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Wednesday 15 July 2015
China market: 4G handset shipments soar in 1H15
China shipped a total of 237 million handsets in the first half of 2015, rising 7.4% from a year earlier, with shipments of 4G models increasing 381.8% on year to 195 million units,...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Growth in cloud deployments counteracts flat EMEA infrastructure market in 1Q15, says IDC
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Cloud Infrastructure Tracker, IT infrastructure spending (server, disk storage, and Ethernet switch) for public and private cloud in Europe,...
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Security a must for IoT market: Q&A with NXP EVP Steve Owen
The acquisition of Freescale by NXP Semiconductors will make NXP the world's second largest MCU supplier after the merger. The deal highlights NXP's goal of making a significant inroad...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Taiwan market: Oppo unveils smartphones R7, R7 Plus
China-based vendor Oppo has unveiled its 5-inch R7 and 6-inch R7 Plus smartphone in the Taiwan market. The R7 is available immediately at NT$10,990 (US$355) unlocked, while the R7...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Micron boosts data center storage security with new SATA SSD featuring enterprise data encryption
Micron Technology has announced a new encryption-enhanced solid state drive (SSD) for read-centric data center workloads, accelerating the transition from legacy hard disk drives...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Microsoft likely to focus on flagship, business-use smartphones, say sources
Microsoft, while initiating a new phase of restructuring of its smartphone subsidiary Microsoft Mobile, is likely to revamp its strategy for smartphones by focusing on high-end and...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Wearable device orders may not be strong enough to support supply chain growth
Although many brand vendors have launched wearable products, orders for wearable devices may not be sufficient to drive growth for related component suppliers. The vendors have many...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 5 in mid-August, say sources
Samsung Electronics will unveil its new flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 5 in New York on August 12 and launch the model in major markets on August 14, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 14 July 2015
Huawei Technologies, ZTE invest in 5G R&D
China-based telecom equipment vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE, in an attempt to lead in international development of 5G mobile communication technology and application, will invest...
Monday 13 July 2015
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom offers discounted inter-network voice call pricing for 4G users
Asia Pacific Telecom on July 13 started offering new pricing for its 4G mobile communication subscribers, with free voice communication to other mobile communication networks (inter-network)...
Monday 13 July 2015
Middle East and Africa smartphone market to top 155 million units in 2015, says IDC
Middle East and Africa (MEA) smartphone shipments are set to total 155 million units in 2015 after increasing 66% on year to more than 36 million units the first quarter of the year,...
Monday 13 July 2015
Foxconn Vietnam investment plan rejected
Investment Promotion Agency under Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam, has rejected a US$200 million investment plan proposed by Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics, according...
Monday 13 July 2015
Foxconn plans to build 10-12 plants in India in 5 years
The Foxconn Group plans to establish 10-12 plants to create over one million job opportunities in India before 2020, according to chairman Terry Gou.
Monday 13 July 2015
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$2.78 per share for January-June
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.89 billion (US$125 million) for June 2015, with net EPS of NT$2.78 for January-June.
Monday 13 July 2015
Pegatron sees decreased June revenues
Pegatron has reported its June consolidated revenues reached NT$70.011 billion (US$2.26 billion), down 0.80% sequentially and 6.45% on year.