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Tuesday 1 September 2015
South Korea market: SK Telecom to launch Luna produced by FIH Mobile
Korea-based SK Telecom will start marketing a smartphone with high specifications but a low price tag, the Luna, in the Korea market on September 4, according to a Korea-based Yonhap...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Sony Mobile Taiwan looking to acquire 20% market share with new wearables
Sony Mobile Taiwan is looking to expand promotions for its wearable devices in Taiwan and will treat Internet of things (IoT) and smart wearable device as the future development focus...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
HTC to lay off 600 employees working in Taiwan
HTC will lay off 600 employees working in Taiwan, with the layoff to take effective at the end of October 2015. The layoff is part of its plan to reduce up to 15% of its workforce...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Huawei, LG launch new wearable devices
Huawei has recently launched a new wearable device, the TalkBand B2, which integrates a Bluetooth headset and smartwatch. It comes with a 0.73-inch OLED display.
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Industry 4.0 Smart Services Dawn with Predictive Maintenance
Besides smart manufacturing, smart service is also a focus of Industry 4.0. Leveraging the industrial internet of things (IIoT), big data analysis, and expert systems, machinery makers...
Monday 31 August 2015
Japan market: HTC to beef up marketing of SIM-free smartphones
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC expects demand for contract-free (SIM-free) smartphones in the Japan market to take off after the Japan government allowed sales of such smartphones...
Monday 31 August 2015
Samsung holding meetings with telecom providers to introduce new 18-inch tablet, say reports
Samsung Electronics has met with three major telecom operators in Korea to introduce its upcoming 18-inch tablet, which will enter mass production in the fourth quarter of 2015, according...
Monday 31 August 2015
Advantech, Panasonic, Aurotek cooperate to boost Industry 4.0 in Taiwan
Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial computing device maker, Panasonic and Aurotek, a Taiwan sales agent for automation components produced by Advantech and Panasonic, have...
Friday 28 August 2015
Global wearable market grows 223.2% in 2Q15, says IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices came to 18.1 million units in the second quarter of 2015, up 223.2% from the 5.6 million shipped a year earlier, according to IDC.
Friday 28 August 2015
Global tablet shipments in 2015 estimated at 163 million units, says TrendForce
There will be an estimated 163 million tablets shipped globally in 2015, decreasing 14.9% on year. 117 million units will be shipped by brand vendors and 46 million units by white-box...
Friday 28 August 2015
Taiwan market: Asustek launches 3 ZenFone smartphones
Asustek Computer has unveiled three ZenFone-series smartphones, the ZenFone Selfie, ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone 2 Deluxe, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.
Friday 28 August 2015
China smartphone market dominated by local vendors
In the China smartphone market, China-based vendors have extended competitive advantage from entry-level models priced below CNY1,000 (US$156) to mid-range and high-end ones and thereby...
Friday 28 August 2015
Acer seeking smartphone OEM in Indonesia
IT vendor Acer is seeking a manufacturing partner for OEM production of smartphones in Indonesia to avoid the country's high customs duty on imported smartphones and will make a final...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: CHT partners with Microsoft to provide cloud computing services
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a strategic-alliance agreement with Microsoft for cooperation on Cloud Solution Provider and Cloud OS Network, with CHT responsible for providing...
Thursday 27 August 2015
China market: Local smartphone vendors limit launch of new models
China-based smartphone vendors have limited the number of new models launched per year to cope with the declining profitability generated by smartphones, a move which has affected...