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Thursday 16 February 2017
Samsung limps to smartphone gold in 2016
Nearly 1.5 billion smartphones were sold to end users in 2016, an increase of 5% from 2015, according to market research firm Gartner. And despite a sloppy second half of the year,...
Thursday 16 February 2017
FET sees revenues to stay flat in 2017
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects its revenues to reach NT$94.359 billion (US$3.069 billion) in 2017, which will be almost flat as compared to NT$94.344 billion recorded...
Thursday 16 February 2017
Asustek expects sequential drop in 1Q17 revenues
Asustek Computer expects first-quarter 2017 revenues from the PC product line to decrease 15-20% on quarter, those from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to slip 10-15%...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Notebook shipments get bump in 4Q16
The final quarter of 2016 brought good news to the global notebook industry, as shipments showed an on-year increase for the first time since 2012, according to data from Digitimes...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Foxconn reaffirms US$5 billion investment in India
Amid concerns Foxconn is reconsidering plans to set up a mobile handset in India, the Taiwan manufacturing firm has reportedly met with ministers from the state of Maharashtra where...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
China market: Combined smartphone shipments of 5 major vendors to surpass 500 million units
China-based vendors Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Gionee together are expected to ship a total of 500 million smartphones in 2017, accounting for nearly 90% of China's total smartphone...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Samsung reportedly earns AMOLED panel orders from Apple
Samsung Display has received AMOLED panel orders from Apple for its upcoming iPhone, according to reports coming out of Korea, reinforcing a recent report from Digitimes that indicated...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Commentary: Xiaomi in-house developed smartphone CPUs face uncertainty
It is highly risky for Xiaomi Technology to launch smartphones featuring in-house developed CPUs as the vendor's shipment volumes are not large enough.
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Apple said to be testing China AMOLED panels
China panel makers are looking to cut into the display supply chain for the iPhone, with news coming out that Apple is reportedly testing AMOLED panels from BOE Technology in consideration...
Wednesday 15 February 2017
More new Android phones to come in 2Q17 prior to arrival of new iPhone
Most Android phone vendors are expected to launch new models in the second quarter of 2017 to grab market share prior to the planned release of next-generation iPhone devices in September,...
Tuesday 14 February 2017
HTC reports heavy losses for 4Q16
HTC has posted net losses of NT$3.1 billion (US$100.49 million) or NT$3.77 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company has recorded losses for seven consecutive quarters.
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Taiwan market: Oppo aims to sell 800,000-1,000,000 smartphones in 2017
China-based vendor Oppo aims to ramp up shipments of its smartphones in the Taiwan market to 800,000-1,000,000 units in 2017, up from 400,000 units shipped a year earlier, according...
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Apple becomes Wireless Power Consortium member
Apple has become a member of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), making it the first time Apple has confirmed involvement with any wireless power standard.
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Oppo expanding production capacity in China, India to ramp up shipments in 2017
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has continued expanding its production capacity in China and plans to build up production lines in India in line with its plan to further ramp up...
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Hewlett-Packard expected to be top notebook vendor in 2017
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to replace Lenovo as the top notebook vendor worldwide in 2017, according to data from Digitimes Research.