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Tuesday 17 March 2015
Sony announces fiscal 3Q14 financial results
Sony has announced its financial results for fiscal third-quarter 2014, ending December 31, 2014. Sales and operating revenues were JPY2.566 trillion (US$21.213 billion), an increase...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
China vendors to ship over 50 million Android smartphones with fingerprint sensors in 2015
Shipments of Android-based smartphones with fingerprint sensors by China-based handset makers are expected to reach over 50 million units in 2015, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Digitimes Research: More China-based smartphone vendors gearing up efforts to promote overseas sales
More China-based smartphone vendors, including second-tier Gionee, Zopo and Haier, appear to have geared up efforts to promote sales of their smartphones in overseas markets, according...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches stainless steel SmartWatch 3
Sony Mobile Communications has launched the stainless steel version of its SmartWatch 3 in the Taiwan market priced at NT$9,990 (US$315).
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC delays delivery of HTC One M9, says paper
HTC has delayed the delivery of its new flagship model, the HTC One M9, at its exclusive retail shops and online shop in the Taiwan market, citing the delay was caused by an upgrade...
Monday 16 March 2015
VAIO expected to become strong competitor to Sony in smartphone industry
Japan-based notebook brand vendor VAIO, originally Sony's notebook department that was later sold to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), has recently launched a VAIO...
Monday 16 March 2015
Taiwan market: TWM to begin contract-bundled sale of HTC One M9
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on March 16 announced the sale of HTC One M9, a flagship smartphone offered by Taiwan-based vendor HTC,...
Monday 16 March 2015
Compute and data hungry applications drive EMEA server spending growth of 3.4%, says IDC
In the fourth quarter of 2014 the EMEA server market continued the strong growth seen in the past few quarters, reporting US$3.7 billion in revenues and 630,000 units shipped, for...
Monday 16 March 2015
Xiaomi seeking to set up India production plant jointly with Foxconn, Inventec
Xiaomi Technology is currently in talks with its Taiwan-based production partners Foxconn Electronics and Inventec for the possibility of jointly setting up a smartphone plant in...
Monday 16 March 2015
Xiaomi to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan handset supply chain
Xiaomi Technology looks to further expand its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers in the handset supply chain as it continues to ramp up its shipment volume, according to company...
Monday 16 March 2015
Handset vendors shifting strategies due to competition from Apple and Samsung
Handset vendors are adjusting their strategies for 2015 to focus more on mid-range models and lower-priced, high-specification units as Apple and Samsung Electronics are expected...
Friday 13 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ready to develop smartphone payment system in 2015
With 4G service subscribers accounting for 13% of Taiwan's overall telecom service users and the number of smartphone users in the country surpassing 13.5 million in 2014, Taiwan's...
Friday 13 March 2015
National Instrument transforms Taiwan office to independent company
National Instrument has announced it has transformed its branch office in Taiwan to become an independent company starting March and expects the company to achieve 20-40% on-year...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC expects M9 to be top-selling smartphone in flagship segment
The HTC One M9 will continue to rank as the top-selling flagship model among its peers in the Taiwan smartphone market, as did its predecessor the One M8, according to Jack Tong,...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects 4G user base to reach 2 million at beginning of 2Q15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) had 1.33 million 4G subscribers at the end of 2014 and expects the number to increase to two million at the beginning of the second quarter of 2015, according...