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Wednesday 19 July 2023
AUO eyeing diverse market segments for micoLED displays
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is entering volume production for its microLED products this year, eyeing a wide range of market segments, including wearable devices and automotive...
Thursday 8 June 2023
Apple's watchOS 10 targets health sector; will Garmin's domain be affected?
At WWDC 2023, Apple unveiled the latest generation of its smartwatch operating system watchOS 10. Industry sources widely regarded this as the largest update since the initial version...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Global outsourced manufacturing smartwatch shipments rose 15% in 2H22
Global smartwatch outsourced manufactured shipments increased 15% on year and accounted for 69% of overall global shipments in the second half of 2022, according to Counterpoint Re...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Smartwatch becomes rising star in falling China wearable market in 3Q22
According to the latest Canalys estimates, China's wearable band market continued its weak performance in the third quarter of 2022, with overall shipments down 7.1% to 12 million...
Monday 5 December 2022
India roundup: India becomes biggest smartwatch market
India has become the world's biggest smartwatch market. India-based conglomerates, including Tata and Vedanta, are eyeing electronics manufacturing as global supply chain relocation...
Monday 12 September 2022
ASE's SiP technology key to new Apple Watch's competitiveness
The newly released Apple Watch Ultra is widely believed to take on Garmin in the smartwatch market, and Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology is gearing up to render backend support...
Thursday 8 September 2022
Apple launches new generation wearables
Apple has unveiled its latest wearable products including the Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE, as well as the next-generation AirPods Pro with new features.
Monday 29 August 2022
India roundup: India becomes second-largest smartwatch market
India's rapidly-growing smartwatch market is driving shipments of local brands, and China-based smartphone vendors are bracing for more regulatory scrutiny in India.
Thursday 12 May 2022
Google unveils new-generation mobile devices
Google has unveiled its latest own-brand mobile device hardware including the Pixel 6a, the Pixel 7, the Pixel Watch and the Pixel Tablet during Google I/O 2022.
Friday 3 September 2021
New Apple Watch production to ramp up on schedule, sources say
Assemblers for the upcoming Apple Watch are scheduled to ramp up their output for the new model starting the end of September, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Downward pressure on pricing drives momentum in wearables, says IDC
Global wearables shipments grew 32.3% on year as volumes reached 114.2 million during the second quarter of 2021, according to IDC.
Wednesday 16 September 2020
New Apple Watch, iPad models launched
Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE, two new iPad models. The Apple Watch Series 6 expands the health capabilities of previous Apple Watch models with a...
Monday 31 August 2020
Smartwatch brands adjusting supply chain deployments, says Digitimes Research
Some smartwatch vendors have adjusted their supply chains, either by switching related suppliers or relocating production bases, to adapt to changing global micro situations in order...
Monday 1 June 2020
HYC to acquire Xiamen OLT
Suzhou HYC Technology, which manufactures and sells automatic test equipment for semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced plans to take over fellow China-based...
Friday 13 March 2020
Shipments of wearable devices soar in 4Q19, says IDC
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 82.3% in the fourth quarter of 2019, reaching a new high of 118.9 million devices shipped, according to IDC.