phison cuts into RIM supply chain, says paper
NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics is shipping solutions for secure memory cards in small volume, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...