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Friday 24 April 2009
Tatung chairman reveals development of Android-based smartphones
Taiwan-based IT company Tatung has stepped into the development of Android-based smartphones, although the company has yet to finalize its product roadmap, according to company chairman...
Thursday 23 April 2009
MSI to showcase Android-based netbook at Computex, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase an Android-based netbook at Computex 2009 aiming to gain orders from global PC vendors, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Compal Communications and Arima Communications vying for Android handset orders from Acer
Taiwan's top-two OEM handset makers Compal Communications and Arima Communications are both vying for Android-powered handset orders set to be released by Acer, according to market...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Capacitive touch panel shipments may see significant growth in 2H09
Shipments of handset-use capacitive touch panels are expected to see significant grow in the second half of 2009 as Apple plans to introduce the latest iPhone in June, High Tech Computer...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Sony Ericsson likely to outsource Android-powered handsets to Foxconn, says paper
Sony Ericsson is likely to outsource production of its Android-powered handsets to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) although the company has declined to say when its...
Monday 20 April 2009
China market: China Mobile to launch Android-based Ophone handset in May, says paper
China Mobile plans to launch an iPhone-like smartphone, the Ophone, in the China market in May, in order to compete with the iPhone which is reportedly slated for launch by China...
Friday 17 April 2009
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Ultra Touch S8300 and S7350 handsets
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Ultra Touch S8300 and S7350 handsets in the Taiwan market, with the availability of the two new handsets set for early May.
Tuesday 14 April 2009
The down economy could give alternative netbook OSes a hand up, says ABI Research
Cash-strapped consumers and an economy in recession are bad news for sales of most products, but that may not apply to netbooks, according to ABI Research. Several characteristics...
Monday 6 April 2009
Compal Communications reportedly to develop Android-based netbook, says paper
Taiwan-based handset ODM Compal Communications reportedly plans to develop Android platform-based netbooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Foxconn forms R&D team for Android-powered handsets, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has formed an R&D team to develop Android-based smartphones, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted company...
Monday 30 March 2009
HTC to see intensifying competition for Android-powered handsets in 2H09
High Tech Computer (HTC) will see competition in the Android-powered handset segment intensify dramatically in the second half of 2009 as more makers venture into the market.
Thursday 26 March 2009
Smartphone market share increases rapidly worldwide, says AdMob
Despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26% to 33% of demand in February 2009,...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
HTC allowed to ship Android-powered handsets to Germany in the meantime, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) will be allowed to ship its Android-powered smartphones to Germany in the meantime as a petition court in Germany has decided to review in four weeks an injunction...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Samsung to begin competing with HTC in Android-powered handset segment in 3Q09
Samsung Electronics will be the first among the top-five handset vendors to roll out Android-powered handsets, and the company will start competing for market share in the Android...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
IC distributor Chip Hope steps into developing Android 3G IC solutions
Chip Hope, a Taiwan-based IC distributor, has stepped into development of Android-platform IC turn-key solutions for use in WCDMA- and TD-SCDMA-based solutions together with an international...