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Monday 25 March 2013
China handset vendors look to Taiwan and Japan suppliers for high-end panels
China-based handset vendors have recently been seeking out Taiwan- and Japan-based panel makers to provide midrange and high-end panels, as China-based panel makers have been struggling...
Monday 25 March 2013
Suntech went from dominance to insolvency in two years due to multiple factors, says IHS
Suntech Power's epic plunge from solar module dominance to bankruptcy comes as the result of misplaced investments, a misguided pricing strategy, anti-dumping action in the US and...
Monday 25 March 2013
China Mobile reports higher 2012 profits than competitors
China Mobile, the TD-SCDMA telecom carrier in China, recorded net profit of CNY129.3 billion (US$20.49 billion) for 2012, much higher than those for China Telecom, the CDMA2000 carrier,...
Monday 25 March 2013
China software industry January-February revenues top CNY402 billion, says MIIT
China's software industry generated revenues of CNY402.263 billion (US$64.57 billion) in January-February 2013, growing 25.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...
Monday 25 March 2013
China February mobile phone users grow to 1.132 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.132 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2013, growing 0.89% sequentially and 12.43% on year, and 259.92 million (22.96%)...
Friday 22 March 2013
Suntech executives to hold talks with Taiwan-based partners
China-based Suntech Power Holdings announced the insolvency of its China subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech. Industry sources noted that Suntech executives will arrive in Taiwan next week to...
Friday 22 March 2013
China market: 4Kx2K LCD TV prices expected to fall in early May peak sales period, say Taiwan makers
Retail prices for 50-inch and above 4Kx2K (3840 by 2160) Ultra HD LCD TVs are twice those for Full HD models of the same sizes in the China market currently, but are expected to be...
Friday 22 March 2013
Huawei introduces 6.1-inch smartphone
The line between smartphones and tablets have been blurred and firms such as Huawei, Asustek Computer, and Samsung Electronics hope to capture the new business opporutnity by introducing...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Digitimes Research: Room for further development in China smartphone market
Sales of smartphones in China are expected to top 330 million units in 2013, making the market a fierce battle field for local and international smartphone brands and inducing makers...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Suntech announces petition of insolvency and restructuring of China subsidiary
China-based large-size solar firm Suntech Power Holdings announced that on March 18, 2013, a group of eight China-based banks filed a petition for insolvency and restructuring of...
Wednesday 20 March 2013
More China smartphone vendors adopt MediaTek quad-core solutions
Following the steps of Lenovo and Coolpad, two other China-based smartphone vendors, Huawei and ZTE, reportedly will also adopt MediaTek's quad-core MT6589 solutions for the production...
Tuesday 19 March 2013
SMIC to operate at 90% of production capacity in 2Q13
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is expected to operate at 90% of its production capacity in the second quarter of 2013, buoyed by orders from IC design...
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Suntech announces default with respect to 3% convertible notes
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based solar firm, has announced that it has received from the trustee of its 3% convertible notes a notice of default and acceleration relating to...
Tuesday 19 March 2013
China Mobile to procure TD-LTE devices from Huawei, ZTE, Samsung
China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will procure TD-LTE terminal devices from Huawei Technologies, ZTE, and Samsung Electronics, and will offer two own-brand...
Monday 18 March 2013
High demand of low-cost whitebox tablet panels expected to benefit China but put strain on Taiwan
Whitebox tablet vendors, most of whom are based in China, are increasingly using TN panels from China-based panel makers in their products to lower costs. This is putting pressure...