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Tuesday 28 July 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy J7
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy J7 smartphone in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to mid-range segment. The Galaxy J7 will be available at NT$7,990 (US$253)...
Tuesday 28 July 2015
FET takes legal action against TWM over 4G frequency dispute
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has filed with the Taipei District Court a request for provisional measures prohibiting fellow company Taiwan...
Monday 27 July 2015
Taiwan supply chain makers expect ODM orders for Windows 10 smartphones
Microsoft, having closed Nokia's factories and dismissed Nokia R&D staffs, is unlikely to invest much in own-brand Windows 10 smartphones and instead may partner with vendors...
Monday 27 July 2015
Worldwide smartphone market posts 11.6% increase in 2Q15, says IDC
Vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015, up 11.6% from the 302.1 million units shipped a year ago, according to IDC.
Monday 27 July 2015
China produces over 760 million handsets in 1H15, says MIIT
China-based makers produced 761.788 million handsets in total during the first half of 2015, decreasing 4.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Monday 27 July 2015
Commentary: Who will Nokia count on for its reentry bid to the smartphone market?
It is no longer a speculation that Nokia will be back to the smartphone market, and consumers are likely to catch sight of Nokia-brand smartphones once again in 2016 at the earliest...
Monday 27 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Smartphone shipments by China vendors grow at moderate pace in 2Q15
Smartphone shipments by China-based handset vendors totaled 114.3 million units in the second quarter of 2015, up 18.4% sequentially and 7.4% on year, according to the latest data...
Friday 24 July 2015
Dell server shipments, revenues enjoying double-digit growth, says top executive
Dell's server shipments and revenues have been growing at a double-digit rate over the past few years, and it now ranks as the second-largest server vendor globally in terms of shipments...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan notebooks - 2Q 2015
The global notebook market remained sluggish in the second quarter of 2015. The seasonal pattern that has governed the notebook market previously will not appear in 2015, with Taiwan...
Friday 24 July 2015
China June mobile phone user base up sequentially, says MIIT
There were 1.293 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of June 2015, growing 0.05% on month and 2.58% on year, and 448.45 million (34.68%) were...
Friday 24 July 2015
China makers gain upper hand over Taiwan rivals in IoT orders
Many Silicon Valley-based startups have chosen makers in Shenzhen, China, instead of Taiwan-based ODMs, for production of hardware devices for IoT (Internet of Things) applications,...
Friday 24 July 2015
Broadband consumption being driven by mobile devices, says firm
Broadband consumption is being driven by the proliferation of smartphones, which is at 37% global personal penetration, and tablet devices, with a global household penetration of...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Mi Note 64GB
Xiaomi Technology has launched its Mi Note 64GB version in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET).
Friday 24 July 2015
Asustek, Taiwan ODMs benefit from growing demand for inexpensive smartphones in Japan
There is increasing demand for inexpensive SIM-free smartphones in the Japan market and consequently ZenFone series models launched by Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer have been...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan market: HTC releases HTC One E9 dual sim
HTC has added a new member to its HTC One family lineup, the HTC One E9 dual sim, in the Taiwan market. The new model will take on Samsung Electronics' newly released Galaxy A8 and...