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Tuesday 15 July 2014
Firefox smartphones to be launched in India in July, says Mozilla COO
Mozilla will launch a series of inexpensive Firefox OS smartphone models in the India market in July, with retail prices of up to US$50, according to company COO and Mozilla Taiwan...
Friday 16 May 2014
Nokia tax dispute to affect FIH Mobile deployments in India, say sources
A dispute over taxes between Nokia and the India government is likely to bring some adverse impacts to the related supply chain, including a plant of FIH Mobile, in Chennai, India,...
Friday 2 May 2014
LCD to be sole TV technology in India by 2016, says DisplaySearch
The TV market in India is going through many changes, as consumers replace legacy CRT sets with LCD TVs and shift to larger sizes. As recently as 2012, only 44% of total TV shipments...
Monday 17 February 2014
China smartphone market hiccups as growth streak ends with first sequential decline in 4Q13, says IDC
After nine consecutive quarters of explosive growth, which propelled China into the top smartphone market in the world, the China smartphone market experienced its first slowdown...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Smartphone shipments soar over 200% in India in 3Q13, says IDC
The India smartphone market jumped by 229% on year in the third quarter of 2013, with vendors shipping a total of 12.8 million smartphones compared to only 3.8 million units during...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Global smartphone shipments to rise but ASP to fall in 2013, says IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass one billion units in 2013, representing 39.3% growth on year, according to IDC. However, smartphone ASPs are set to fall 12.8%...
Tuesday 26 November 2013
India PC market grew 7.9% in 3Q13, says Gartner
Combined desktop and mobile PC shipments in India totaled nearly 3.2 million units in the third quarter of 2013, a 7.9% increase over the third quarter of 2012, according to Gartner...
Friday 15 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Nokia launches 5 models to ramp up market share
Nokia's recent release of three Asha-series feature phones and two Lumia smartphones is aimed at ramping up the market share of Windows Phone. But the effectiveness of the strategy...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
A quarter of a billion smartphones ship in 3Q13, says Canalys
Over a quarter of a billion smartphones shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2013 as the market grew 44% on year, according to Canalys. The top-2 vendors - Samsung and Apple...
Tuesday 29 October 2013
IC distributor Edom cautious about 4Q13
Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom Technology has expressed caution about its performance in the fourth quarter of 2013, after posting brisk results for the third quarter.
Thursday 24 October 2013
India IT spending to reach US$71.3 billion in 2014, says Gartner
IT spending in India is projected to total US$71.3 billion in 2014, a 5.9% increase from the US$67.4 billion forecast for 2013, according to Gartner. IT services will record the strongest...
Monday 14 October 2013
Commentary: Would strong 3Q13 earnings ensure smooth sailing for Samsung?
Samsung Electronics has just announced that its estimated profits for the third quarter of 2013 will reach KRW10.1 trillion (US$9.38 billion). Would that ensure smooth sailing for...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Tablets with telephone functions expected to gain demand in emerging markets
Tablets with 7-inch displays and telephone functions are expected to enjoy strong demand in emerging markets due to their friendlier prices and characteristics that suit the demand...
Wednesday 18 September 2013
India public cloud service market on pace to total US$434 million in 2013, says Gartner
The public cloud service market in India is on pace to grow 37.5% in 2013 to total US$434 million, an increase of US$119 million from the US$315 million forecast for 2012, according...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Heraeus to showcase new metallization pastes at Renewable Energy India 2013
The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be attending the Renewable Energy India 2013 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida (NCR), from September 12-14, 2013. Heraeus will be...