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Thursday 17 July 2014
Taiwan market: Apple offers discounts on PCs, tablets and smartphones for back-to-school demand
Apple is offering NT$1,500-3,000 (US$50-100) discounts for its Mac, iPad and iPhone products to the education sector in Taiwan, looking to attract back-to-school demand from students...
Thursday 17 July 2014
China market: White-box makers to roll out Xperia T3-like models
China-based white-box handset makers are ready to roll out Xperia T3-like models in September-October as they believe that the forthcoming new 4G-enabled Xperia T3 from Sony Mobile...
Thursday 17 July 2014
Taiwan market: Taifo licensed to operate FTTH services in Taipei
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a license to Taiwan Intelligent Fiber Optic Network Consortium (Taifo) for operating FTTH fixed-line broadband Internet-access...
Thursday 17 July 2014
China market: China Telecom starts dual-mode 4G trial operation
China Telecom has kicked off TD-LTE/LTE FDD dual-mode 4G trial operation in 16 cities in China and plans to invest CNY13.2 billion (US$2.1 billion) in 4G infrastructure in 2014, according...
Thursday 17 July 2014
Digitimes Research: AMOLED tablets unlikely to benefit Samsung in 2H14
Samsung Electronics recently launched the 8.4- and 10.5-inch AMOLED-based Galaxy Tab S flagship tablets. Although the new Galaxy Tab S tablets feature specifications exceeding those...
Thursday 17 July 2014
More vendors expected to adopt 2K panels in smartphones
As smartphones equipped with 2K (2560 by 1440) displays are starting to appear in the market from vendors such as Vivo, more vendors are expected to launch 2K-smartphones in the second...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Wintek to supply 60% of touch panels for Xiaomi smartphones in 2014, says report
Wintek is expected to provide about 60% of all touch panels used in Xiaomi smartphones shipped in 2014, according to a report from the China Times.
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Over 2 billion smartphones to ship in 2018, says ABI Research
Approximately 1.25 billion smartphones are expected to ship in 2014 and will pass the two billion mark in 2018. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the forecast period from...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Research firms lower 2014 global tablet shipment forecasts
DisplaySearch has lowered its 2014 global tablet shipment forecast to 285 million units, representing an 14% on-year increase, while WitsView has also lowered its forecast to 205.5...
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Foxconn builds green tunnel-like data center in southwestern China
Foxconn Electronics has unveiled a green tunnel-like data center in Guiyang, southwestern China, with architectural design taking into consideration of the local environment and climate...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
MediaTek launches 64-bit 8-core chip early
MediaTek has announced its first 64-bit-enabled 8-core 4G solution, the MT6795, targeting the high-end 4G smartphone segment. The launch of the MT6795 comes almost two quarters ahead...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Cumulative shipments of 300Mbps smartphone modems to exceed 700 million by 2019, says ABI Research
Shipments of second-generation LTE basebands, commonly called Cat4, enabling mobile users to enjoy up to 150Mbps bandwidth, barely exceeded 42 million in 2013. However, key chipset...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch 7-inch Galaxy Tab4
Samsung Electronics on July 14 unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, a 7-inch Android 4.4-based 4G-enabled tablet, for launch in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of below...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Asustek may struggle to achieve smartphone shipment goals for 2014
Asustek Computer shipped about one million ZenFone smartphones in the second quarter, but to achieve its shipment goal of eight million units for 2014, the company will need to ship...
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Smartphone sales volume to reach 23.6% growth in 2014, says MIC
In 2013, the worldwide mobile handset market volume reached approximately 1.82 billion units, and is expected to reach 1.88 billion units in 2014, up 3% on year, according to Market...