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Thursday 20 August 2015
Taiwan market: InFocus to launches 3 new smartphones
The US-based smartphone vendor InFocus plans to launch three new models, the M812, M808 and M370, in the Taiwan market on August 25. The three models feature a 5-, 5.2- and 5.5-inch...
Thursday 20 August 2015
HTC plans to sell Shanghai plant, says report
HTC plans to sell its plant in Shanghai to China-based companies and is likely to initiate a second round of layoffs before year-end 2015 after announcing a restructuring plan recently...
Thursday 20 August 2015
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom reaches 400,000 4G users
Asia Pacific Telecom has 400,000 subscribers of 4G mobile communication services, aiming to reach 700,000-800,000 by year-end 2015, according to company chairman Lu Fang-ming.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Taiwan to boost smart city application services
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has signed with four 4G mobile telecom carriers to subsidize their developments of 4G-based smart city application services.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Arima Communications 2015 smartphone shipments to fall short of target
Arima Communications is expected to ship eight million smartphones in 2015, falling short of its target of 10 million units due to declining ODM orders from Sony Mobile Communications,...
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Mobile payments poised for explosive growth in Asia Pacific, says IDC
IDC predicts worldwide mobile payments will account for US$1 trillion in value in 2017, up 124% from the less than US$500 billion expected in 2015. Asia Pacific markets will contribute...
Wednesday 19 August 2015
FIH Mobile to invest US$200 million in India e-commerce platform
FIH Mobile, a smartphone manufacturing subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has recently announced it will invest US$200 million via its Singapore-based...
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Samsung Taiwan appoints new general manager for Mobile Communication business
Following the recent resignation of Samsung Electronics Taiwan's Mobile Communication business general manager Andy Tu, Samsung Taiwan has appointed its general manager of Consumer...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung begins to sell Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+
Samsung Electronics has begun marketing its new flagship models, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+, in the Taiwan market. The vendor aims to ship over 50,000 units of the Galaxy...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Asustek to ship 20 million smartphones in 2015, say Taiwan makers
While Asustek Computer aims to ship between 17 million and 25 million smartphones in 2015, the company is expected to ship 20 million units based on its ODM orders scheduled for the...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Digitimes Research: AP suppliers adopting different strategies for 4G CA solutions
With the proportion of 4G devices in China's smartphone shipments having already surpassed 90% in first-half 2015, application processor (AP) suppliers have taken different strategies...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2015
Smartphone sales in China no longer show any significant momentum for growth as the fast maturing market now increasingly relies on replacement demand from existing users.
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Taiwan handsets – 2Q 2015
Taiwan's handset shipments registered growth in second-quarter 2015 thanks to impressive increases in shipments from Asustek and Acer. The strong showing of Asustek was in sharp contrast...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Quanta partners with Cisco to push cloud medical services
Quanta Computer has partnered with Cisco to provide hardware- and software-integrated services to hospitals and clinics. Quanta will combine its QOCA medical platform, which it developed...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Taiwan firms optimize OpenStack software products for transition, says COO
Taiwan's software developers and related firms will deploy cloud infrastructure and step into the related application market by getting involved in programs and applications initiated...