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Thursday 5 March 2015
MWC 2015: Chipset vendors, equipment suppliers gearing up efforts to develop LTE-U devices
Chipset solution vendors and telecom equipment providers, including Qualcomm, Ericsson, Samsung Electronics, Nokia and Huawei, are gearing up efforts to develop LTE-U (LTE unlicensed...
Thursday 5 March 2015
Taiwan market: 3G avergae download speed reaches 6.27Mbps, says NCC
Taiwan's 3G mobile access to the Internet reaches an average download speed of 6.27Mbps and upload speed of 1.08Mbps, according to the National Communications Commission (NCC).
Thursday 5 March 2015
Japan market: ZTE to launch Blade S6 for mid-range segment
China-based smartphone vendor ZTE plans to launch its new mid-range smartphone the Blade S6 in the Japan market in April. The Blade S6 features a 5-inch display and is powered by...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Worldwide server market grew 4.8% in shipments, while revenues increased 2.2% in 4Q14, says Gartner
In the fourth quarter of 2014, worldwide server shipments increased 4.8% on year, while revenues grew 2.2% from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. In all of 2014, worldwide...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Samsung loses top position in global 4Q14 smartphone market, says Gartner
Samsung lost the top spot to Apple in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Gartner. Samsung had been number one since 2012.
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Smartphone platform providers eyeing emerging Africa market
Smartphone platform providers including Google, Mozilla and Microsoft are planning to team up with handset makers, most likely China-based makers, to develop sub-US$100 smartphones...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
MWC 2015: Acer unveils Liquid Jade Z smarpthone
Acer has announced the Liquid Jade Z featuring an IPS display with the Zero Air Gap technology to help reduce reflections and Corning's Gorilla Glass 3. The smartphone also supports...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Global server shipments in 2014 up 7.1% on year
There were 10.420 million servers (counted based on motherboards) shipped globally in 2014, increasing on year by 7.1%, and due to fast growing demand from Internet data centers,...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Commentary: Galaxy S6 to bring significant impact on supply chains
The launch of the Galaxy S6 may help Samsung Electronics revive its flagging smartphone business thanks to improvements in terms of product design and functionality. And yet, the...
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Advantech, ITRI to set up Industry 4.0 system integration joint venture
Taiwan-based industrial computing solution provider Advantech and Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories under the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
HTC reports 27% on-year revenues increase for February
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.226 billion (US$293.9 million) for February 2015, representing a 24.84% drop on month but 27.7% increase on year.
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Alibaba to set up venture capital fund in Taiwan
China-based Alibaba Group has said it plans to set up a NT$10 billion (US$319 million) non-profit venture capital fund in Taiwan to finance local young entrepreneurs to build up a...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
MWC 2015: Acer launches its first Windows 8.1 smartphone
Acer has unveiled the Liquid M220 smartphone, its first Liquid smartphone to run on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, featuring a 4-inch 233ppi display.
Monday 2 March 2015
Galaxy S6 sales to outperform its predecessors, says Samsung Taiwan executive
Samsung Electronics will begin to market its newly released flagship smartphone the Galaxy S6 starting April 10 and expects sales to outperform the Galaxy S4, the vendor's best-selling...
Monday 2 March 2015
MWC 2015: Acer showcasing new mobile devices
Acer is showcasing its latest mobile products at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 hosted from March 2-5 in Barcelona, Spain including the Liquid Leap+ wearable device, which is compatible...