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Wednesday 8 October 2014
Xiaomi expects to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, 100 million units in 2015
Xiaomi Technology shipped 26.11 million smartphones in the first half of 2014 and aims to ship a total of 60 million units for all of 2014, according to company president Lin Bin.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs say little impact from HP split in short term
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two companies, HP Enterprise and HP Inc., but this will not cause a substantial change to its ODM orders in the short term. But if this is the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Availability of Android One phones to affect sales of low-priced models in India
The launch of Android One smartphones by India-based vendors in their local market starting September will affect sales of current models priced at around INR6,000 (US$98) as well...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
You know EverFocus! But do you really know EverFocus?
Yes we can! For the past 19 years, EverFocus has been supporting and working with our partners down the river of success. "Partner for growth" is what EverFocus has been...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Synnex September revenues hit record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33.9 billion (US$1.12 billion) for September, a monthly record...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan market: TWM to offer tier pricing for 4G services
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will offer tiered usage-based pricing for its 4G services in place of existing unlimited plans, with the new pricing effective from November, according to company...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Ship 'Smart Home' to you - the LuxHome online shop
DIY security systems became instant hits when they were introduced to the industry due to their practicality and convenience. With the increasing need of smart home systems, the global...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Apple adjusts supply ratio for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Seeing that demand for the iPhone 6 Plus is much stronger than expected, Apple has already adjusted its supply ratio for the two new smartphones, according to sources from the upstream...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Foxconn invests in TWM
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced that it has acquired 31.974 million shares of Taiwan Mobile (TWM) for a 0.93% stake at NT$93.2 per share and a total...
Monday 6 October 2014
Vapor chamber looks promising for smartphone cooling
In addition to ultra-thin heat pipes, cooling module makers have also developed vapor chamber solutions for mobile devices and several Japan-, Taiwan- and Korea-based smartphone vendors...
Monday 6 October 2014
iPhone 6 chip orders to remain high in 1Q15, say sources
Orders for chipsets for production of the iPhone 6 devices in the first quarter of 2015 have exceeded 50 million units, according to an industry estimated.
Monday 6 October 2014
HTC nets NT$0.78 per share for 3Q14
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported unaudited net operating profit of NT$160 million (US$5.3 million), net profit of NT$640 million and net EPS of NT$0.78 for the third quarter of...
Friday 3 October 2014
Tablet shipments continue to drop due to pressure from notebooks, large-size smartphones
Tablet shipments are continuing to be pushed down by low-priced notebooks and large-size smartphones, and are expected to continue to decline into 2015, according to market watcher...
Friday 3 October 2014
Asustek to launch smartphones in Brazil in October
Asustek Computer launched its ZenFone-series smartphones in the Taiwan market in April 2014 and has so far sold more than one million units. The company will launch ZenFones in Brazil...
Friday 3 October 2014
HTC appoints new COO
HTC has appointed its chief engineering officer David Chen to serve as chief of operations, responsible for supervising HTC's R&D, operations and manufacturing.