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Monday 10 February 2014
Acer to release tablet OEM orders to China
Acer will have China-based OEMs undertake production of its tablets in 2014 to cut costs, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Monday 10 February 2014
Senao January revenues hit record
Senao International, the operator of handset and consumer electronics retail chain Senao in Taiwan, posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.233 billion (US$140 million) for January,...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments to decline slightly in 1Q14
China-based handset companies are expected to see their shipments of smartphones decline lightly in the first quarter of 2014, after combined shipments posted a 13% sequential growth...
Friday 7 February 2014
Google to launch 8-inch Nexus tablet
Google has been developing an 8-inch tablet to avoid price competition in the 7-inch segment for launch at the end of April with initial shipments of two million units, according...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Global AP shipments to see slower growth in 2014 on maturing smartphone market
After experiencing annual growth of 43% in 2013 on shipments of 1.32 billion, the global application processor (AP) market is forecast to see decelerated growth in 2014, with shipments...
Friday 7 February 2014
Global tablet shipments to reach 455 million by 2017, says DisplaySearch
Falling prices and advances in display technology will lead to higher shipments of tablets, which will increasingly replace notebook shipments in 2014 and beyond. According to DisplaySearch,...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Acer reaches 1 million AcerCloud users
Acer has reached more than one million users of its AcerCloud personal cloud computing services, according to company general manager Maverick Shih for BYOC (Build Your Own Cloud)...
Thursday 6 February 2014
90 million wearable computing devices to be shipped in 2014, says ABI Research
Wearable technology will be characterized by the diversity of products, but only the product categories with a clear use-case and therefore target audience will succeed. ABI Research...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Ultra HD smartphone shipments forecast to reach 23 million in 2015, says DisplaySearch
In 2015, global shipments of Ultra HD smartphones are forecast to reach 23 million, according to DisplaySearch. Ultra HD displays will account for more than 5% of smartphone shipments...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet market heading for fierce price competition in 2014
Price competition in the global tablet market is expected to become keener in 2014, which will not only further squeeze the profitability of first-tier vendors but also force white-box...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Taiwan 4Q13 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 1.2Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 1.214Tbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Global tablet shipments expected to drop 15-20% in 1Q14
Global tablet shipments are expected to drop 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014 due to off-peak season effects, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Thursday 6 February 2014
China December mobile phone user base growing to nearly 1.23 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.229 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2013, growing by 0.48% on month and by 10.42% on year, and 401.61 million...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Commentary: Is COS a genuine home-grown platform or a copycat?
China has unveiled a home-grown operating system, the China Operating System (COS), for use in smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes (STBs) and other types of smart devices, claiming...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Supply chain continues to see strong orders from Xiaomi
Supply chain makers are continuing to see strong orders from Xiaomi as the company aims to sell 40 million handsets in 2014.