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Wednesday 18 December 2013
Smart wearable shipments to grow more than 500% between 1H and 2H13, says Canalys
Worldwide shipments of smart wearable bands are on the rise. Just over 200,000 smart wearable bands shipped in the first half of 2013, but this figure is set to grow by well over...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Windows models occupy one-third of business-use tablet sales, says Microsoft Taiwan
Windows 8/8.1-based tablets including Microsoft's Surface have attained a market share of one-third in the business-use tablet segment in Taiwan, according to general manager of Microsoft...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Wistron may be chosen as 3rd candidate OEM for iWatch
Apple will start production of the iWatch smartwatch in the second quarter of 2014 with Quanta Computer and Inventec as OEMs. Wistron is also in contention to be selected as a third...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Senao to add 40-60 digital convergence stores in 2014
Senao International, the operator of the Senao handset and IT retail chain in Taiwan, plans to expand its retail network around Taiwan adding 40-60 digital convergence stores to total...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Samsung, TSMC to share Apple 14/16nm chip orders
Samsung Electronics has signed a contract for the production of Apple's next-generation smartphone application processors to be used in 2015 using 14/16nm FinFET processes, according...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Taiwan-based handset ODMs to ship more entry-level LTE smartphones in 2014
Shipments of 4G LTE smartphones are expected to account for over 30% of Taiwan-based handset ODMs' total shipments in 2014 as China-based handset vendors and international players...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Avago to buy LSI to enter storage chip market
Avago Technologies has announced plans to acquire LSI for US$11.15 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at US$6.6 billion.
Monday 16 December 2013
Top-4 China vendors expected to ship at least 50 million smartphones each in 2014
ZTE, Huawei Device, Coolpad and Lenovo, the four largest China-based smartphone vendors, are expected to ship at least 50 million units each in 2014, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Monday 16 December 2013
Digitimes Research: ARM server shipments to break 1 million units in 2017
ARM-based server shipments worldwide are expected to reach 20,000 units in 2013, accounting for 0.2% of total server shipments and the volume is estimated to grow to 1.06 million...
Monday 16 December 2013
China handset vendors revamping product development policies, say sources
Some China-based handset vendors are reviewing their previous policies of launching multiple models and instead will focus their R&D and marketing efforts on a limited number...
Monday 16 December 2013
EverFocus mobile DVR chosen by local government in Penghu
In order to avoid driving disputes and protect the safety of bus drivers and passengers, Penghu County Public Transportation Office has chosen EverFocus as the surveillance camera...
Friday 13 December 2013
HTC One smartphones still available in UK after court stays injunction
HTC is now able to continue to sell its HTC One family smartphones in the UK after the Court of Appeal in the country has decided to put a stay on an injunction against the products,...
Friday 13 December 2013
Taiwan market: CHT, FET to start selling iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced contract-bundled sale of iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display will...
Friday 13 December 2013
Foxconn reportedly to start production of small-size OLED panels in 2015
Foxconn Electronics reportedly plans to begin production of narrow-bezel, high-pixel-density small-size OLED panels for use in mobile devices in 2015, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Friday 13 December 2013
Film-based touch panel makers to benefit from fast growing demand for inexpensive smartphones in 2014
As market demand for entry-level and mid-range smartphones has been growing much faster than that for high-end models, the proportion of handsets adopting less costly film-based touch...