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Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up 7% on month in August
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 663,000 units in August, an increase of 44,000 units or 7% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail...
Thursday 29 September 2016
Apple sets up first R&D center in China
Apple has set up its first R&D center in China in Beijing's Zhongguancun Science Park, according to a statement issued by the Zhongguancun Park Management Committee.
Thursday 29 September 2016
Analog IC firm Leadtrend grows shipments for mobile devices
Leadtrend Technology has enjoyed rising shipments of fast-charging solutions for mobile devices, which boosted its August revenues to a record NT$126 million (US$4.02 million).
Thursday 29 September 2016
Telecommunications and automotive players form 5G Automotive Association
Audi AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm have announced the formation of the 5G Automotive Association. The association will develop, test and promote...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Global average LTE-based data transfer speed rises unnoticeable
While the number of LTE networks around the world is steadily on the rise, improvements in LTE-based download speeds have been relatively unmoved; for example, the global average...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
China market: Xiaomi launches Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi TV 3s
Xiaomi Technology has launched its new flagship smartphone products, the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus along with the Mi TV 3s, the company's first TV with artificial intelligent (AI) capab...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Foxconn to produce smartphones for OnePlus in India, says paper
Foxconn Electronics will begin to manufacture the OnePlus 3 smartphone for China-based vendor OnePlus in India in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Apple increasing part and component orders for iPhone 7, say touch panel makers
Apple has increased its part and component orders for iPhone 7 devices, with order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2016 to be 20-30% higher than expected, according to sources...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 4
Xiaomi Technology has launched its Redmi Note 4 smartphone in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$5,999 (US$191) unlocked.
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Worldwide security appliance market growth driven by strong UTM performance in 1H16, says IDC
The total security appliance market showed positive year-over-year growth in both vendor revenues and unit shipments for the second quarter of 2016, according to IDC. Worldwide vendor...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Apple still leads in smartwatch sales, but sector growth slow, says Kantar Worldpanel
As of July 2016, 15.2% of US consumers owned either a smartwatch or fitness band compared to 8.1% for the four major markets in Europe - the UK, Germany, France and Italy, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Potential of wireless charging technology: Q&A with WPC chairman Menno Treffers
To help foster the development of related wireless charging technology in Taiwan, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Taiwan Association...
Monday 26 September 2016
Digitimes Research: China starts tightening up control on third-party payment service companies
The enactment of the administrative measures on non-financial institutions by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in 2010 has since then resulted in a proliferation of more than 200...
Monday 26 September 2016
Digitimes Research: TD-LTE development faces disadvantages
Development of TD-LTE, in comparison with that of FDD LTE, has been faced with some disadvantages, mainly because few globally first-tier mobile telecom carriers have adopted the...
Monday 26 September 2016
Foxconn permitted to repair iPhone at subsidiary in Shanxi, China, says paper
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) subsidiary in Shanxi, China has been permitted by the local government to conduct maintenance services for Apple's iPhone products,...