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Tuesday 26 November 2013
Samsung tablet for children puts pressure on China white-box vendors
Samsung Electronics has recently released a tablet, the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Kids, targeting the children market, and some market watchers believe the device will create threats against...
Tuesday 26 November 2013
IC orders for iPhone 5c likely to rise in 1Q14, say Taiwan firms
With more mobile operators in emerging markets set to roll out Apple's iPhone 5c, IC orders related to the device are expected to pick up and begin to rise in the first quarter of...
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Taiwan market: CHT to include small cells, RRHs in 4G infrastructure, says paper
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will adopt small cells and RRHs (remote radio heads) for its 4G mobile communication infrastructure in addition to base station equipment, the Chinese-language...
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Taiwan networking device makers expected to benefit from Vodafone investment in 2014
Taiwan-based networking/communication device makers are expected to receive considerable orders for fixed-line and mobile Internet-access terminal devices arising from Vodafone's...
Monday 25 November 2013
Taiwan market: Vee TIME, Vmax enlarging WiMAX coverage
Vee TIME and Vmax Telecom, two WiMAX mobile Internet-access operators in southern and northern Taiwan, respectively, are expanding their WiMAX networks to a target covering 70% of...
Monday 25 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to reach 1.24 billion in 2014
Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach about 1.24 billion in 2014, up 30% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 25 November 2013
Ambit Microsystems plans to start 4G operation by end of 2015
Ambit Microsystems, a licensee for next-generation (4G) mobile communication services on behalf of the Foxconn Group, plans to begin 4G commercial operations by the end of 2015, according...
Monday 25 November 2013
Not necessary for LG to shrink smartphone operations, say Taiwan makers
LG Electronics will reportedly adjust its overall business operations through a shift in operational resources from smartphones to LCD TVs. Taiwan-based players in the smartphone...
Monday 25 November 2013
China to assign TDD LTE band units to three mobile telecom carriers
The State Radio Regulation Bureau under China's Ministry of Industry and Information has assigned frequency band units for TDD (time division duplexing) LTE mobile communication services,...
Monday 25 November 2013
Digitimes Research: China smartphone sales dip 8.8% sequentially in 3Q13
Shipments of smartphones in the China market declined 8.8% sequentially to 78.2 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research.
Monday 25 November 2013
Quanta rumored to become maker of large-size iPad
Quanta Computer has reportedly landed orders for Apple's rumored large-size iPad for mass production in the second half of 2014, while Inventec, Quanta and Foxconn Electronics (Hon...
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,...