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Wednesday 28 December 2016
If Apple shifts production to US, most China supply chain makers will not follow, says report
If Apple shifts production from China to the US in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's calls for manufacturing in the US, most of its China-based supply chain makers will...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
China market: Smartphone users to be allowed to uninstall preloaded apps, says report
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has published a set of preliminary regulations which demand smartphones sold in China beginning in July 1, 2017 come...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Avalue expects over 10% growth in 2016 and optimistic about 2017 performance
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Avalue Technology had weaker than expected growth in the second half of the year due to orders being postponed, but the company will still manage...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
HMD Global developing 4 Nokia-branded smartphones for launch in 2Q-3Q17, say sources
Finland-based HMD Global is expected to announce its first Nokia-branded smartphones in February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC), and has been cooperating with supply chain makers...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Asustek, Gigabyte restructing poorly performing businesses
As the mobile device market is no long seeing strong growth, Asustek Computer has been reorganizing its loss-making tablet business since the first half of 2016, while Gigabyte Technology...
Monday 26 December 2016
Taiwan government launches Asia Silicon Valley plan
The headquarters of the Taiwan government's Asia Silicon Valley plan has begun operations with its main goal to maximize Taiwan's Internet of Things (IoT) business opportunities.
Monday 26 December 2016
Apple seeks help from Foxconn for Southeast Asia expansion, says paper
Apple has been aggressively looking to expand into the Southeast Asia market recently and has reportedly partnered with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) for related...
Monday 26 December 2016
Asustek, HTC, Acer to fall short of their smartphone shipment targets for 2016
The three-leading Taiwan-based smartphone vendors, Asustek Computer, HTC and Acer, all will see their smartphone shipments fall short of their respective targets set for 2016, according...
Monday 26 December 2016
China Mobile to focus 2017 handset development on maintaining 4G+ competitiveness
China Mobile has come up with a 2017 handset business development plan with a focus on maintaining its 4G+ competitiveness, according to the company.
Monday 26 December 2016
China top-3 vendors to ship over 500 million smartphones in 2017
The top-three China-based smartphone vendors, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, are expected to ship a combined over 500 million smartphones, or one-third of global smartphones shipments, in...
Monday 26 December 2016
China November mobile communication user base grows to 1.32 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.32 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2016, increasing 0.13% on month and 1.23% on year, and 182.73 million (13.85%)...
Monday 26 December 2016
Foxconn appoints CMO, says report
Foxconn Electronics has named Freddie Yuan as the first person to hold the title of chief marketing officer (CMO) for the company, with the appointment becoming effective in December,...
Friday 23 December 2016
China Mobile brings forward schedule for developing 5G
The largest China-based mobile telecom carrier, China Mobile, will undertake large-scale testing of 5G networks in 2017, testing in 2018, and begin commercial operations of 5G networks...
Friday 23 December 2016
FET finishes first 5G testing in Taiwan in cooperation with Ericsson
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has completed the first 5G tests in Taiwan, both indoors and outdoors, on 15GHz frequency bands in cooperation with Ericsson...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Lenovo lands datacenter server orders from TSMC with help from Compal
Lenovo is cooperating with Compal Electronics to land orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for datacenter servers with orders reportedly lasting through July...