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Tuesday 12 August 2014
Chromebook sales will reach 5.2 million units in 2014, says Gartner
Sales of Chromebooks will reach 5.2 million units in 2014, a 79% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. By 2017, sales of Chromebooks are set to nearly triple to reach 14.4 million...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2014
A delay in the launch schedule for low-cost 4G smartphones resulted in a mere 4.8% increase in second quarter shipments in the China market. However, with telecom operators planning...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Global smartphone shipments to reach 322 million units in 3Q14, says TrendForce
There will be 322.05 million smartphones shipped globally in third-quarter 2014, increasing 13.1% sequentially but slightly decreasing on year, and shipments in 2014 will reach 1.2...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Digitimes Research: iPhone ASP falls in 2Q14
Smartphone vendors' strategies and timing of product launches in different markets were affecting their sales in second-quarter 2014.
Monday 11 August 2014
Toshiba launches wearable wristband fitness tracker
Toshiba has announced the release of a wearable fitness tracker, the WERAM1100, for online sales in Japan on Amazon and Yahoo. Orders will start to ship on August 20.
Monday 11 August 2014
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$3.12 per share for January-July
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.37 billion (US$112 million) for July 2014, resulting in net EPS of NT$3.12 for January-July.
Monday 11 August 2014
Asustek sees increased July revenues
Asustek Computer has posted consolidated revenues of NT$40.190 billion (US$1.34 billion) for July, increasing 18.51% sequentially and 12.29%. January-July consolidated revenues rose...
Monday 11 August 2014
Foxconn July revenues hit 17-month low
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision industry) on August 8 reported consolidated revenues of NT$260.218 billion (US$8.66 billion) for July, the lowest monthly level since March...
Friday 8 August 2014
Motorola to become a sales arm for Lenovo to ramp global shipments
Motorola Mobility has continued to ramp up its smartphone shipments and could help Lenovo further expand its sales in the global market when the two firms are officially merged, according...
Friday 8 August 2014
Synnex Technology July revenues up over 14%
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on August 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.91 billion (US$929 million) for July,...
Friday 8 August 2014
Acer to see 3Q14 shipments rise 25-30% sequentially; announces profits for 2Q14
Acer, based on its order placements, is expected to see total shipments in the third quarter of 2014 increase 25-30%, higher than the growth of worldwide shipments according to Taiwan-based...
Friday 8 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG launch wireless charging-enabled smartphones
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, as of the end of the second quarter of 2014, had launched smartphones supporting wireless charging technology with wireless charging modules...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Forked Android AOSP grows 20% in 2Q14, driven by China domination, says ABI Research
Forked Android or AOSP smartphones grew 20% sequentially from first-quarter 2014 to second-quarter 2014 (total market growth was 3% sequentially) and also accounted for 20% of the...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Foxlink to set up robot arms in China plants, says paper
Foxlink is planning to install 35 six-axis robot arms at its plants in Dongguan, China in August to help reduce manual labor and is aiming to establish a total of 100 units by 2015...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Dell hosting conference in Taiwan to promote enterprise products
Dell hosted the Dell Enterprise Forum in Taiwan on August 6 and unveiled new storage, server, Big Data, mobile, cloud computing and information security products and solutions to...