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Thursday 21 April 2016
China market: ZTE launches two new smartphones
ZTE has announced two new smartphones, the ZTE A910 priced at CNY1,299 (US$201) and the ZTE V7 Max starting at CNY$1,799, according to a China-based tech.163.com report.
Thursday 21 April 2016
Rising industrial PC market to stabilize in 2018, says IHS
While the global market for industrial PCs has experienced ups and downs in recent years, it is forecast to pick up in 2016 and will start to stabilize in 2018. The key reason for...
Thursday 21 April 2016
China market: LeTV launches 3 new smartphones, to ship15 million smartphones in 2016
LeTV has launched three new smartphones, the Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2, at a product launch conference in Beijing, China and said it will expand its operations in markets including...
Thursday 21 April 2016
China Mobile posts 1Q16 revenues of CNY177.5 billion
China Mobile has released its unaudited financial report for first-quarter 2016, recording consolidated revenues of CNY177.5 billion (US$27.14 billion), up 8.70% on year, and pre-tax...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Vendors to release 2-in-1s with stylus in 3Q16
Rising demand for 2-in-1 devices has increased the adoption of stylus support by brand vendors. In addition to Microsoft and Apple, Huawei, Acer, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell...
Thursday 21 April 2016
China white-box players eye VR, robot business opportunities
With virtual reality (VR) becoming a hot topic in the IT industry, China-based white-box players have been aggressively releasing inexpensive head-worn VR devices and home-care robots,...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Handset supply chains in Taiwan, China face inventory losses
Makers in the handset supply chains in Taiwan and China are becoming more conservative about building up inventories for parts and components due to intensifying competition in the...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Shipments of Oculus Rift CV1 delayed on shortage of lenses
Shipments of Oculus' first virtual reality (VR) device, the Rift CV1, will be delayed to August due to a shortage of parts. While Oculus is reluctant to reveal which components are...
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Over 100 China makers rushing into VR device market
More than 100 companies in China have stepped into the development of virtual reality (VR) devices, focusing on entry-level products initially, according to trade sources.
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Global smartphone shipments reach 292 million units in 1Q16, says TrendForce
The worldwide smartphone shipments totaled 292 million units in the first quarter of 2016, down 18.6% from the previous quarter and 1.3% from a year earlier, according to TrendForc...
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Qualcomm signs 3G/4G patent license agreement with Yulong
Qualcomm has announced that it has signed a new 3G and 4G Chinese patent license agreement with Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Taiwan 1Q16 international Internet bandwidth stands at 1.715Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 1.715Tbps as of the end of first-quarter 2016, increasing 0.04% on...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
China handset suppliers still ramping feature phone shipments
Some China-based handset suppliers are still ramping sales of feature phones at lower prices to emerging markets where demand for such devices remains strong due to insufficient next-generation...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
QSAN works with Seagate to showcase large-scale high definition IP-camera solution
QSAN Technology, Inc. will showcase over 1,000 high definition IP camera storage solution in Secutech Taipei 2016. QSAN has worked with Seagate to develop a proof-of-concept solution...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Acer, Dell pushing VDI solutions for enterprise sector
PC brand vendors have become more aggressive on expanding into the enterprise sector, and both Dell and Acer are pushing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions.