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Thursday 8 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Finland-based Ukko Mobile runs world's first LTE network on 450MHz band
Finland-based mobile communication operator Ukko Mobile (Ukkoverkot in full name) has scored points in operation of the world's first LTE (4G) network on a low frequency band of 450MHz,...
Thursday 8 January 2015
HTC ties up with Under Armour for product development
HTC will team up with US-based sports gear brand Under Armour (UA) to launch a series of hardware devices that can connect with UA's sports community platform, UA Record, for access...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
China market: Nokia to introduce N1 tablet
Nokia will officially unveil its new tablet, the N1, in Beijing on January 7. The N1, which runs on Android 5.0 OS, is expected to be available for US$249, according to industry so...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
TCL Communication looking to acquire Palm brand name
TCL Communication Technology plans to acquire the Palm brand name to enhance the brand image of TCL, according to a China-based it.sohu.com report, citing company CEO George Guo.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
CES 2015: Asustek showcases ZenFone 2, ZenFone Zoom
Asustek Computer is exhibiting two Android 5.0-based smartphones, the ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom, at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place in Las Vegas...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
China market: Cloud industry grows by CAGR of 40% during 2010-2014
The cloud industry in China grew at a CAGR of 40% during the period from 2010-2014, with its market size reaching CNY500 billion (US$80.52 billion) in 2014, according to sources at...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Quanta, Wiwynn to see significant growth in 2015 direct-account server shipments
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Quanta Computer and Wiwynn, Taiwan-based ODM Wistron's subsidiary specifically responsible for direct-account (white-box) sale of servers, are expected to...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
China to soon complete antitrust probe on Qualcomm
The China government is expected to complete its antitrust probe on Qualcomm's sales of handset solutions in China soon. But it would be difficult for the China government to come...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Tablet sales continue to be slow in 2015, says Gartner
After a troubled year in 2014, the global tablet market is not returning to the levels of growth seen in the last four years as demand for tablets will continue to be slow in 2015...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
HTC 4Q14 performance beats guidance
HTC has reported revenues of NT$15.1 billion (US$471.8 million) for December 2014, down 10% sequentially but up 22.1% on year. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 reached NT$47.87...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
TCL to ship over 100 million handsets in 2015, say sources
China-based TCL Communication Technology Holdings is expected to ship over 100 million handsets in multiple platforms, including Android, Firefox and Windows Phone (WP), in 2015 compared...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Asustek ships 8 million smartphones in 2014
Asustek Computer achieved shipments of eight million smartphones in 2014 and though the business is still suffering from losses, the company is confident it will achieve profitable...
Monday 5 January 2015
Xiaomi sells 61.1 million smartphones in 2014, says chairman
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology sold 61.1 million smartphones in 2014, 3.27 times the sales volume in 2013, to bring in sales revenues of CNY74.3 billion (US$12.0 billion), hiking...
Monday 5 January 2015
2015 global tablet demand forecast
The global tablet market experienced significant growth in 2011-2014. However, Digitimes Research predicts shipments will drop 11.8% in 2015. Demand for consumer tablets is slowing,...
Monday 5 January 2015
Acer announces Liquid Z410 smartphone
Acer has announced its latest entry-level smartphone, the Liquid Z410, which features a 4.5-inch IPS qHD display, 64-bit quad-core CPU, and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus snapper...