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Friday 19 May 2017
IHS sees first positive smartphone shipment growth in 2 years
The global smartphone market continues its recovery, with the top three China-based OEMs posting impressive gains. Samsung continued to lead the pack in smartphone shipments during...
Friday 19 May 2017
Google to team up with Asustek to launch new AR smartphone
Google will team up with Asustek Computer to roll out its second-generation AR-enabled smartphone expecting to launch the new phone in the third quarter of 2017 at the earliest, according...
Friday 19 May 2017
Taiwan handsets – 1Q 2017
Taiwan's handset shipments have improved significantly thanks to feature phone orders from HMD Global.
Thursday 18 May 2017
Google to launch Android GO entry-level smartphones in 2018
Google, at Google I/O 2017 taking place in San Francisco, unveiled Android GO, an Android O-architecture operating system specifically designed for use in entry-level smartphones,...
Thursday 18 May 2017
MediaTek launches chipset supporting Google Assistant and Android Things
MediaTek has introduced its newest full-featured chipset - MT8516 - designed to enable Voice Assistant Devices (VADs) and smart speakers, including the Google Assistant. MediaTek...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Digitimes Research: China vendors to ship 152 million smartphones globally in 2Q17
China-based vendors will together ship 151.8 million smartphones globally during the second quarter of 2017, increasing 13.0% on quarter but decreasing 2.7% on year and taking up...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Oppo, Vivo to adopt MediaTek Helio P30 chips in new smartphones
Oppo and Vivo have both decided to use MediaTek's Helio P30 series chips in their upcoming models slated for launch in the second half of 2017 - an encouraging sign for the mobile...
Thursday 18 May 2017
China market: Samsung launches Galaxy S8 as market share falls
Samsung Electronics will begin marketing its latest flagship Galaxy S8 devices in the China market following a product event held in Beijing on May 18. But the Korea-based vendor...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches Xperia XZ Premium smartphone
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia XZ Premium, in the Taiwan market, featuring a 5.5-inch 4K HDR display. It is the world's first smartphone...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Adata steps into home robot market
Memory module maker Adata Technology has stepped into the household robot market and unveiled two home robots on May 17. The company plans to take orders for its robotic products...
Thursday 18 May 2017
Clientron to display POS terminals with NFC multi-payment solution at NRA Show 2017
Clientron Corp., a world leading provider of POS systems, announced it will be displaying its full range of POS product innovations to comply with multi-payment solutions and various...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
eMemory announces security IP for IoT applications
As Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) have become an increasingly popular security technology, eMemory has announced the launch of NeoPUF, which the company claims is a game-changing...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Qualcomm files breach of contract complaint against Apple manufacturers for non-payment of royalties
Qualcomm has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of California against FIH Mobile and Hon Hai Precision Industry (together known as Foxconn), Pegatron,...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
NB-IoT expected to catch up with LoRa in 2018, says SerComm CTO
While LoRa was the earliest technology to be applied to IoT (Internet of Things) devices, NB (narrow band)-IoT has seen fast growing application since 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Taiwan market: TBC completes digitization of cable TV networks
Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) has announced the completion of digitizing its cable TV networks, becoming the first MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in the Taiwan market...