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Wednesday 1 October 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy Note 4, Gear S and Gear Circle
Samsung Electronics has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 4, as well as new smart wearable devices, including Gear S and Gear Circle, in the Taiwan market. The...
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Taiwan market: InFocus launches M510t smartphone via cooperation with Asia Pacific Telecom
US-based vendor InFocus on September 30 launched the M510t smartphone featuring Qualcomm S400 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 5-inch HD IPS touch screen, in the Taiwan market at a contract-free...
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Digitimes Research: China 4G smartphone demand fails to surge; CoolPad, Lenovo, Xiaomi unlikely to achieve 2014 targets
After visiting China's smartphone industry in August and September, Digitimes Research found that demand for 4G smartphones in China did not rise as expected and most vendors' domestic...
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Mitac Holdings to see 3Q14 non-operating profit of NT$191 million from Synnex
Mitac Holdings is expected to report a non-operating profit of NT$191 million (US$6.3 million) for the third quarter of 2014 coming from Synnex, a US-based IT service provider in...
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Taiwan market: LG introduces G Tablet 8.0 LTE
LG Electronics has launched its mid-range tablet, the G Tablet 8.0 LTE, in the Taiwan market. The G Tablet 8.0 LTE, the first LTE-enabled tablet introduced into the local market by...
Tuesday 30 September 2014
HTC to launch its M8 Life flagship smartphone in 4Q14
HTC is expected to launch its new flagship smartphone, the M8 Life, in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to China-based media reports.
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Apple to receive iPad panels sized 9.7- and 12.9-inch from Samsung in 2H14, says report
Samsung Display is gearing up to provide Apple with 9.7- and 12.9-inch panels for its new iPad series, according to a report from Korea-based news source inews24.
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Foxconn hiring workers for iPhone 6-series smartphones
Strong demand for Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is pushing Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to start large-scale hiring at its plants in Shenzhen and Zhengzhou,...
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Lenovo to finish acquisition of IBM server business; still needs 6 months for internal reorganization
Lenovo will finish its acquisition of IBM's x86 server business on October 1 and the deal will see Lenovo become the third-largest server vendor. Some server vendors believe Lenovo...
Monday 29 September 2014
China market: China-based vendors may surpass international vendors in TD-LTE smartphone shipments
In the China market, China-based vendors have a significant advantage in pricing for TD-LTE smartphones compared with international vendors and therefore are seeing combined shipments...
Monday 29 September 2014
China vendors are furthering their influence in the entry-level handset market with CNY1,000 handsets
China vendors are furthering their influence in the entry-level handset market with CNY1,000 (US$162) handsets while major international vendors such as Samsung Electronics and Apple...
Monday 29 September 2014
Taiwan market: FET leads in 4G user base at end of August
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) had 254,000 4G subscribers at the end of August, the largest number among the three main 4G mobile communication operators in Taiwan, according...
Monday 29 September 2014
Quanta to establish service center in Europe for server orders
To compete for more datacenter server orders, Quanta Computer reportedly will establish a service center in Europe in October, helping its server business to cross North America,...
Monday 29 September 2014
iPhone 6 panel demand expected at 116 million in 2014, says report
Panel demand for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is expected at 116 million units in 2014, according to a new report from the China Times.
Monday 29 September 2014
Foxconn assisting China smartphone vendors, looking to reduce reliance on Apple
Despite having strong performance thanks to iPhone sales, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has been aggressively helping its China-based smartphone clients such as...