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Tuesday 19 January 2016
HTC lands new Nexus smartphone orders from Google, says report
HTC has landed OEM orders for production of next-generation Nexus-series smartphones to be released in fall 2016, according to a China-based tech.qq.com report.
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Worldwide IT spending forecast to grow 0.6% in 2016, says Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.54 trillion in 2016, just a 0.6% increase over 2015 spending of US$3.52 trillion, according to Gartner. 2015 saw the largest US dollar...
Tuesday 19 January 2016
HTC reportedly to set up independent VR company
HTC plans to spin off its virtual reality (VR) business unit to form an independent company in a bid boost its VR business operations, according to a Taipei-based Central News...
Monday 18 January 2016
Samsung, Oculus and HTC ready to strive in VR market
The global virtual reality (VR) market is expected to begin gaining momentum soon as Samsung Electronics, Oculus and HTC are ready to compete with each other in the sector, according...
Monday 18 January 2016
Qualcomm teams up with Chinese province for server chips
In a recent ceremony at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Qualcomm and officials from the People's Government of Guizhou Province signed a strategic cooperation agreement...
Monday 18 January 2016
More than half of major new business processes and systems will incorporate some element of IoT by 2020, says Gartner
More than half of major new business processes and systems will incorporate some element of the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020, according to Gartner. The impact of the IoT on consumers'...
Monday 18 January 2016
Compal to set up smartphone factory in India
Compal Electronics will set up a factory in New Delhi, India, specifically for assembly of smartphones for 3-4 vendors, with production to begin in March 2016, according to company...
Monday 18 January 2016
China market: Xiaomi ships 70 million smartphones in 2015
Xiaomi Technology has announced that it shipped 70 million smartphones in 2015, falling short of its target of 80-100 million units set for the year.
Friday 15 January 2016
Global smartphone shipments up 10.3% in 2015, says TrendForce
Global smartphone shipments grew 10.3% on year to 1.293 billion units in 2015, with 539 million units shipped by China-based vendors, according to TrendForce.
Friday 15 January 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung launches 18.4-inch tablet
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy View, a 18.4-inch tablet featuring in-house-developed Exynos 7580 1.6GHz 8-core processor, Full HD resolution, 2GB memory and 32GB storage,...
Friday 15 January 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile aims to take second position in local smartphone market in 2016
Sony Mobile Communications aims to capture the second title ranking in Taiwan's smartphone market in 2016, according to Sony Mobile Taiwan general manager Jonathan Lin.
Thursday 14 January 2016
Taiwan market: Consumer and enterprise demand for consumer electronics and smartphones to pick up in January
The Taiwan government's subsidies on home appliances and handsets to promote power-saving products and 4G services are expected to boost consumer demand for consumer electronics and...
Thursday 14 January 2016
EMEA Big Data datacenter infrastructure market to triple by 2019, reaching US$5.4 billion, says IDC
IDC forecasts that Big Data-related server shipments will increase from 6% of all servers shipped in EMEA in 2015 to 16% by 2019, and server values from US$1 billion in 2015 to US$2.7...
Thursday 14 January 2016
China market: Foxconn ramping up production of Xiaomi Mi 5
Foxconn Electronics is currently ramping up production of Xiaomi's Mi 5 smartphones as the China-based vendor is likely to launch the new model around February 20, according to media...
Thursday 14 January 2016
Samsung to expand markets for Tizen-based Z3, says paper
Samsung Electronics plans to expand export outlets for its Tizen-based Z3 smartphones to include Russia, Indonesia and other markets in Europe, in addition to the current market,...