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Friday 16 August 2013
China market: Branded smartphone vendors reshuffle top management to stay afloat
A number of branded smartphone vendors have recently reshuffled the top management of their operations in China as they are struggling to stay afloat in the country's smartphone industry...
Monday 12 August 2013
Taiwan major handset ODMs to generate profits in 3Q13, say sources
Taiwan-based handset ODMs Compal Communications and Arima Communications have posted mixed results for July, but the two companies both are expected to generate profits in the third...
Thursday 1 August 2013
Sony Mobile may be only Japan-based handset vendor to survive, say Taiwan makers
Japan-based handset vendor NEC Casio Mobile Communications (NCMC) has decided to withdraw from the global smartphone market due to continued operating losses. Other Japan-based vendors...
Monday 29 July 2013
Indonesia market: smartphone shipments to reach 12-15 million units in 2013
Sales of smartphones in Indonesia are expected to top 12-15 million units or 20-25% of total handset sold in the market in 2013, according to market observers.
Monday 29 July 2013
BlackBerry, Nokia to not launch 5-inch or above smartphones until end of 2013, say sources
While vendors of Android smartphones have been competing each other fiercely in the 5-inch segment, vendors of other platforms, including BlackBerry, Nokia and Apple are unlikely...
Monday 22 July 2013
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to launch Xperia Z Ultra
Sony Mobile Communications will launch the 6.4-inch smartphone Xperia Z Ultra in the Taiwan market around the end of July at a contract-free retail price of NT$22,900 (US$763), with...
Monday 22 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC maintains top smartphone vendor ranking in June, but market share falls
HTC continued to maintain its top smartphone vendor ranking in the Taiwan market with a 35.4% share in terms of sales value in June, even though its market share was down 1.5pp from...
Friday 5 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC maintains top smartphone vendor ranking in May
HTC maintained its title as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market with a 36.9% share in terms of sales value in May compared to 30.6% in April, according to data compiled...
Monday 1 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan mobile phone shipments rise over 40% sequentially in 2Q13
Shipments of mobile phones by Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs grew over 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 27 June 2013
Sony reportedly looking for SmartWatch manufacturing partners in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications reportedly plans to expand its SmartWatch family line and is looking for OEM production partners in Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Western European mobile phone market declines in 1Q13, driven by smartphone slowdown, says IDC
The Western European mobile phone market shrank in the first quarter of 2013 due to a lower than expected slowdown in the smartphone shipments, according to IDC. Total shipments dropped...
Tuesday 25 June 2013
China market: Sony Mobile unveils 3 new Xperia smartphones in Shanghai
Sony Mobile Communications has unveiled three new Xperia family smartphones, the Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia C and Xperia SP, in Shanghai. The Xperia C, outsourced to Arima Communications,...
Monday 24 June 2013
Smartphone brands reluctant to develop Facebook Home-enabled models
A number of branded smartphone vendors, including Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, Lenovo, ZTE and Huawei are now reluctant to cooperate with Facebook for the joint...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Samsung Electronics' launch of large-sized Galaxy Mega family smartphones for the US$400-600 segment will affect sales of comparable models launched by China-based branded vendors...
Thursday 23 May 2013
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Dennis van Schie, global head of marketing for Sony Mobile, has commented that the firm will extend cooperation and view ODM firms as strategic partners in product development to...