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Friday 1 September 2017
Basic trackers take back seat as smartwatches accelerate in 2Q17, says IDC
The worldwide wearable market was once again graced with positive growth as shipments grew 10.3% on year, reaching 26.3 million during the second quarter of 2017, according to the...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Qualcomm, Himax jointly develop 3D depth sensing solution
Qualcomm and Himax Technologies have jointly announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high-resolution, low-power active 3D depth sensing...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Smartphone growth expected to remain positive in 2021, says IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to maintain positive growth through 2021, according to IDC, which expects shipments to grow from 1.47 billion in 2016 to just over 1.7...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
HTC, Asustek smartphone businesses hit headwinds
Taiwan's top-two smartphone vendors HTC and Asustek Computer are facing mounting pressure on how to make a turnaround of their beleaguered smartphone business amid increasing competition,...
Monday 28 August 2017
Android device launches drive 18.4% growth in 2Q17 in Australia, says IDC
The Australian mobile phone market, including feature phones and smartphones, exceeded growth expectations as it shipped 2.16 million mobile phones in the second quarter of 2017 as...
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Demand for 4G smartphones in emerging markets spurs growth in 2Q17, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7% increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. In the smartphone...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Qualcomm developing 3D depth sensing technology
Qualcomm is partnering with its ecosystem partners to develop 3D depth sensing technology, which will be applied to Andriod smartphones powered the Snapdragon mobile chips, according...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Galaxy S8 best-selling Android smartphones in 2Q17, says Strategy Analytics
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S8 was the world's best-selling Android smartphone in the second quarter of 2017. Combined shipments of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus reached 19.2 million...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Supply of NAND flash for new iPhone falling short
SK Hynix and Toshiba have both experienced lower-than-expected yield rates for their 3D NAND technologies resulting in fewer supplies for Apple's 2017 series of iPhones, according...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
MediaTek launches Ultra HD TV SoC
MediaTek has announced the availability of its new MediaTek MT5597 SoC, an Ultra HD TV SoC supporting Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG).
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay launches
Google has launched its mobile payment service, Android Pay, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with two local banks initially, CTBC Bank and First Commercial Bank.
Thursday 18 May 2017
Google to launch Android GO entry-level smartphones in 2018
Google, at Google I/O 2017 taking place in San Francisco, unveiled Android GO, an Android O-architecture operating system specifically designed for use in entry-level smartphones,...
Thursday 18 May 2017
MediaTek launches chipset supporting Google Assistant and Android Things
MediaTek has introduced its newest full-featured chipset - MT8516 - designed to enable Voice Assistant Devices (VADs) and smart speakers, including the Google Assistant. MediaTek...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
TSMC capacity utilization ramping up
Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which had disappointing sales results in April, has seen its capacity utilization soar in May, according to industry...
Friday 5 May 2017
Rising mobile DRAM prices to constrain growth of memory content in smartphones, says TrendForce
A rally in mobile DRAM prices will hold back the growth of average per device memory content for smartphones in 2017, according to TrendForce. Average DRAM content in smartphones...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research