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Monday 29 December 2014
Compal smartphone shipments reach 20 million in 2014, to double in 2015
Buoyed by its integration with its handset subsidiary Compal Communications in February, Compal Electronics will ramp up its smartphone shipments to 20 million units in 2014, doubling...
Friday 26 December 2014
Commentary: Competition in cloud server market heating up
Since server products have longer product life cycles than PCs and smartphones, global server shipments have been hovering around 10 million units a year for some time. However, the...
Friday 26 December 2014
Asustek expects to ship 8 million ZenFone smartphones in 2014
Asustek Computer expects its ZenFone smartphone shipments to reach eight million units globally in 2014 and 16-20 million units in 2015, while monthly shipments of its recently launched...
Friday 26 December 2014
Acer unveils smart classrooms in China
Smart classrooms with hardware and software provided by Taiwan-based vendor Acer were unveiled in a primary school in Chongqing, western China, on December 25, with Acer founder Stan...
Friday 26 December 2014
Taiwan market: NCC to probe 4G cooperation row
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), which started 4G commercial operations in Taiwan on December 24, has seen its competitors file a complaint with the country's regulators about its use...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft Band to make headway in mobile device market
Although Microsoft has missed out on business opportunities arose from the mobile device market, the software vendor has been developing eye-worn and smart bracelet products for years...
Thursday 25 December 2014
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom kicks off 4G commercial operation
Asia Pacific Telecom began commercial operation of 4G mobile communication services on December 24 and aims to have its 4G subscribers accounting for 15-20% of all 4G subscribers...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
HTC to launch more entry-level models in 1Q15
HTC will enhance its product portfolio by launching more entry-level 4G smartphones in the first quarter of 2015 and expects its shipments to grow by a double-digit rate in the coming...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Taiwan market: Oppo launches two flagship smartphones
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has launched two flagship models, the Oppo R5 and N3, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications,...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Taiwan market: Apple is top smartphone vendor in November
Apple ranked as the number one smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in November, in terms of both sales volume and sales value, according to data compiled by local retail channel...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Regional smartphone brands in Europe ramping market share
Regional handset brands in Europe, including Wiko, Fly and Prestigio, have seen their shares in the region's smartphone sector increase substantially, posting a threat to China-based...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Services to make up vast majority of IoT business opportunities, say analysts
As 4.9 billion connected devices are predicted to be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining further attention...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
China vendor Oppo to ship 50 million smartphones in 2015, say sources
China-based handset vendor Oppo is expected to ship up to 50 million smartphones in 2015 compared to 25-30 million units shipped in the previous year. For total shipments in 2015,...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
China November mobile phone user base grows to 1.281 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.281 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2014, a total that has grown by 0.34% on month and by 4.72% on year, with...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
Asustek ZenFone 2 to be available in March, says report
Asustek Computer's next-generation ZenFone 2, which was originally set to start selling in February 2015, may be delayed to March as related development is behind schedule. However,...