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Thursday 5 February 2015
Apple reportedly to diversify LCD driver IC suppliers
Apple is looking to diversify its LCD driver IC suppliers and move away from its dependence on Synaptics (formerly Renesas SP Drivers; RSP), according to industry sources.
Thursday 5 February 2015
Taiwan market: Vee TIME, Vmax Telecom approved for upgrade from WiMAX 1.0 to WiMAX 2.1
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved applications for upgrading WiMAX technology from version 1.0 to version 2.1 by Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern...
Thursday 5 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Handset shipments by Taiwan-based vendors and ODMs increase 50% on year in 4Q14
Shipments of handsets by Taiwan-based ODMs and brand vendors totaled 25.56 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 15% sequentially and over 50% from a year earlier,...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Motorola performs strongly during October-December period
Motorola Mobility saw its handset shipments soar 118% sequentially to over 10 million units during the third quarter of its fiscal 2014 (from October to December 2014) and generated...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Taiwan market: Local brands to enhance presence in sub-NT$5,000 smartphone segment
Taiwan-based smartphone vendors, including HTC, Acer, Asustek Computer, BenQ and Gigabyte Communications, all plan to enhance their presence in the sub-NT$5,000 (US$158) smartphone...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
IoT generates demand for terminal devices, networking, cloud computing, storage equipment, say Taiwan embedded makers
The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications has generated demand for terminal devices, networking/communication equipment, cloud computing hardware/software and storage...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Taiwan to release 190MHz frequency band in 2015, plans to release 150MHz in 2016-2017
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will release frequency band units with total bandwidth of 190MHz for operating wireless communications in 2015 and plans to open...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Smartwatches for children a prime target for vendors in China
Smartwatches with GPS tracking and SOS alert functions are being targeted by vendors in China with an emphasis on the children's market.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to tumble 30% sequentially in 1Q15
Global tablet shipments are expected to plunge by 30% sequentially to 52.15 million units in the first quarter of 2015, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Inventec to set up production lines in India
Inventec plans to set up production lines at a leased factory in Chennai, southern India, with production to begin at the end of the second or beginning of the third quarter of 2015,...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Taiwan handset ODMs to perform differently in 2015
Taiwan-based handset ODMs Compal Electronics and Inventec are set to ramp their shipments in 2015 after the consolidation of their associated companies Compal Communications and Inventec...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Smartphone shipments in China top 100 million units in 4Q14
Shipments of smartphones in the China market grew 10.8% on quarter and 13.2% on year to 103.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by the release of iPhone 6 devices...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Shipments of iPhone devices to top 50 million units in 1Q15, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of iPhone devices are expected to top 50 million units in the first quarter of 2015, increasing 14.4% from 43.7 million units shipped in the year earlier period, according...
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Supply chain sees weak demand for Xiaomi's Mi4 model in 4Q14
Supply chain shipments for Xiaomi Technology's Mi4 were weaker-than-expected in the fourth quarter of 2014, while those for the company's previous Hongmi model remained steady.
Monday 2 February 2015
Lenovo to unveil 3 Motorola smartphone models in China
China-based vendor Lenovo, following completion of acquiring Motorola Mobility from Google, will unveil three Motorola smartphone models, Moto X, Moto X Pro and Moto G, in Beijing,...