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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...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Mainstream prices for 4G terminal devices should be below CNY1,000 in 2014, says China Mobile president
As China Mobile is poised to start TD-LTE commercial operations, company president Li Yue has said that prices for 4G terminal devices are too high currently and mainstream prices...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Smart Green City Summit: Visions & Challenges for a Smart World
It is expected that three out of every five people will be living in cities by 2030 to create a global urban population of 50 billion states, according to United Nations data. Rapid...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
The 4G opportunity: Q&A with executives from major Taiwan telecom carriers
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been awarded frequency band units of...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Supply chains have order visibility for Xiaomi smartphones until 1Q14
Order visibility for Xiaomi 3 and Xiaomi 2S smartphones extends until the first quarter of 2014, according to supply chain sources.