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Friday 26 February 2016
Advantech sees revenue growth in 2015
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech has announced consolidated revenues of NT$38 billion (US$1.14 billion) for 2015, up 6.35% on year, gross margins of 40.4%, higher than the 40.3%...
Friday 26 February 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees decreased handset shipments in 4Q15
Total handset shipments by Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs reached 17.94 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, decreasing 5.7% on quarter and 29% on year, according to...
Friday 26 February 2016
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 820 processor powers Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S7 and S7 edge feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with integrated Snapdragon X12 LTE modem for up to 33% faster 4G+ LTE download...
Friday 26 February 2016
China market: Xiaomi launches Mi 5 and Mi 4S
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled two smartphones, the Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 4S, in Beijing as its latest efforts to fend off increasing competition from local rivals, such as Huawei, Coolpad...
Friday 26 February 2016
China market: TCL launches VR-enabled smartphone, 2-in-1 tablet
TCL has unveiled two smartphones under its idol 4-family, as well as a 2-in-1 tablet, the Plus 10, under the Alcatel brand, to enhance its competitiveness in the smartphone and tablet...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Digitimes Research: NTT DoCoMo looking to cross into smart family market in Japan, selling fixed and mobile networks together
Japan-based telecom carrier NTT DoCoMo began establishing Uchisuma (smart family) experience zone in its stores and distributors' stores on October 16, 2015, looking to help consumers...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Taiwan market: Advantech cooperates with Microsoft to market cloud computing solutions
Industrial computing device maker Advantech, in view of large market potential for IoT (Internet of Things) applications, has cooperated with Microsoft to provide cloud computing-based...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Worldwide wearable market sees rapid growth in 2015, says IDC
The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015, fueled by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. According to...
Thursday 25 February 2016
Worldwide spending on robotics to reach US$135 billion in 2019, says IDC
In the new Worldwide Commercial Robotics Spending Guide, IDC forecasts global spending on robotics and related services to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% from...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
iPhone supply chain makers suffer decreased revenues
Sales performance of major suppliers in the iPhone 6s device supply chain is likely to stay flat in the first half of 2016 due to decreased orders from Apple, according to industry...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
Ennoconn sets up industrial PC platform
Ennoconn, a maker of motherboards for industrial applications belonging to the Foxconn Group, has set up an industrial PC platform through stake investments in vertically and horizontally...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
MWC 2016: Huawei aims to become largest smartphone vendor in 5 years
Huawei aims to surpass Apple in 2-3 years and then Samsung Electronics in five years to become the worlds' largest smartphone vendor, according to a China-based tech.qq.com report,...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Digitimes Research: India faces 3 problems in boosting mobile Internet
Although mobile broadband Internet-access (3G/4G) subscribers in the India market rapidly increased to 93.15 million in mid-2015, the country faces three main problems in boosting...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
CAYIN Develops Redundancy Program for Secured Digital Signage Playback
Backing up a server has great benefits to a stable playback environment when it comes to digital signage. CAYIN Technology has recently released its long-asked-for server Redundancy...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
HTC Vive pricing lower than expected
HTC has set the price for the consumer edition of its first virtual reality (VR) headset, the HTC Vive, at US$799, which is much lower than market expectation of US$1,500.