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Monday 6 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Shipment share of 8-inch tablets increases in December
With brand vendors aggressively investing in the second half of 2013, 8-inch tablets accounted for 15.2% of global tablet shipments in December, while Android-based tablets acquired...
Monday 6 January 2014
HTC sees 4Q13 net EPS of NT$0.38
HTC on January 5 reported net profit of NT$310 million (US$10.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2013, translating into net EPS of NT$0.38.
Monday 6 January 2014
Sony Mobile to launch WP8 phones, say sources
Sony Mobile Communications has decided to launch ODM models of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, while concentrating its R&D efforts on Android and Firefox models, according...
Monday 6 January 2014
Samsung to flood market with tablets in 2014; to offer new 7-inch tablet at US$129
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to flood the tablet market with several different sized models including 7-, 8-, 10- and 12-inch in 2014 and will price its new 7-inch model,...
Monday 6 January 2014
Motorola, LG to release new ODM smartphone orders to Taiwan-based suppliers
Motorola Mobility and LG Electronics reportedly will release new ODM smartphone orders to Taiwan-based handset makers, a move which help Taiwan handset suppliers ease their over reliance...
Friday 3 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Smartphone shipments from China vendors to grow slightly on quarter in 4Q13
After a visit to some of the handset supply chain players in China at the end of 2013, Digitimes Research found that China-based vendors' smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter...
Friday 3 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea tablet market being impacted by phablet products
South Korea's tablet shipments have been dropping after reaching a peak in 2011 due to the rapid appearance of large-size smartphones and phablets, which are gradually replacing consumer...
Friday 3 January 2014
Digitimes Research: China pushing fixed-line broadband network development
According to the statistics from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the number of fixed-line subscribers in China reached 185 million as of the third...
Friday 3 January 2014
Brand vendors gear up for CES 2014
Tablet brand vendors such as Samsung Electronics, Google, Asustek Computer, LG Electronics and Lenovo are ready to showcase their latest innovations at the upcoming CES 2014 show...
Friday 3 January 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 1.4 million MOD users in 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase its number of MOD (multimedia on demand) subscribers from 1.24 million currently to 1.4 million by the end of 2014, according to the company...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Lenovo increases orders to notebook, tablet and smartphone supply chains
Lenovo is putting in increased orders to the supply chains for notebook, tablet and smartphone products, according to industry sources.
Thursday 2 January 2014
Huawei posts revenues of US$38.5 billion in 2013, says top executive
Huawei Technologies' revenues for 2013 are likely to total US$38.5 billion, increasing 10% from a year earlier, according to company vice chairman and acting CEO Eric Xu.
Tuesday 31 December 2013
10 technology predictions for 2014
The year 2013 saw the rise of Ultra HD TVs, larger-size smartphones, increased competition from mobile device makers in China, as well as a decline in the monitor market in addition...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
MIMO, AMC, CA technologies to be adopted in 4G infrastructure, says CHT executive
MIMO (multiple input, multiple output), AMC (adaptive modulation and coding) and CA (carrier aggregation) technologies will be adopted in establishing 4G mobile communication networks...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
More China-based handset vendors to launch wearable smart devices
Following the steps of Coolpad and TCL, more China-based handset vendors including ZTE and Huawei are expected to launch their own brands of wearable smart devices such as smartwatches...