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Thursday 18 December 2014
Clientron announces PCoIP Zero Client availability for Amazon WorkSpaces
Clientron Corp., a world-leading manufacturer of thin client and embedded systems, announcing PCoIP zero client availability for enterprises adopting Amazon WorkSpaces cloud based...
Thursday 18 December 2014
Firefox-based smartphones to enter Africa in 2015
Mozilla is expected to team up with China-based handset makers to produce Firefox OS-based smartphones for sales in Africa through Millicom's subsidiaries, including Airtel, MTN South...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Foxconn IT shopping mall in Taipei to open in March 2015
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) new IT shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the air bridge between the building and Guang Hua...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Verizon to ship three million own-brand tablets in 2015
Several mobile communication industry-related players have achieved strong tablet sales for 2014 and in addition to brand vendors such as Lenovo and Huawei, several telecom carriers...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Taiwan market: PND market becoming more centralized on few brands
The PND device market in Taiwan has become more centralized on four brands, Garmin, Papago, Mio and TomTom, as second-tier and white-box makers have switched to focus on wearable...
Wednesday 17 December 2014
China market: Huawei announces Honor 6 Plus, Honor 4X smartphones
Huawei has unveiled to two new models, the Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X. The Honor 6 Plus comes after the vendor has just started marketing its Honor 6 recently.
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Business software vendor SAP looks to team up with Taiwan cloud data centers
Enterprise software and service provider SAP is looking to sign a number of strategic alliance agreements with Taiwan-based cloud data centers in 2005, driven by growing demand for...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Smartphone sales grow 20% in 3Q14, says Gartner
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to Gartner. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3% to reach 301 million...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches two metal smartphones
Samsung Electronics has unveiled two metal-clad smartphones, the Galaxy A5 and A3, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to midrange segment.
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Apple, Samsung pushing tablets for year-end holiday sales
Apple and Samsung Electronics have been offering price cuts for their tablet products for the year-end holidays recently, looking to boost their sales performances for the fourth...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Quanta, Wiwynn to achieve 2014 server business goals
Wistron's white-box server subsidiary Wiwynn and Quanta Computer are expected to achieve their server business goals for 2014, but in anticipation of growing competition in the server...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
China market: Meizu steps up cooperation with MediaTek for sub-CNY1,000 smartphones
A China-based smartphone vendor has stepped up its cooperation with MediaTek and will launch sub-CNY1,000 (US$161) models to take on first-tier vendors such as Xiaomi Technology and...
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: US server vendors see growing threat from China competitors
With the server market's rapid growth and the China government's aggressive efforts to build up the country's server industry, China-based server brand vendors have all seen their...
Monday 15 December 2014
FIH Mobile to close India plant
FIH Mobile, the handset arm of Foxconn Electronics, will officially close its handset assembly plant in Chennai, India on December 24, 2014, according to the company.
Monday 15 December 2014
Commentary: Internet service providers still vying for smartphone market
Despite the lackluster performance of initial sales of their own brand smartphones, Internet service providers including Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Baidu, have not yet given up...