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Friday 19 August 2016
Industrial display leader Litemax to showcase world's first resized 4K2K LCDs at InnoTrans
Litemax Electronics, a leader in enabling intelligent vertical market platforms, is exhibiting at this year's InnoTrans, one of the most prominent trade shows specializing in transport...
Thursday 18 August 2016
LG mobile communications staff size down in 2Q16
LG Electronics staff in its mobile communication department dropped from 7,321 at the end of the first quarter to only 7,016 at the end of the second, down 305 or 4.2%, according...
Thursday 18 August 2016
Asia Pacific Telecom to buy LTE equipment from Ericsson
Taiwan-based Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has announced that it will purchase NT$2.814 billion (US$89.61 million) worth of LTE equipment from Ericsson for the establishment of its 4G...
Thursday 18 August 2016
China market: Xiaomi, Apple see smartphone shipments decline sharply in 2Q16, says IDC
Xiaomi Technology saw its smartphone shipments decline 38.4% on year to 10.5 million units in the China market in the second quarter of 2016 during which other major local rivals...
Thursday 18 August 2016
HTC to see sales improve in 4Q16 on release of new phones
HTC is likely to see its sales improve significantly in the fourth quarter of 2016 as the vendor is expected to launch a new mid-range smartphone at the end of September and possibly...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
India market: FIH Mobile to commence operations at new handset plant
FIH Mobile's new handset plant in Maharashtra, India will kick off production in the second half of 2016, one year after commencing operations of its plant in Andhra Pradesh.
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Taiwan market: FET offers payment services for App Store, Apple Music, iTunes
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced that it will allow its monthly mobile service subscribers to pay for applications and services purchased from Apple's App Store,...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
IPC maker Parpro reports improved earnings for 2Q16
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Parpro has reported net profits of NT$37 million (US$1.18 million) for the second quarter of 2016, increasing 60% from a quarter earlier. Second-quarter...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Smartphone shipments to grow 5% in 2016 when Apple posts first annual decline, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments will reach just over 1.4 billion units in 2016 representing a 5% on-year increase, according to Canalys. During the year, Apple is set to post its first...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Apple adds new server suppliers to reduce costs
In addition to cutting component quotes for notebooks and smartphones, Apple is planning to reduce its costs from servers. The company has been seeking new server suppliers with lower...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
Asustek 2016 smartphone shipments to fall short of target, says paper
Asustek Computer is expected to ship 22-23 million smartphones in 2016, falling short of its target of 25 million units set for the year, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Monday 15 August 2016
Asustek 2Q16 brand operations down
Asustek Computer saw global brand operations in the second quarter of 2016 drop on quarter and on year in terms of revenue and profitability, the company said at an August 12 investors...
Monday 15 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Smartphone shipments in China up slightly in 2Q16
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, according to data...
Monday 15 August 2016
Acer smartphone chief to leave, likely to head Qualcomm Taiwan
Acer has announced that ST Liew, co-president of Acer's BYOC Smart Products Business unit, will leave the company. The announcement follows local media reports indicating that Liew...
Friday 12 August 2016
China Mobile sees on-year growth in 1H16
China Mobile has reported first-half 2016 operating revenues of CNY370.351 billion (US$56.68 billion) increasing 7.1% on year, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,...