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Friday 3 February 2017
Made in India coming soon for Apple iPhone production
Multiple media reports are indicating that the Karnataka state in south western India is confirming that Apple iPhone production will take place at a manufacturing facility in Bang...
Friday 3 February 2017
Global smartphone shipments up 6.9% in 4Q16 with Apple as top vendor, says IDC
Global smartphone shipments reached 428.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, increasing 6.9% on year. For all of 2016, global smartphone shipments totaled 1.47 billion,...
Friday 3 February 2017
HTC confirms departure of its top executive
HTC has confirmed that its global executive vice president Jason Mackenzie has left the company. HTC said operations will not be affected by the departure of individual personnel...
Friday 3 February 2017
Oppo raises shipment target for 1Q17, placing short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC and handset component suppliers reportedly have landed short lead-time orders from China-based smartphone vendor Oppo after the company recently raised its smartphone...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Acer expect fruition of new business development in 2017
Acer has been developing new business other than PCs for a while and expects to begin commercial application of AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning and shipments of in-house-developed...
Thursday 2 February 2017
LG to launch two Android Wear-based smartwatches, says paper
LG Electronics is expected to soon launch two smartwatches, the LG Sport and LG Style, in cooperation Google. Both of the models will support Android Wear 2.0, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple Watch helps smartwatch shipments rebound in 4Q 2016, says Strategy Analytics
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments grew 1% annually to hit a record 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016. Apple Watch...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Global smartphone shipments grow 3% to over 1.5 billion units in 2016, says Counterpoint
Global smartphone shipments grew 3% on year to 1.512 billion units in 2016, with four out of five smartphones shipped being LTE enabled models, according to data released by Counte...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple sees record revenues in 1Q fiscal 2017
Apple has announced that it posted all-time record quarterly revenues of US$78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of US$$3.36 for its fiscal 2017 first...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Acer covering all bases with niche notebook offerings in 2017
With the kickoff of the 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) in London, Acer announced multiple notebooks targeting the education market, adding to an already...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung set to recapture top smartphone vendor ranking in 2Q17
Samsung Electronics is expected to recapture the number one title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the second quarter of 2017, powered by its high-performance mid-range models, according...
Thursday 26 January 2017
India market: China smartphone vendors account for 46% market share in 4Q16, says Counterpoint
Smartphones shipped by China-based vendors accounted for 46% of smartphones sold in India in the fourth quarter of 2016, up from 14% a year earlier, according to data compiled by...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan Mobile expects revenues to grow mildly in 2017
Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its revenues to grow 2% on year to NT$118.85 billion (US$3.793 billion) in 2017, while operating income will decline...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...