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Thursday 26 February 2015
India handset market contracts in 4Q14, says IDC
India's mobile phone market stood at 64.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, down 11% sequentially and 5% on year, according to IDC.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Inventec to set up production lines in India
Inventec plans to set up production lines at a leased factory in Chennai, southern India, with production to begin at the end of the second or beginning of the third quarter of 2015,...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Samsung to increase smartphone production in India, says paper
Samsung Electronics, in view of fast growing demand for smartphones in India, will invest INR5.17 billion (US$84.23 million) in its smartphone factory there to expand production,...
Thursday 15 January 2015
Inventec eyes India for next production base
Inventec is considering establishing new production plants in India to help clients better supply products to non-China countries, said chairman Richard Lee, who pointed out that...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Quanta, Wiwynn to set up data center server factories in Europe, Mexico
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Quanta Computer, in view of large potential demand for servers used in cloud computing data centers in Europe and North America, will set up a server factory...
Tuesday 23 December 2014
PSI to list on Taiwan emerging stock market
Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) will start trading on the Emerging Stock Board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 23, with a planned listing price of $55 (US$1.74),...
Thursday 18 December 2014
India green IT and sustainability spending to reach US$34 billion in 2014, says Gartner
India's spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives will reach US$34 billion in 2014, a 14.1% increase from US$29.2 billion that was spent in 2013, according to Gartner.
Monday 15 December 2014
FIH Mobile to close India plant
FIH Mobile, the handset arm of Foxconn Electronics, will officially close its handset assembly plant in Chennai, India on December 24, 2014, according to the company.
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Short-term recovery fuels growth in India PC market, says IDC
The overall India PC shipment for third-quarter 2014 stood at 2.67 million units with on-quarter growth of 5.8% over second-quarter 2014 and on-year drop of 16.9% over third-quarter...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
India smartphone market leads growth as China continues to slow in 3Q14, says IDC
According to IDC, the smartphone market in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) posted a 6% on-quarter and 24% on-year growth in the third quarter of 2014. This trend reflects a decline...
Tuesday 2 December 2014
India software market shows signs of revival, says IDC
Due to political stability and economic revival, India's software market witnessed an improved first-half 2014 compared to a slow first-half 2013. According to IDC, the India software...
Monday 1 December 2014
India tablet market reports strongest on-year growth in 3Q14, says IDC
According to IDC, the tablet market in India saw the strongest year to date growth in the third quarter of 2014, fueled by festive buying and strengthening commercial demand. Tablet...
Friday 28 November 2014
India market: Local brands continue to make ground in smartphone segment
Local handset brands in India have continued to gain ground in their home market, with Micromax taking a 20% share in the smartphone segment in the third quarter of 2014, trailing...
Wednesday 5 November 2014
Taiwan makers tapping emerging markets of LED lighting
Taiwan-based makers from the LED lighting sector have been tapping emerging markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia and Brazil, as they face fierce competition in North...
Monday 13 October 2014
Government IT spending in India forecast to reach US$7.2 billion in 2015, says Gartner
Government IT spending in India will total US$7.2 billion in 2015, a 5% increase over 2014, according to Gartner. Government IT spending is on pace to total US$6.6 billion in 2014.