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Thursday 26 June 2014
Samsung, LG to release flexible display-equipped smartphones in 2H14, says report
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expected to release smartphones with 5-inch flexible displays as soon as September, according to a Korean-language DigitalTimes...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Foxconn sees profit growth in 2013; expects better performance in 2014
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.95 trillion (US$131.82 billion) for 2013, a new historic high, with EPS growing to NT$8.16,...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Sony has 3-pronged strategy for China, says report
After announcing the sale of its Vaio PC business and plans to restructure its LCD TV operations, Sony has turned its focus to smartphones and tablets. For the China market, the company...
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Wireless charging solution market to grow by CAGR of 30% in next 3-5 years
The global wireless charging solution market is expected to grow by a CAGR of over 30% in the next 3-5 years as more and more smartphone vendors have begun to incorporate such solutions...
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Microsoft unveils Nokia X2 smartphone
Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of smartphones.
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Huawei Device to launch 8-core smartphone
Huawei Device on June 24 unveiled Honor 6, an LTE-supporting Android 4.4.2 smartphone, for launch in the China market on July 1.
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular in strategic alliance with LG U+
Taiwan Star Cellular, a 4G mobile communication licensee in Taiwan, has announced it has formed strategic alliance with South Korea-based telecom carrier LG U+ to leverage the latter's...
Wednesday 25 June 2014
GKB launches the Effio-V analog cameras to reinforce analog line-up
GKB is launching seven new 800 TVL cameras: GKB 3818, 3518, 5418,1318, 6018, 4218, 6918 and 2718. These cameras are designed with Sony's latest Effio-V sensor. The Sony Effio-V technology...
Wednesday 25 June 2014
CHT 2014 profit target deemed conservative
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) chairman Rick Tsai, in response to shareholders' question that the company's 2014 target net EPS of NT$4.62 (US$0.154) is too conservative compared to NT$5.12...
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Google expected to partner with HTC to launch dual-brand 8.9-inch tablet
Google is likely to announce a partnership with HTC to launch the third-generation Nexus, an 8.9-inch tablet, under Google/HTC dual-brand sale at Google I/O 2014, according to Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Digitimes Research: MediaTek open platform to attract more wearable device vendors
MediaTek's open LinkIt platform developed for wearable devices may offer opportunities for hardware developers to come out with wearable devices with killer applications rather than...
Tuesday 24 June 2014
China May mobile phone user base reaches 1.256 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.256 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China at the end of May 2014, growing 0.36% on month and 7.82% on year, and 464.07 million (36.94%) were 3G...
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Digitimes Research: LTE broadcast to become a new area for growth in the long term
In mature telecom markets, most carriers have faced saturation in customer bases and slow revenues growths in the past five years. The top-4 carriers in the US, Verizon, AT&T,...
Tuesday 24 June 2014
China telecom carriers see mixed results in subscriber growths, say reports
China's telecom carriers have announced their subscriber growths for May, with the number of 3G and 4G subscribers growing continuously, and the number of 2G subscribers declining,...
Monday 23 June 2014
Arima Communications aims to ship 13 million handsets in 2014
Taiwan-based ODM Arima Communications shipped 11.7 million handsets in 2013, of which over 95% are smartphones, and the company aims to ship 13 million units in 2014, according to...