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Friday 15 August 2014
China Mobile 1H14 net profit down 8.5% on year
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has released its first-half 2014 financial report, with net profit of CNY57.7 billion (US$9.36 billion) decreasing 8.5%...
Friday 15 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Tablet market facing growing pains in 2014
After facing a second quarter where overall shipment results came in below expectations, tablet vendors are expected to see a rebound in the third quarter, with global shipments increasing...
Friday 15 August 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments edge past 300 million units in 2Q14, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014, moving past the 300 million unit mark for the first time. According to data from the IDC Worldwide...
Friday 15 August 2014
China market: First-tier handset vendors rolling out cheaper 4G models
Despite slower than expected 4G smartphone sales, first-tier China-based handset vendors have begun rolling out 4G models with prices ranging from CNY699-799 (US$114-130), accelerating...
Friday 15 August 2014
Samsung, Sony Mobile, Huawei, Microsoft to unveil smartphones at 2014 IFA
Samsung Electronics is expected to unveil the new Galaxy Note 4, Sony Mobile Communications the 5.2-inch Xperia Z3, Huawei Device the Ascend Mate 7 or Ascend D7, and Microsoft the...
Thursday 14 August 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular offers free 4G trial services
Taiwan Star Cellular has announced one-month free 4G trial services with no volume limits. It said it has established a 4G network covering 80% of Taiwan's population.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Analog IC vendors bracing for strong sales in 3Q14
Analog IC vendors are set to post strong sales in the third quarter of 2014 thanks to the roll-outs of new smartphones, tablets and LED lighting products, according to industry sou...
Thursday 14 August 2014
Axiomtek achieves profits for 1H14; optimistic about transportation and power businesses
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Axiomtek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.23 billion (US$74.32 million), net profits of NT$199 million and EPS of NT$2.56 for the first half of...
Thursday 14 August 2014
Pegatron lands half of 4.7-inch next-generation iPhone orders, say sources
Apple's upstream suppliers have begun shipping components for next-generation iPhones recently and Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed half of the orders for the 4.7-inch...
Thursday 14 August 2014
EverFocus will exhibit at Security Essen 2014 for showcasing the brand new solutions
EverFocus will exhibit at Security Essen, the world's leading fair for security and fire prevention from 23rd - 26th September 2014. On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Security...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Singapore tops ASEAN countries in LTE subscriptions
Fifteen mobile telecom carriers in seven ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries had started LTE commercial operations as of the end of the second quarter of 2014,...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Advantech to set up investment subsidiary
Industrial computing device maker Advantech will establish a subsidiary, Advantech Corporate Investment (ACI), to help the company promote development of smart cities and applications...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Acer launches 13.3-inch Chromebook
Acer on August 12 announced the launch of the Acer Chromebook 13, its first 13.3-inch Chromebook equipped with the Nvidia Tegra K1 4-Plus-1 quad-core ARM Cortex A15 processor, with...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Notebook sales expected to rise in 2H14 as vendors price below US$300
With many vendors having been reducing their notebook prices to below US$300, sources from the upstream supply chain expect overall notebook sales to increase in the second half of...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
More vendors launching selfie phones
More smartphone vendors have shifted focus to upgrading the front-end cameras of their new models, particularly adding the selfie functionality and related applications, according...