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Friday 30 January 2015
30% of Huawei smartphones in 2015 to be high-end products
Huawei Device is aiming to develop more high-end and mid-range smartphones in 2015, with high-end units expected to make up 30% of its handset product portfolio during the year.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Asustek facing challenges in 2015
Although Asustek was able to achieve revenue growth in 2014, the company's mobile devices and motherboard businesses are still surrounded by tough competitors. However, the Taiwan-based...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Samsung to increase smartphone production in India, says paper
Samsung Electronics, in view of fast growing demand for smartphones in India, will invest INR5.17 billion (US$84.23 million) in its smartphone factory there to expand production,...
Thursday 29 January 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung launches high-end smartphone Galaxy Note Edge
Samsung Electronics has introduced its high-end smartphone, the Galaxy Note Edge, into the Taiwan market, priced at NT$28,900 (US$924) unlocked.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments grow 16.9% sequentially in 4Q14
Although white-box tablet shipments declined in the fourth quarter of 2014, global overall tablet shipments in the quarter still grew sequentiallyby 16.9% to reach 74.77 million units...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
HTC sponsors eSports teams Cloud 9, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid
HTC has made an entrance into the eSports arena sponsoring three teams: Cloud 9, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid (TSM).
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments drop 8.8% sequentially in 4Q14
Shipments of smartphones by China-based vendors declined 8.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2014, affected by weaker than expected sales for some brand vendors, according...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
IoT opportunities reliant on dependent developments, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan makers are eyeing opportunities with the the Internet of Things (IoT) but believe business opportunities will come slowly as hardware, software and new concept developments...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi ships 100,000 smart bracelets in less than 2 months
Xiaomi Technology has sold 100,000 units of its Xiaomi smart bracelets in the Taiwan market in less than two months. The vendor aims to ship 500,000 smart bracelets in the local market...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Huawei aims to ship 100 million smartphones in 2015
China-based Huawei targets to ramp up its smartphone shipments to over 100 million units in 2015, increasing 33.3% from 75 million units shipped a year earlier, according to the co...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to focus on mid-range to high-end smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications will focus on the mid-range to high-end smartphone segment in the Taiwan market in 2015, aiming to rank as one of the top-three vendors in the segment,...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Acer to sell Liquid Z200 via cooperation with Bookoff in Japan
Acer on January 27 announced that up to 30,000 units of its Liquid Z200, its 4.0-inch Android 4.4.2 smartphone, will be available for sale in the Japan market through Bookoff, the...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Foxconn to assist China handset brands expanding sales in emerging markets in 2015
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will make assisting its China-based handset clients including Xiaomi Technology, Meizu and MIT boost their sales to emerging markets...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Samsung starts smartphone production lines in Indonesia, says report
Samsung Electronics' production lines for smartphones in Indonesia have reportedly started operating recently, according to a Korean-language Edaily report citing sources...
Monday 26 January 2015
China market: China vendors to beef up competition for CNY2,000-3,000 segment, say sources
China-based smartphone vendors, including Xiaomi Technology, Lenovo, ZTE and Coolpad, all plan to strengthen their presence in the CNY2,000-3,000 (US$320-478) smartphone segment in...