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Monday 29 September 2014
Android smartphone vendors speeding up migration to 64-bit architecture
With Google planning to release its Android L OS soon, which supports 64-bit processors, Android-based smartphone vendors will speed up their migration to the 64-bit architecture,...
Monday 29 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to release new inexpensive notebook solution; unlikely to receive full support from vendors
Microsoft has provided brand vendors its Windows 8.1 with Bing solution, offering low Windows licensing fees enabling them to sell notebooks at US$249 or lower. Following the initial...
Monday 29 September 2014
China August mobile phone user base grows to 1.267 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.267 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2014, growing 0.32% on month and 5.97% on year, with 479.6 million (37.85%)...
Monday 29 September 2014
Taiwan market: Wider bandwidths expected for 4G in 2015, says FET president
Taiwan government is expected to release 2600MHz frequency band units in 2015 with bandwidth of 20-30MHz (for download) to meet fast growing demand for 4G mobile communication services,...
Friday 26 September 2014
Inventec chairman sees no effect on Taiwan government banning Xiaomi smartphone usage, says paper
The Taiwan government is planning to ban the usage of China-based Xiaomi's handsets by government employees due to the possibility of data leakage. However, Inventec chairman Richard...
Friday 26 September 2014
Worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms revenues increase 33.8% on year in 2Q14, says IDC
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market saw revenues increase 33.8% on year to US$2.4 billion during the second quarter of 2014, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek struggling to stay competitive in IT market, say Taiwan ODMs
Compared to Lenovo which is supported by large demand in the domestic market as well as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell which have gained the upper hand in the enterprise segment by...
Friday 26 September 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular aims at 200,000-300,000 4G users at end of 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular, which started 4G commercial operations on August 25 has more than 60,000 subscribers currently and aims to reach 200,000-300,000 at the end of 2014, according...
Friday 26 September 2014
Taiwan market: TWM to obtain 14.9% stake in Ambit
Taiwan-based 4G mobile communication licenseeTaiwan Mobile (TWM) has announced it will invest NT$2.98 billion (US$99.3 million) to acquire a 14.9% stake in another 4G licensee Ambit...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Tablet sales momentum to slow down in 2015, say IC suppliers
The growth momentum of global tablet sales is expected to slow down in 2015 due to the rising popularity of large-size smartphones and a rebound in demand for notebooks, according...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Taiwan market: NCC offers 5700-6400MHz unlicensed band for 4G Small Cell
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to assign 5700-6400MHz as an unlicensed frequency band for 4G mobile communication operators to deploy outdoor Small...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Global information storage to grow to 447ZB in 2020, says HGST executive
Global information storage in 2013 was estimated at 4.4ZB (zettabyte) and is forecast to increase to 447ZB in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 44% during the seven-year...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Broadband Internet user bases in ASEAN countries growing fast
All of the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries except Laos and Myanmar have started nationwide fixed-line broadband Internet-access networks and the total...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
iPhone 6 Plus: US$100 costlier for consumers, US$15.50 more expensive for Apple to make, says IHS
For consumers opting to buy Apple's iPhone 6 Plus rather than the iPhone 6, the additional 0.8-inch of screen size will cost US$100 extra. However, for Apple, the iPhone 6 Plus costs...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Taiwan market: HTC leads in August smartphone sale
HTC was the largest smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in August, accounting for 22% in terms of unit sales and 25% in terms of sales value, according to Taiwan-based Central...