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Monday 7 March 2016
HTC revenues tumble in February
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.2 billion (US$129.14 million) for February 2016, representing a 35.16% drop on month and 54.48% drop on year.
Friday 4 March 2016
Smartphone growth expected to drop to single digits in 2016, says IDC
According to a recent forecast update from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 2015 is likely to be the last year of double-digit smartphone growth. The 2015 calendar...
Friday 4 March 2016
Congatec optimistic about China market, says executive
Germany-based industrial embedded PC module maker Congatec is optimistic about opportunities in China and believes now is the best time for Congatec to expand its presence in China,...
Friday 4 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Smartphone APs to face fierce competition in China in 2016
Observing China's mobile market in 2016, Digitimes Research expects smartphone AP price competition to grow fiercer, while Qualcomm and MediaTek will continue to push Internet of...
Friday 4 March 2016
China market: LeTV strong smartphone shipments to benefit supply chain
Some suppliers in Taiwan's handset supply chain are benefiting from strong smartphone sales of China-based channeled-TV operator LeTV.
Thursday 3 March 2016
Tablet supply chain sees weak 1Q16 orders as vendors reduce development
The upstream tablet supply chain is seeing orders from clients continue to shrink, and shipments for the first quarter are expected to be significantly impacted. In addition to brand...
Thursday 3 March 2016
China Unicom procures 469,000 4G base stations, say reports
Telecom carrier China United Network Communications (China Unicom) has procured equipment for setting up 469,000 4G base stations, with Huawei Technologies and ZTE together winning...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
China vendors pushing into 2-in-1 market
With assistance from Microsoft and Intel, China-based brand vendors and white-box players have been aggressively pushing new 2-in-1 devices recently. In addition to Huawei's MateBook...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Taiwan market: Huawei Device launches flagship smartphone
Huawei Device on March 1 launched Mate 8, its Android 6.0 flagship smartphone, in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$17,900 (US$535).
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Driving innovation for surveillance and smart home market – and other key IoT developments
In an interview with Machina Research during Mobile World Congress, Patrick Kuo, CEO of ThroughTek, shares his thoughts on the mobile industry and addresses challenges in developing...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Synnex Technology looks to wholly own BestCom Infotech
IT and consumer electronics distributor Synnex Technology International has announced it will acquire up to 61.037 million common shares already issued by business-use IT product...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
xCommerce to be a US$17 trillion industry in Asia by 2019, IDC says
IDC predicts that the xCommerce market will grow rapidly in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan (APeJ) region, rising from nearly US$7 trillion in 2015 to nearly US$17 trillion in 2019. This...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2015
Taiwan's handset ODMs all saw significant decreases in their shipments in the fourth quarter of 2015, as clients reduced orders. Its handset brand vendors saw better results, but...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments set to drop in 1Q16
Total handset shipments by Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs are expected to decline 13.3% on quarter and 11.4% on year to 15.55 million units in the first quarter of 2016, affected...
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Taiwan market: HTC sets Vive price
HTC's first virtual reality (VR) device, the HTC Vive, will be available at NT$28,288 (US$848) in the Taiwan market, according to the company.