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Tuesday 18 November 2008
Driver IC supplier Orise secures 2009 orders from handset vendors
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology has reportedly landed new orders from US- and Japan-based handset vendors for 2009. As reported previously, the company has...
Thursday 13 November 2008
Foxconn Technology to benefit from Nokia switching chassis supplier, says paper
Benefiting from Nokia's switch of its handset chassis supplier from Catcher Technology to Foxconn Technology, Foxconn Technology is expected to see on-quarter revenues growth in the...
Tuesday 11 November 2008
China market: Smartphone sales expand over 12% on year in September
Volume sales of smartphones in the China market grew 12.2% on year to 2.53 million units in September 2008. Nokia, Motorola and Dopod China were the top-three branded vendors, according...
Thursday 6 November 2008
Top-five handset vendors sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan
The global top-five handset vendors are sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan makers, breaking Japanese suppliers' dominance in the segment, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 22 October 2008
Taiwan market: LGE squeezes Motorola out of handset top-5
According to retail channels, total handset shipment volumes in September in Taiwan were 610,000 units, and LG Electronics (LGE) surpassed Motorola to take fifth ranking in terms...
Monday 20 October 2008
Falling handset vendor performance to pressure Taiwan OEMs
Fierce price competition in the global handset market has caused handset vendors such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson to see a drop in average selling prices (ASPs) and profits. Market...
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Nokia Comes with Music must come with operator support too, says Ovum
Last week Nokia unveiled its much anticipated Comes with Music (CwM) proposition, whereby Nokia will bundle a phone with unlimited music downloads for a year. While Nokia also unveiled...
Monday 6 October 2008
Nokia expects digital music to account for half of world's music market in 2010
The production value of digital music is likely to grow sharply, to account for half of the world's entire music market in 2010 if Nokia's recently launched 'Comes With Music' business...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Slower economic growth affect mid-range handset segment the most, says Nokia Taiwan
The impact of a slowing global economy has been stronger on the mid-range handset segments, as compared with the high- and low-end segments, indicated Tsung-kai Cheng, general manager...
Tuesday 9 September 2008
Taiwan market: Nokia eyeing higher market share with new models
Nokia Taiwan on September 8 launched its new flagship handset, the N96, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$29,700 (US$877). The company also plans to bring in...
Thursday 4 September 2008
Nokia confident about handset sales during October holidays in China
David Tang, vice president of Nokia China, has said the company is very optimistic about handset sales during the week-long holidays in China that start from October 1. Despite seeing...
Monday 18 August 2008
BYD using VIA Telecom chipsets in CDMA handsets for Nokia, says paper
China-based handset maker BYD Electronics began to ship CDMA handsets, made using chipsets from VIA Telecom, to Nokia in the middle of this year, making VIA Telecom a member company...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Nokia requires panel suppliers to be AMOLED-capable
Nokia has set the capability of AMOLED development as a condition for the selection of its panel suppliers, as the handset vendor expects AMOLED to play a major role in the market...
Friday 1 August 2008
Mobile handset shipments still on course for 1.3 billion shipments in 2008, says ABI Research
In the second quarter of 2008, tier one handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15-22%. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during...
Friday 25 July 2008
AUO and TPO see Nokia orders driving small- to medium-size panel shipments, say sources
Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels from the handset market is warming up, with major vendor Nokia increasing orders at AU Optronics (AUO) and TPO Displays, according to industry...