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Tuesday 2 September 2014
Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly 2 in cooperation with CHT
HTC will begin to market its HTC Butterfly 2 in the Taiwan market from September 8 in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT).
Tuesday 2 September 2014
New mobile products to benefit component suppliers until end of 2014
With smartphone players such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Sony expected to unveil their latest products at IFA 2014, and Apple set to release its new mobile products...
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Apple iWatch still under EVT despite components already in production
Despite related components already entering into production, Apple's iWatch is still unlikely to become available until 2015, as the device is still under engineering verification...
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Apple cuts iPad mini prices; non-Apple vendors may follow suit
Apple has recently cooperated with US-based retailers including Best Buy and Amazon to cut its iPad mini prices. Channel retailers believe other brand vendors may follow suit to maintain...
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors turning to retail and online channels for better profits
Because telecom carriers in China have sharply reduced subsidies to smartphone purchasing, China-based smartphone vendors, which used to cooperate tightly with telecom carriers and...
Monday 1 September 2014
Gigabyte Communications to ship 2G feature phones
Gigabyte Communications has obtained orders for two 2G feature phone models for retail sale at US$25-39 from Russia-based partners and will begin shipments in September, resuming...
Monday 1 September 2014
Asustek to release US$100 7-inch tablet in Taiwan
Asustek Computer is set to release its new 7-inch MeMO Pad 7 ME70CX tablet in early September in Taiwan priced at NT$2,990 (US$100) to attract demand, according to the company.
Monday 1 September 2014
Taiwan market: TWM, FET add 1800MHz to 4G operation
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have obtained licenses for operations on 1800MHz frequency band units from the National Communications Commission and...
Monday 1 September 2014
Asia Pacific Telecom to merge with Ambit Microelectronics
Shareholders of Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), the only CDMA 2000 operator and one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, at a meeting on August 29, approved the merger...
Friday 29 August 2014
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET offer 4G pricing with unlimited use
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), viewing that Taiwan Star Cellular has offered unlimited 4G mobile Internet bundled with a 24-month...
Friday 29 August 2014
Sony Mobile to adopt metal-alloy chassis for smartphones to be launched in 2015, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications are developing smartphones to be launched in 2015 and will adopt metal-alloy chassis for high-end models, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 29 August 2014
Asustek expects to ship nearly 8 million ZenPhones in 2014
Asustek Computer has seen booming sales of ZenPhone and expects to ship 2.8-2.9 million units in the third quarter of 2014 and nearly eight million units in the whole year, according...
Friday 29 August 2014
Sales of branded smartphones from service providers such as Amazon, Facebook, and Alibaba lower than expected
Sales of own-brand smartphones launched by online retailers or social networking service companies, including Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent have been lower than expected,...
Thursday 28 August 2014
China Telecom records 1H14 revenues of CNY166.0 billion
China Telecom generated consolidated revenues of CNY166.0 billion (US$26.9 billion) for the first half of 2014, including revenues of CNY16.6 billion, and increasing 5.3% on year,...
Thursday 28 August 2014
Handset brands launching more Android Wear-based devices
More handset brands are rolling out Android Wear-based smartwatches and smart bracelets, adding pressure on specialized wearable device vendors such as Jawbone, Fitbit and Pebble,...