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Friday 21 March 2014
Branded tablet shipments to reach 200 million in 2014, says ABI Research
About 200 million branded tablets will ship in 2014, a 20% gain on year from the 166 million shipments in 2013, according to ABI Research.
Friday 21 March 2014
LG working with Google on smartwatch
LG Electronics is working together with Google on the LG G Watch, powered by Android Wear, which extends the Android platform to wearables. The LG G Watch will be compatible with...
Friday 21 March 2014
IoT will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, says Gartner
The Internet of Things (IoT) will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, and by that time, IoT product and service suppliers will generate incremental revenues exceeding US$300...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: FET sells 200,000 Xiaomi smartphones
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has sold 200,000 Xiaomi 3 and Hong-mi (Red Rice) smartphones developed by China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology through...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Galaxy S5
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone Galaxy S5 for launch in the Taiwan market on April 11 at a contract-free retail price of NT$22,900 (US$756) for 16GB version...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: LG launches G Pro 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone G Pro 2 for contract-bundled sale by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in Taiwan beginning March 20.
Thursday 20 March 2014
Middle East & Africa IT infrastructure spending will reach US$3.5 billion in 2014, says Gartner
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach US$3.47 billion, a 4.1% increase from...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom broadband price cuts
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 19 approved the reduction in circuit-lease fees for fixed-line ADSL and fiber-optic broadband, by 4.41-4.80% proposed by...
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Google, Apple extend to automobile electronics industry
In addition to the smart mobile device markets, Apple and Google have also been expanding their presence in other industries such as automobile electronics.
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Google shifts focus to large-size tablet competition
Digitimes Research has learned that Google is set to release at least two Nexus tablets in 2014 with an 8.9-inch model already under development and set to enter mass production in...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Smartphone sales over 97 million units in 4Q13, says Analysys
There were 106.83 million handsets sold in the China market during fourth-quarter 2013, growing 4.1% sequentially and 54.8% on year. Smartphones accounted for 97.63 million units,...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Booming online smartphone sales to affect vendor rankings
Efforts by China-based smartphone vendors to push sales through online trading is likely to result in significant impacts on sales volumes and vendor rankings in the China market...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to deal out cash dividend for 2013
Asia Pacific Telecom, a CDMA 2000 carrier who has secured a 4G license in Taiwan, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$0.46 (US$0.015) for 2013, accounting for 82.14% of...
Monday 17 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Comcast to push into new digital home market
In addition to its existing Xfinity Triple-Play services, US-based Comcast has recently announced it will cooperate with US-based NRG Energy to offer electricity services. The move...
Monday 17 March 2014
China handset vendors will account for over 50% of mobile handset sales in 2015, says ABI Research
China-based handset vendors will account for over 50% of mobile handset sales in 2015. China-based vendors accounted for 38% of mobile handset shipments in 2013 and the ongoing shift...