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Monday 5 January 2015
2015 global tablet demand forecast
The global tablet market experienced significant growth in 2011-2014. However, Digitimes Research predicts shipments will drop 11.8% in 2015. Demand for consumer tablets is slowing,...
Monday 5 January 2015
Acer announces Liquid Z410 smartphone
Acer has announced its latest entry-level smartphone, the Liquid Z410, which features a 4.5-inch IPS qHD display, 64-bit quad-core CPU, and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus snapper...
Monday 5 January 2015
CES 2015 to see few surprises
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 may not offer as many surprises as in the previous years since the product focuses for the upcoming show will mainly be on smart home solutions,...
Monday 5 January 2015
Taiwan handset ODMs looking for more orders from regional brands
Taiwan-based handset ODMs are stepping up efforts to solicit orders from regional brand vendors in India and Southeast Asia in order to keep their growth momentum, according to sources...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Shuttle to showcase smart home solutions at CES 2015
Taiwan-based ODM Shuttle will exhibit SmartVille, an in-house-developed hardware/software-integrated smart home solutions mainly consisting of a control center, a Z-Wave gateway and...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Compal looking to acquire more IoT and IPC companies in 2015
Compal Electronics is planning to take a more aggressive approach to acquiring industrial PC and Internet of Things (IoT) companies in 2015 and has already identified some emerging...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Taiwan market: Mobile device penetration estimated at 69.1% in 4Q14, says FIND
Of Taiwan's population aged 12 and above, 69.1% had mobile terminal devices in fourth-quarter 2014, according to results of a recent survey conducted by FIND (Foreseeing Innovative...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Foxconn said to partner with Ericsson for 5G R&D
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is preparing to invest NT$4 billion (US$126.16 million) and a team of 200 technicians for 5G communication technology development...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Asustek aims to ship over 15 million smartphones in China in 2015
Asustek Computer just launched the X002 TD-LTE smartphone under its second brand Pegasus in the China market and aims to ship more than 15 million ZenFone series and Pegasus series...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Sales of smartphones based on new platforms set to increase
Sales of smartphones based on newly emerging platforms, including Android One, Firefox OS and Tizen, are expected to increase significantly in 2015, buoyed by replacement demand from...
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Taiwan market: Fitel looking for bankruptcy trustee
First International Telecom (Fitel), the only PHS mobile communication operator in Taiwan, has asked the government to help arrange for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to become its bankruptcy...
Monday 29 December 2014
Digitimes Research: China Mobile to have 80 million TD-LTE users at end of 2014
China Mobile had the number of its TD-LTE subscribers growing to 54.45 million as of the end of October 2014 and is expected to see the number reach 80 million at the end of the year,...
Monday 29 December 2014
Taiwan market: PHS operator Fitel goes bankrupt
First International Telecom (Fitel), the only PHS low-power mobile communication operator in Taiwan, has declared bankruptcy.
Monday 29 December 2014
China telecom carriers set aggressive 4G smartphone sales goals, says report
China Telecom and China United Network Communications (China Unicom) have been setting up LTE FDD/TD-LTE 4G networks in China, and have set aside budgets of CNY16 billion (US$2.58...
Monday 29 December 2014
Compal to resume production at Vietnam factory, says president
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics will resume production at its factory in Hanoi, northern Vietnam, as soon as the second half of 2015, according to company president Ray Chen.