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Thursday 28 August 2014
Handset brands launching more Android Wear-based devices
More handset brands are rolling out Android Wear-based smartwatches and smart bracelets, adding pressure on specialized wearable device vendors such as Jawbone, Fitbit and Pebble,...
Friday 18 July 2014
E Ink 2H14 operation may turn profitable
E Ink Holdings is likely to see its business for the second half of 2014 swing to profitability mainly due to growing orders for electronic tags from the US and Europe, and increased...
Wednesday 18 June 2014
Wearable device shipments: Activity Trackers outsell smartwatches 4-to-1 in 1Q14, says ABI Research
Activity Trackers dominated sales of wearable devices in the first quarter of 2014, outselling much-hyped smartwatches by 4-to-1, with 2.35 million devices shipped, according to ABI...
Friday 21 March 2014
LG working with Google on smartwatch
LG Electronics is working together with Google on the LG G Watch, powered by Android Wear, which extends the Android platform to wearables. The LG G Watch will be compatible with...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
China white-box makers likely to launch array of wearable devices in 2Q14
China-based white-box mobile device makers are likely to launch an array of wearable devices, including smartwatches, in the second quarter of 2014, using chipset solutions from Taiwan-based...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Apple, Qualcomm suffering weak yields for wearable devices
Several wearable devices such as Apple's iWatch and Qualcomm's Toq are reportedly seeing less than 50% yield rates due to difficulties applying surface treatments on their metal injection...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
More China-based handset vendors to launch wearable smart devices
Following the steps of Coolpad and TCL, more China-based handset vendors including ZTE and Huawei are expected to launch their own brands of wearable smart devices such as smartwatches...
Monday 2 December 2013
Nike to launch new smartwatch in 1H14
Following the release of the Nike+Sportwatch and Fuelband SE smartwatch in 2013, Nike plans to launch a new smartwatch in the first half of 2014, according to sources in Taiwan's...
Thursday 28 November 2013
MediaTek dual-core chip adopted for Omate smartwatch
Hong Kong-based Omate, which designs wearable computing devices, has launched an Android-powered smartwatch series which employs dual-core chip solutions from MediaTek.
Thursday 28 November 2013
Samsung executive talks about IoT strategy
Samsung Electronics has developed SAMI (Samsung Architecture for Multimodal Interactions), a system central to Samsung's Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, according Luc Julia, vice...
Friday 22 November 2013
Despite the hype, smart watches will not dominate consumer spending during the holiday season, says Gartner
Despite the hype surrounding smart watches, they are unlikely to be featured on many consumers' holiday wish lists this year, according to Gartner. Gartner said that premium pricing...
Monday 14 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Apple iWatch to play key role in boosting smartwatch sales
After researching existing smartwatch players' product strategies and technology maturity, Digitimes Research believes that the competition in the smartwatch industry in the next...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Metal injection molding widely used to make wearable smart devices, say Taiwan makers
Metal injection molding (MIM), a manufacturing process combining powder metallurgy and plastic molding injection, has been widely used to produce wearable smart devices due to its...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Wearable devices seeing trouble penetrating consumer markets
Wearable devices such as smartwatches are seeing trouble prompting consumers to taking out their wallets. Although consumers seem eager to make inquires or try out wearable devices,...
Tuesday 17 September 2013
Digitimes Research: Sony/Google relationship to affect SmartWatch 2 sales
Sony Mobile Communications launched the successor of its LiveView watch, the SmartWatch 2 in June 2013 featuring a larger display, higher resolution, NFC support and water- and dust-proof...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research