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Friday 3 July 2015
New iPhone enters production, say Taiwan makers
Makers in the iPhone supply chain have started delivering parts and components to the two iPhone OEMs Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron for production of next generation iPhone devices,...
Thursday 2 July 2015
India to be second-largest smartphone market by 2017, says Strategy Analytics
Worldwide smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017, according to Strategy Analytics. China, India and the US are the big...
Thursday 2 July 2015
China market: Xiaomi ships nearly 35 million smartphones in 1H15, says report
Xiaomi Technology shipped a total of 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of 2015, increasing 33% from a year earlier period, the China-based QQ.com quoted company chairman...
Thursday 2 July 2015
China market: Xiaomi appoints new CFO
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has appointed Shou Zi Chew, a former partner of Hong Kong-based DST Investment Management as chief financial officer.
Thursday 2 July 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments see weaker-than-expected growth in 2Q15
China's smartphone industry in the second quarter did not see growth as strong as Digitimes Research had anticipated previously and it grew only slightly more than 15% sequentially...
Thursday 2 July 2015
Acer to form 1,000-member team for BYOC business in a year
Acer currently has about 200 employees in Taiwan and North America specifically for its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business unit, and as demand for BYOC services has far exceeded...
Thursday 2 July 2015
China market: Meizu launches flagship smartphone MX5
China-based smartphone vendor Meizu has launched its new flagship model, the MX5, which supports TD-LTE/FDD LTE, running on Android 5.0.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
China market: HD leads over Full HD in May smartphone sales, says firm
In May 2015, 32.6% of smartphone sales in China were for HD units while 21.4% were for Full HD, according to a new report from Sigmaintell Consulting.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei to launch 7-inch tablet with dual-SIM feature; Aaeon releases new ruggedized tablet
To differentiate from their competitors, several tablet brand vendors have started to develop tablets with unique functions in order to attract demand. China-based Huawei launched...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
HTC reportedly to build handset production facilities in India
HTC reportedly will team up with India-based Global Devices Network to set up handset production facilities in Noida with trial production to begin in mid-July, according to industry...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
China market: Huawei launches Honor 7
China-based smartphone vendor Huawei has unveiled its new Honor 7 smartphone for the local market. Shipments of Honor-brand smartphones totaled 20 million units worth US$2.6 billion...
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile, Huawei expanding mobile device sales
Sony Mobile Communications and Huawei have both recently launched their latest products in Taiwan and are looking to expand their presence in the local market.
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Taipower to limit power supply to industrial users
With Taiwan's power consumption having risen significantly due to hot weather, the government-owned Taipower's operating reserve may drop to as low as 2.2% shortly and the issue could...
Tuesday 30 June 2015
TEEMA opens 2nd Smart Living Center in Nantong, China
The second Smart Living Center, planned by the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) and located in Nantong, China opened on June 29, linked with the...
Monday 29 June 2015
Taiwan market: CHT hikes 4G user targets, says paper
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has upward adjusted the target number of its 4G mobile communication subscribers in the Taiwan market for the end of 2015 from four million to 4.2 million,...