CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Mobile, telecom, computing
Mobile, telecom, computing trends
IN THE NEWS
Friday 25 December 2015
Foxconn to set up datacenter in Czech Republic, says paper
Foxconn Electronics and Czech Republic-based KKCG will establish a joint venture, SafeDX, with each holding a 50% stake, specifically for setting up a datacenter in Prague to provide...
Friday 25 December 2015
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom aims at 1.4 million 4G users by end of 2016
4G operator Asia Pacific Telecom has 700,000 subscribers currently and has set a goal of reaching 1.4 million by the end of 2016, according to company chairman Lu Fang-ming.
Thursday 24 December 2015
2016 will be the year of USB Type C and DisplayPort is along for the ride: Q&A with Analogix
At this point most consumers are not that familiar with the USB Type C specification but it has the IT industry excited, with adoption rates among makers ramping up quickly. Leading...
Thursday 24 December 2015
China November mobile phone users reach 1.304 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.304 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2015, growing 0.15% on month and 1.77% on year, and 408.34 million (32.32%)...
Thursday 24 December 2015
China market: Meizu 2015 smartphone shipments to reach over 20 million units
Smartphone shipments by Meizu in 2015 will reach over 20 million units, increasing 350% from a year earlier, according to a China-based qq.com report, citing company vice president...
Thursday 24 December 2015
HTC, Huawei to release new smartphones in 1Q16, says paper
HTC and Huawei both are expected to launch their respective new smartphones in the first quarter of 2016, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Worldwide wearables shipments to surpass 200 million in 2019, says IDC
The worldwide wearable device market will see continued growth as second- and third-generation iterations reach the market. These new devices will build upon the hardware and software...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Quanta, Wiwynn to compete for orders for servers small- to medium-size datacenters
As competition for orders for datacenter-use servers from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft has become intense and the companies have added suppliers, ODMs Quanta Computer and...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Acer announces brisk sales of smart bracelets
Acer has announced that it sold out 70,000 units of its fitness bracelet Liquid Leap Active during a 24-hour limited-time promotional campaign held through a TV shopping channel in...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
India market: Smartphone shipments down slightly in October, says IDC
Smartphone shipments in India totaled 9.3 million units in October, down from 10 million shipped in the previous month, and 4G models accounted for over 50% of total smartphone shipments...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Huawei smartphone shipments meet 2015 target
Huawei has announced that its smartphone shipments has reached over 100 million units so far in 2015, meeting the company's target set for the year and making it the first China-based...
Monday 21 December 2015
HTC ties up with Audi to promote HTC Vive
HTC has signed a cooperation agreement with automaker Audi and will install its HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) devices in Audi's flagship shops in 2016 to enable consumers to review...
Monday 21 December 2015
ZTE to develop smartphone application processors in house
ZTE has stepped up its efforts to internally develop smartphone chipset solutions, aiming to re-capture the title as one of the top-three smartphone vendors in China, according to...
Friday 18 December 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 6.4 million 4G users at end of 2016
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its number of 4G mobile communication subscribers to increase from 4.28 million at present to 4.4 million at the end of 2015 and sets a target of 6.4...
Friday 18 December 2015
Lenovo gives priority to emerging markets for handsets, says report
Lenovo is giving priority to promote its handsets in emerging markets, especially in Brazil, India and Russia, according to a China-based tech.sina.com report, citing company chairman...