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Friday 28 August 2015
Global wearable market grows 223.2% in 2Q15, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices came to 18.1 million units in the second quarter of 2015, up 223.2% from the 5.6 million shipped a year earlier, according to IDC.
Friday 28 August 2015
Global tablet shipments in 2015 estimated at 163 million units, says TrendForce
There will be an estimated 163 million tablets shipped globally in 2015, decreasing 14.9% on year. 117 million units will be shipped by brand vendors and 46 million units by white-box...
Friday 28 August 2015
Taiwan market: Asustek launches 3 ZenFone smartphones
Asustek Computer has unveiled three ZenFone-series smartphones, the ZenFone Selfie, ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone 2 Deluxe, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.
Friday 28 August 2015
China smartphone market dominated by local vendors
In the China smartphone market, China-based vendors have extended competitive advantage from entry-level models priced below CNY1,000 (US$156) to mid-range and high-end ones and thereby...
Friday 28 August 2015
Acer seeking smartphone OEM in Indonesia
IT vendor Acer is seeking a manufacturing partner for OEM production of smartphones in Indonesia to avoid the country's high customs duty on imported smartphones and will make a final...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: CHT partners with Microsoft to provide cloud computing services
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a strategic-alliance agreement with Microsoft for cooperation on Cloud Solution Provider and Cloud OS Network, with CHT responsible for providing...
Thursday 27 August 2015
China market: Local smartphone vendors limit launch of new models
China-based smartphone vendors have limited the number of new models launched per year to cope with the declining profitability generated by smartphones, a move which has affected...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung expects Galaxy Note 5 shipments to reach 50,000 units in 1st month
Samsung Electronics expects sales of its new flagship model, the Galaxy Note 5, in the Taiwan market to reach over 50,000 units in the first month of launch.
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: InFocus unveils 4G smartphones
US-based vendor InFocus has unveiled M812, M808 and M370, respectively a flagship, mid-range and entry-level Android 5.0 4G smartphone models, for launch in the Taiwan market in early...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Global service robot market to grow 20-30% annually
The market value of service robots globally is expected to grow 20-30% on year, growing from US$8.5 billion in 2015 to over US$20 billion in 2020, according to an industry estimate...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Worldwide smartphone growth to slow to 10.4% in 2015, says IDC
Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 10.4% on year, instead of a previous forecast of an 11.3% growth, to 1.44 billion units in 2015, according to the latest data released...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
China July mobile phone user base grows to 1.295 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.295 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of July 2015, growing 0.13% sequentially and 2.47% on year, and 444.08 million (34.30%) of them were...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan businesses urged to develop IoT devices
Taiwan-based companies have an advantage in developing IoT products thanks to their innovative ideas, flexibility and efficient implementation, according to John Wang, founder of...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Litemax to acquire WynMax
Taiwan-based Litemax Electronics, which makes high-brightness LCD modules for industrial, commercial, medical and transportation applications, on August 24 announced the acquisition...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
HTC to buy back treasury shares to save stock price
HTC has announced it will buy back 50 million treasury shares, which will account for 6% of the company's outstanding shares, and will complete the process in two months.