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Monday 2 November 2015
HTC looks to improved sales in 4Q15
HTC expects its sales to improve in the fourth quarter of 2015 as compared to a quarter earlier, buoyed by strong pre-sale orders for its newly released HTC One A9, according to company...
Friday 30 October 2015
Chunghwa Telecom aims at over 4.2 million 4G users by end of 2015
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) had 3.56 million 4G mobile communication subscribers at the end of September 2015 and aims to have over 4.2 million at the end of 2015, the company said at...
Friday 30 October 2015
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2015
According to Digitimes Research, after the low season in first-half 2015, demand for smartphones is expected to grow due to the upcoming shopping seasons in China, Europe and the...
Friday 30 October 2015
Huawei using more HiSilicon chips in high-end smartphones
The ratio Kirin-series application processors, developed by HiSilicon Technologies, used in Huawei's mid-range and high-end smartphones has continued to increase, which is unfavorable...
Friday 30 October 2015
LeTV aims to ship 10 million Letv 1s smartphones
China-based online video service provider LeTV, in a show of ambitions for the smartphone market, has set a shipment goal of 10 million units for the latest smartphone model, Letv...
Friday 30 October 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei unveils G7 Plus, Y6 smartphones
China-based vendor Huawei Device has unveiled two smartphone models, the mid-range G7 Plus and entry-level Y6, for the Taiwan market, according to Huawei's Taiwan sales agent.
Friday 30 October 2015
Acer to launch Liquid Z330 in Japan in cooperation with Rakuten Mobile
Acer on October 29 announced that it will launch Liquid Z330 as a SIM-free 4G smartphone in the Japan market through Japan-based Rakuten Mobile's online retail channels and retail...
Thursday 29 October 2015
FET may compete for TDD-LTE frequency band
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) is likely to compete for frequency band units designated for TDD-LTE 4G in the open bid to be held by the National Communications Commission (NCC)...
Thursday 29 October 2015
Worldwide smartphone shipments up 6.8% to 355.2 million in 3Q15, says IDC
Global smartphone shipments grew 6.8% sequentially to 355.2 million units in the third quarter of 2015, marking the second highest quarterly shipments on record, according to the...
Thursday 29 October 2015
HTC to see revenues grow 20-30% sequentially in 4Q15, say sources
HTC is expected to see its revenues grow 20-30% sequentially to NT$25-28 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015, buoyed by the launch of new models including the HTC One A9, HTC Butterfly...
Wednesday 28 October 2015
China market: LeTV launches new smartphone
China-based TV vendor LeTV has unveiled a new smartphone, the Le 1s, which will be available at CNY1,099 (US$137), according to a China-based tech.qq.com report.
Wednesday 28 October 2015
Slow sales of iPad devices affect operations of supply chain makers
Sales of small-size iPad products have remained flat in the fourth quarter of 2015, affecting operations of some makers in the supply chain, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Third-party service providers dominate mobile payment service market in China
Mobile payments outside financial institutions in China expanded to CNY8.24 trillion (US$1.299 trillion) in 2014 from the CNY1.19 trillion a year earlier, with third-party e-payment...
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2015
Asustek was the only Taiwan-based handset brand vendor that saw shipment growth in the thrid quarter of 2015. Its shipments already surpassed those from HTC, the once top Taiwan smartphone...
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Virtualized video encoders to grow to US$888 million in 2020, says report
The continued push towards cloud computing throughout the IT industry is making its way into video markets. Virtualization in the encoder market is expected to grow from 34% of the...