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Monday 24 March 2014
FIH turns profitable in 2013
Hong Kong-listed FIH Mobile, a handset ODM belonging to the Foxconn Group, saw its 2013 operations swing from a net operating loss of US$218 million for 2012 to net operating profit...
Monday 24 March 2014
digbil joins AWS Partner Network to deliver smart quick service restaurant solutions
digbil, a pioneer in the cloud-based digital signage market, recently announced its membership in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) as a Standard Technology Partner...
Friday 21 March 2014
Most smartphone vendors supporting Android Wear
Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, HTC, Asustek Computer and Motorola have voiced support for Android Wear, Google's new platform for wearable devices.
Friday 21 March 2014
APLEX unveils ultra slim, fanless embedded box PC
APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, announced a brand new compact, tiny size fanless embedded system - ACS-2160 which is powered by the...
Friday 21 March 2014
China market: Oppo launches new flagship smartphone family
China-based handset vendor Oppo has launched a new flagship smartphone family, the Find 7 series, featuring high-resolution displays and high-performance cameras and targeting the...
Friday 21 March 2014
China Mobile 2014 capex up 22% on year
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, has set aside a capex budget of CNY225.2 billion (US$36.6 billion) for 2014, increasing 21.8% mainly because its budget...
Friday 21 March 2014
Asustek Taiwan sales agents worry about competition from ADI
Asustek Computer has set up Asus Digital International (ADI), a joint venture with e-commerce operator Uitox specifically for marketing and selling its Zenfone smartphones online...
Friday 21 March 2014
Taiwan market: FET to set up 7,000 4G base stations in 2 years, Asia Pacific Telecom to offer VoLTE services
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, aims to deploy 3,000 4G base stations in 2014 and 7,000 in two years, according to...
Friday 21 March 2014
Branded tablet shipments to reach 200 million in 2014, says ABI Research
About 200 million branded tablets will ship in 2014, a 20% gain on year from the 166 million shipments in 2013, according to ABI Research.
Friday 21 March 2014
LG working with Google on smartwatch
LG Electronics is working together with Google on the LG G Watch, powered by Android Wear, which extends the Android platform to wearables. The LG G Watch will be compatible with...
Friday 21 March 2014
IoT will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, says Gartner
The Internet of Things (IoT) will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, and by that time, IoT product and service suppliers will generate incremental revenues exceeding US$300...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: FET sells 200,000 Xiaomi smartphones
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has sold 200,000 Xiaomi 3 and Hong-mi (Red Rice) smartphones developed by China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology through...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Galaxy S5
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone Galaxy S5 for launch in the Taiwan market on April 11 at a contract-free retail price of NT$22,900 (US$756) for 16GB version...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: LG launches G Pro 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone G Pro 2 for contract-bundled sale by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in Taiwan beginning March 20.
Thursday 20 March 2014
Middle East & Africa IT infrastructure spending will reach US$3.5 billion in 2014, says Gartner
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach US$3.47 billion, a 4.1% increase from...