CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Mobile, telecom, computing
Mobile, telecom, computing trends
IN THE NEWS
Monday 5 August 2013
HTC July revenues hit 5-month low
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on August 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.728 billion (US$524 million) for July, the lowest monthly level since March 2013 with an on-month...
Monday 5 August 2013
Economic slowdown in China drives IDC to lower forecast for IT spending in 2013
According to research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), economic slowdown in China has driven IDC to lower its expectations for worldwide IT spending growth in 2013. IDC...
Monday 5 August 2013
Power supply market to grow by 2.4% in 2013 after disappointing 2012, says IHS
After declining in 2012, the global market for merchant power supplies is forecast to grow by 2.4% in 2013, according to research firm IHS.
Monday 5 August 2013
Samsung to launch dual-screen flip smartphone in South Korea, China, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics will launch a flip-type smartphone equipped with two 3.7-inch Super AMOLED touch screens and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 1.7GHz quad-core processor in South Korea...
Monday 5 August 2013
Chunghwa Telecom, HTC, Orange cooperate to compete for 3G license in Myanmar
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and smartphone vendor HTC as well as France-based Orange have cooperated to compete for a 15-year 3G mobile communication...
Monday 5 August 2013
More smartphone brands shifting focus to mid-range models, say sources
Smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics and HTC have stepped up their purchases of parts and components for production of mid-range models as market demand for high-end models...
Monday 5 August 2013
IBASE Rolls Out 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor-based PICMG 1.3 CPU Card
IBASE Technology, A leading manufacturer of SBCs and embedded systems, rolls out the IB965 PICMG 1.3 CPU card supporting the Intel Q77 Express Chipset and 3rd generation Intel Core...
Monday 5 August 2013
APLEX Launches Stainless Steel Panel PC
APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, today extends its leading stainless steel panel PC portfolio with IP65 certificated, storage function...
Monday 5 August 2013
Rugged PC/104 CPU Board with AMD G-Series T16R Full Upgrade from Legacy AMD LX800
Advantech, the leading embedded platform and integration services provider, announces the arrival of the new PC/104 CPU Board Computer, PCM-3356 , powered by AMDR G-Series processor...
Monday 5 August 2013
China market: China mobile to launch own-brand smartphones
China Mobile, the only TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will launch two own-brand smartphones, M701 and M601, in the China market in late August at contract-free retail prices...
Friday 2 August 2013
Combined PC and tablet shipments to reach half a billion in 2013, says Canalys
Research firm Canalys' latest forecasts for the PC market (desktops, notebooks and tablets) predict that 493.1 million units will ship in 2013, representing 7% on-year growth. The...
Friday 2 August 2013
Off-grid mobile telecommunications base station power revenues will reach US$10.5 billion by 2020, says Navigant Research
Driven by rising energy costs and government policy initiatives, the market for "green base stations" for mobile telecommunications networks is gaining significant traction...
Friday 2 August 2013
HP developing smartphones through collaboration with Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly been collaborating with Taiwan-based supply chain makers to develop smartphones which will be launched in the second half of 2013 at the earliest,...
Friday 2 August 2013
USB 3.0 Promoter Group announces availability of USB 3.1 specification to increase SuperSpeed USB to 10Gbps
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced the completion of the USB 3.1 specification which adds enhancements to enable SuperSpeed USB to operate at up to 10Gbps.
Thursday 1 August 2013
Sony Mobile may be only Japan-based handset vendor to survive, say Taiwan makers
Japan-based handset vendor NEC Casio Mobile Communications (NCMC) has decided to withdraw from the global smartphone market due to continued operating losses. Other Japan-based vendors...