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Monday 16 July 2012
MIPS focused on growing Android market, partnerships in Asia
With Google adding MIPS into its Android NDK, application developers are now able to bring their natively-developed Android applications to MIPS-based products, according to Mark...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Motorola Mobility yet to see benefit from Google acquisition, say sources
Despite the completion of the acquisition by Google in May 2012, Motorola Mobility is unlikely to benefit significantly from the deal and may not make a turnaround until 2013 at the...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Application development on Android today
Android is the mainstream platform in the non-Apple camp but various versions of Android limit the possibilities of developers' transplantation of Android apps. Microprocessor heavyweight...
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Firefox OS will struggle to compete with Android, iOS, say Taiwan makers
While Mozilla Foundation will launch Firefox OS, a mobile operating system based on open Web standards and has won adoption by China-based vendors ZTE and TCL Communication Technology...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Taiwan handset ODMs welcome small changes in Jelly Bean from Android 4.0
The release of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has offered relief to Taiwan-based handset ODMs, as the newly revised platform indicates that Google has slowed down the upgrade cycle of its...
Friday 29 June 2012
Google announces Nexus 7 tablet PC at Google I/O 2012
At Google I/O 2012, the company has announced several new products including its latest Nexus 7 tablet PC.
Thursday 21 June 2012
VIA announces ARM-based digital signage system with Android support
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA ARM digital signage (DS) system.
Friday 15 June 2012
IDC increases media tablet forecast
Expectations of strong demand for media tablets in the second half of 2012 has led IDC to increase its forecast for the worldwide market to 107.4 million units for the year, up from...
Thursday 7 June 2012
Android 4.0 in entry-level to mid-range smartphones to rise in 2H12
While Android 2.x versions take up about 90% of Android-based smartphones, Qualcomm and MediaTek have begun to offer Android 4.0 common chip solutions for smartphone vendors and therefore...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
GIGABYTE COMMUNICATIONS launches the first Android 4.0 dual SIM smartphone at COMPUTEX 2012
GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. takes part in COMPUTEX 2012 at Taipei and showcases our new smart phones, GSmart G1342 and GSmart G1362. These two smart phones are equipped with the...
Friday 18 May 2012
Taiwan market: Sony to launch first Android Walkman
Sony on May 18 unveiled Z1050, its first Android-based Walkman, for launch in the Taiwan market on May 24 at a recommended retail price of NT$10,990 (US$373), according to Sony Tai...
Friday 4 May 2012
Rumors of Google ban on mobile devices flare up on China discussion boards
A Shenzhen-based consulting firm that helps handset makers receive government certification for their devices on May 3 posted a notice stating that the China goverment would be banning...
Friday 4 May 2012
Android 4.0 tablet PCs to dominate in 3Q12
Android 4.0-based tablet PCs will be the dominant products in the segment in the third quarter of 2012 as most brand vendors will not rush to launch Windows 8-based models until the...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
PC brand vendors moving R&D resources from Android to Windows 8
PC brand vendors have already started moving their resources from R&D for Android to Windows 8 and are focusing more on developing Windows 8-based products, according to sources...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Asustek aims at becoming top vendor of Android tablet PCs in 2H12
Asustek Computer has set a challenging goal of attaining the largest global market share for Android-based tablet PCs in the second half of 2012, company CEO Jerry Shen has told a...