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Wednesday 25 April 2012
HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources
Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...
Friday 20 April 2012
New business model and strategies in China's smartphone market - Another kind of Android
Google's open approach to Android's source code has enabled the operating system (OS) to grow rapidly in the smartphone market. Virtually all market research carried out on the subject...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
China market: Original Symbian user base to be shared by other platforms
As Nokia has shifted from Symbian to Windows Phone, the market share for Symbian in China slipped from 42.5% in the first quarter of 2011 to 18.7% in the fourth quarter based on surveys...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile Communications aims to take up 30% share in Android segment in 2Q12
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its Xperia P smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile, and will also release the Xperia U and Xperia solar in the...
Friday 30 March 2012
Gigabyte Communications to launch MediaTek-based dual-SIM Android phones in 2Q12
Gigabyte Communications has been focusing on the production of dual-SIM Android smartphones recently, and plans to roll out dual-SIM models built on chipset solutions from MediaTek...
Friday 23 March 2012
LG seeking Taiwan ODMs for inexpensive Android smartphones
LG Electronics has renewed talks with Taiwan-based handset ODMs for the production of inexpensive Android smartphones amid its ongoing efforts to rekindle its smartphone business...
Friday 23 March 2012
Vendors poised to upgrade Android to 4.0
Many vendors, including Asustek Computer, Samsung Electronics and Sony, have finished testing and certification, and will soon upgrade devices to Android 4.0, according to industry...
Thursday 22 March 2012
More Android 4.0 smartphones to launch in 2Q12
The supply of smartphones running on Android 4.0 will increase substantially starting the second quarter of 2012, with mid-range to high-end models coming from brand vendors including...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung offers upgrade to Android 4.0 for Galaxy series
Samsung Electronics has begun offering services that will allow users of its Galaxy S II smartphone in the Taiwan market to upgrade the device's operating system to Android Ice Cream...
Tuesday 6 March 2012
BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8
Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...
Friday 24 February 2012
Digitimes Research: Non-certified Android hardware may still become mainstream
Google is currently focusing on designing Android in a direction to better suit smartphones and tablet PCs, the products that enjoy high volume shipments, but since Android is open...
Thursday 23 February 2012
China handset players pessimistic about Microsoft pushing Tango OS in China
As Microsoft is set to push its Tango operating system into China's smartphone market in 2012, domestic handset players in China are pessimistic about the plan and believe the operating...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Google may launch Android 5.0 in 2Q12, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that the adoption of Android 4.0 has fallen short of original expectations and Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter of 2012, Google is likely to launch Android...
Tuesday 14 February 2012
MediaTek intros new platform for Android phones
MediaTek has announced the availability of its third-generation platform for entry-level to mid-range Android smartphones. Dubbed MT6575, the new solution offers a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9...
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Taiwan market: Sony unveils dual-screen tablet PC
Sony on February 7 unveiled Tablet P, a tablet PC featuring dual 5.5-inch touch screens, Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a 300,000-pixel front camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera,...