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Friday 23 January 2015
LG ships 59.6 million smartphones in 2014, say reports
LG Electronics shipped 59.6 million smartphones globally in 2014, increasing 25.2% from 47.6 million units shipped a year earlier, according to media reports from Korea.
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan market: iPhone 6 devices record largest market share in December
Buoyed by continued strong sales of iPhone 6 devices, Apple ranked as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in December both in terms of sales value and volume, according...
Friday 23 January 2015
China December mobile phone user base grows to 1.286 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.286 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2014, growing 0.40% on month and 4.64% on year. 485.26 million (37.73%) were...
Friday 23 January 2015
2015 global AP market forecast and vendor analysis
Digitimes Research estimates that total 2014 AP shipments will reach 1.52 billion units worldwide, up 19.6% from 2013, and in 2015 the global market will see shipments of 1.65 billion...
Friday 23 January 2015
Toshiba reorganization to strengthen IoT-related business
Toshiba has announced that the company will consolidate departments involved in information and communication technology (ICT) solutions into its in-house Cloud & Solutions Company...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone industry to report shipment growth of 8.6% for 4Q14
During visits to firms in China's smartphone supply chain in November and December 2014, Digitimes Research found that their shipments to the domestic market were weak in the fourth...
Thursday 22 January 2015
HP, Dell adopt new approaches to regain server orders
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have both recently taken steps looking to win back orders that were lost to Taiwan-based white-box server players. HP has partnered with Foxconn Electronics...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Digitimes Research: CES 2105 highlights new developments of parts and components for smartwatches
Smartwatch vendors were exhibiting new prototypes and newly developed parts and components, mainly displays, watchbands and sensors, to test the market responses during the recently...
Thursday 22 January 2015
Acer aims to double smartphone shipments in 2015, says CEO
Acer expects its smartphone shipments in 2015 to double from 4-5 million units shipped a year earlier, according to company CEO Jason Chen. This means Acer aims to ship about 10 million...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Taiwan market: HTC to ramp up sales through retail channels
HTC plans to strengthen its cooperation with open retail channels to promote sales of its smartphones in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up the ratio of channel sales to 35-40%...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Smart City Expo kicks off in Taipei
The Smart City Summit and Expo in Taipei kicked off on January 20 featuring a variety of solutions such as connectivity, cloud computing, and construction and management to create...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Global smartphone shipments grow nearly 26% in 2014, says TrendForce
Global smartphone shipments totaled 1.167 billion units in 2014, increasing 25.9% from a year earlier, according to TrendForce.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Taiwan market: APT 2014 pre-tax loss reaches NT$10 billion
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), a CDMA 2000 and a 4G operator in Taiwan, suffered pre-tax losses of NT$10.207 billion (US$332 million) in 2014, according to the company.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Rising competition from China supply chain: Q&A with Compal president Ray Chen
Compal Electronics was one of the pioneers that relocated its major production base to China from Taiwan in 1990 and has since then transformed itself into an IT conglomerate with...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
ZTE looks to ship 60 million smartphones in 2015
China-based handset vendor ZTE is expected to ship 60 million smartphones in 2015, increasing 25% from 48 million units shipped a year earlier, according to an industry estimate.