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Monday 9 May 2016
Acer to launch gaming smartphone in 4Q16, says paper
Acer plans to launch a gaming smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2016 at the latest, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report, citing ST Liew, president of...
Monday 9 May 2016
Cypress to acquire Broadcom IoT business for US$550 million
Cypress Semiconductor and Broadcom have announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cypress will acquire Broadcom's wireless Internet of Things (IoT) business and...
Monday 9 May 2016
Networking device maker Alpha Networks swings back to profitability in 1Q16
Network switch and router maker Alpha Networks has managed to post a net profit of NT$78 million (US$2.41 million) for the first quarter of 2016, ending two consecutive quarterly...
Friday 6 May 2016
Taiwan market: Huawei launches new flagship P9 smartphone
Huawei has introduced its new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, into Taiwan and aims to ship over 100,000 units of the device in the local market.
Friday 6 May 2016
FIH Mobile issues earnings warning on weak demand
FIH Mobile, an OEM handset unit of the Foxconn Group, has issued an earnings warning, expecting its net profits for the first half of 2016 to reach only US$10-20 million, a decline...
Thursday 5 May 2016
Digitimes Research: China vendors ship 128.6 million smartphones globally in 1Q16
China-based vendors shipped 128.6 million smartphones globally in the first quarter of 2016, decreasing 20.2% on quarter but increasing 33.3% on year and accounting for 41.5% of the...
Thursday 5 May 2016
HTC sets up new company; may spin off VR business unit
HTC has established a new company, renewing speculation that the smartphone vendor may spin off its virtual reality (VR) business, according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 May 2016
China market: Xiaomi delays Mi Band 2 launch
Xiaomi Technology will delay the launch of its second-generation Mi Band 2 to June, one month behind its original schedule, company CEO Lei Jun said in a statement posted on China-based...
Thursday 5 May 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to grow in 2Q16
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market are expected to stage a rebound in the second quarter of 2016, triggered by the adjustment of 4G service pricing by major telecom operators,...
Thursday 5 May 2016
India market: Lenovo and Apple seeing fast growth among top-10 smartphone vendors, says Canalys
India's smartphone market grew 12% on year to 24.4 million units in the first quarter of 2016, according to Canalys. Among the top-10 vendors during the quarter, Lenovo grew the most...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
China market: Component orders from China white-box handset makers to decline
While parts and component makers in Taiwan's handset supply chain are still receiving substantial orders from China-based white-box handset makers, orders are likely to reduce gradually...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Taiwan market: HTC launches 2 new mid-range smartphones
HTC has launched two new models of its mid-range Desire-series smartphones, the Desire 825 and Desire 830, targeting the sub-NT$10,000 segment of Taiwan's smartphone market.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Android Open Source market opportunities shrinking as Android One becomes viable market contender
Overall smartphone share of the global handsets market is slowing as mobile phone (or feature phone) sales show some resilience through local brands in emerging markets. While ABI...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Top-3 Taiwan telecom operators to hand out substantial cash dividend for 2015
Top-3 Taiwan-based telecom operators Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (ETT) will deal out cash dividends totaling NT$69.97 billion (US$2.169...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Digitimes Research: iPhone shipments to rebound in 3Q16, but ASP to drop to US$600
Apple is expected to ship 41-43 million iPhone devices in the second quarter of 2016 (or Apple's fiscal third quarter) before ramping up shipments to 45-48 millionin the third quarter,...