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Friday 22 November 2013
Asustek and Lenovo may see trouble catching up on Samsung tablets in 2014
Asustek Computer and Lenovo are both eagerly trying to narrow their tablet shipment gaps with the second-largest vendor Samsung Electronics in 2014. However, since Samsung's tablet...
Friday 22 November 2013
Overall tablet sales to grow 20% sequentially in 4Q13
Overall tablet sales in the fourth quarter are expected to grow 20% sequentially to reach around 60 million units as brand vendors such as Nokia, LG Electronics, Toshiba and Google...
Friday 22 November 2013
Taiwan market: Nokia to launch Lumia 1520 through cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom
Nokia will launch the Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in late November, according to Nokia Taiwan.
Friday 22 November 2013
Axiomtek to focus on three major markets for digital signage business
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Axiomtek, in partnership with Intel, is focusing on offering digital signage solutions to three major markets: retail stores, automobile and education,...
Friday 22 November 2013
China market: Local brands to enhance high-end smartphone specifications
China-based handset vendors will bring the hardware specifications of their high-end smartphones on par with those of international players in the first half of 2014, making international...
Friday 22 November 2013
Stan Shih returns as Acer chairman; JT Wang and Jim Wong step down
Acer has announced that its board of directors has elected company founder, Stan Shih, as Chairman and interim corporate president with immediate effect. Shih will serve as Acer's...
Thursday 21 November 2013
Taiwan market: Lenovo launches 8-, 10-inch Yoga Tablets
Lenovo on November 21 unveiled 8- and 10-inch Yoga Tablets for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Nokia, LG Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications to stay in tablet market
Smartphone vendors Nokia, LG Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications are likely to continue to stay in the tablet market, while rivals including HTC, Motorola Mobility and BlackBerry...
Thursday 21 November 2013
Mainstream large-screen smartphones to be 5- to 6-inch models
Handset vendors are expected to continue launching large-size smartphones mainly with 5- to 6-inch displays, as sales of smartphones with a display size of 6-inch and above have been...
Thursday 21 November 2013
Taiwan Star may cooperate with Asia Pacific Telecom for 4G operation
Taiwan Star Cellular, a 4G licensee who has acquired a B1 frequency band unit (885-895MHz for upload, 930-940MHz for download), is likely to cooperate with Asia Pacific Telecom (APT),...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
China-based smartphone vendors launching family series models to extend product life-cycles
China-based smartphone vendors are following the steps of international players to launch upgraded flagship models and family series products to ramp up their product scale as well...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Windows-based 2-in-1 devices may reduce sales of conventional notebooks
Demand for Windows 8.1-based 2-in-1 devices is starting to pick up, but some channel retailers are concerned that the rising demand may impact consumer demand for conventional note...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
MediaTek officially launches 8-core smartphone CPU
MediaTek has officially unveiled its first 8-core CPU, the MT6592, for smartphones in China in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday season.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
China-based white-box vendors expected to ship 80-90 million tablets in 2013
China-based white-box vendors are expected to ship 80-90 million tablets in total in 2013, hiking 60-80% on year, and may ship 100 million units in 2014, up 25% on year, according...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Pegatron reportedly sees iPhone 5c orders reduced 50%
Since sales performance for the iPhone 5c has been far short of original expectations, Apple is rumored to have decreased its orders to Pegatron Technology by over 50% and has asked...