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Thursday 1 September 2016
China manufacturing IoT spending to hit US$128 billion by 2020 as industry shifts from production to services, says IDC
Chinese manufacturing enterprises' spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach US$127.5 billion by 2020, with a compound average growth rate of 14.7% during 2016...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
China smartphone AP shipments - 2Q 2016
Shipment of mobile application processors for smartphones and tablets in the China market are expected to grow 18.6% in the second half of 2016.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Acer invests in 2 startups to expand cloud-based service business
Acer has made investments in two startups as it strives to continue expanding its cloud service business.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Enterprise private, public cloud use on the rise, says VMware CEO
Enterprises' internally operated IT workloads are decreasing due to increasing use of private and public cloud computing services, and the proportion of IT workloads for internal...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
HTC to unveil HTC One A9s at IFA 2016, says report
HTC is expected to unveil a number of new smartphones at the upcoming IFA 2016, which may include the HTC One A9s, Desire 10 Pro, Desire 10 Lifestyle and two models of Nexus phones,...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Taiwan market: LG launches X-series smartphones
LG Electronics has launched two models of its new X-series smartphones, the LG X Fast (X5) and the X Power (X3), in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up the sales value of smartphones...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
Samsung announces mass production of 14nm Exynos chips
Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of the Exynos 7 Quad 7570 built on 14nm process technology for the budget smartphone market as well as other IoT devices. Exynos...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
China market: Coolpad looks to make a turnaround, says paper
China-based smartphone vendor Coolpad has recently launched a new model, the Coolpad Cool 1, aiming to ship a total of 50-60 million smartphones in 2016 and over 100 million units...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
IBM Taiwan expects growth potential in Taiwan, says executive
IBM Taiwan hardware business general manager Nelson Lee expects the company to still have a lot of room for growth in the Taiwan hardware market; however, instead of purely selling...
Monday 29 August 2016
Global tablet market – 2Q 2016
Worldwide tablet shipments dropped 9.4% sequentially and 13.2% on year to total only around 40 million units in the second quarter of 2016.
Friday 26 August 2016
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2016
Smartphone shipments in the China market totaled 149 million units in the second quarter of 2016, representing an increase of 2.7% on quarter and 14.3% on year.
Friday 26 August 2016
Taiwan market: Sharp launches Aquos Z2 smartphone
Sharp has launched its latest smartphone, the Aquos Z2, in the Taiwan market. The device will be available in early September, priced at NT$8,990 (US$284) unlocked.
Friday 26 August 2016
Google to use renewable energy in Taiwan datacenter
Google will use renewable energy to power a datacenter in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, central Taiwan, the company's global energy policy and strategy director Marsden Hanna...
Friday 26 August 2016
Asustek to struggle to reach 2016 smartphone shipment target
Asustek Computer will struggle to attain its revised goal of shipping 25 million smartphones in 2016 due to strong competition it faces from local vendors in China, as well as from...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to up over 16% on quarter in 3Q16
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same...