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Wednesday 23 April 2014
Taiwan market: Competition in 4G LTE smartphone segment heating up
Competition for sales of 4G LTE smartphones in Taiwan is expected to heat up soon as Samsung Electronics, HTC and Sony Mobile Communications are likely to introduce mid-range to high-end...
Monday 21 April 2014
Google reportedly to partner with HTC for 8-inch Nexus; less aggressive about tablet market
Google reportedly has turned to cooperate with High Tech Computer (HTC) for its new 8-inch Nexus tablet instead of Asustek Computer. The device is rumored to be released in the third...
Thursday 17 April 2014
Taiwan market: HTC to launch Desire 816, Desire 610
HTC will unveil its mid-range models, the Desire 816 and Desire 610, in the Taiwan market on April 23 with delivery of the smartrphones to the market expected to take place starting...
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Samsung, HTC, Sony Mobile likely to launch mini flagship models
Samsung Electronics, HTC and Sony Mobile Communications are expected to launch mini versions of their latest flagship smartphones starting at the end of the second quarter of 2014,...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
HDI board capacity utilization rates to rise in 2Q14
The production capacity utilization rates of high-end HDI boards at Taiwan-based PCB makers are set to rise in the second quarter of 2014 due to strong demand from Samsung Electronics,...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
HTC, Samsung to offer alternative chassis choices for flagship smartphones, say Taiwan makers
HTC and Samsung Electronics both reportedly plan to expand the product families of their latest flagship smartphones, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Initial shipments of most new flagship smartphones running high, but Xperia Z2 in shortages
Initial shipments of new flagship smartphones launched by Samsung Electronics, HTC and LG Electronics have been stable, but Sony Mobile Communications reportedly has encountered a...
Friday 11 April 2014
Some China PCB makers pose threat to Taiwan makers
Some China-based PCB makers, including Founder Technology, Guangdong Goworld and Taigerbuilder Circuit (Suzhou), have entered the supply chains of Apple, Acer and HTC, becoming competitors...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
HTC March revenues more than double sequentially
HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.23 billion (US$534 million) for March, growing 124.6% on month and 2.2% on year, buoyed by the release of its new flagship model the...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Commentary: Taiwan handset vendors, ODMs advised to optimize rising supply chain in China
Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs are advised to optimize the advantages of the handset supply chain in China to sharpen their competiveness and to avoid of being marginalized...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
HTC launches new HTC One
HTC has unveiled its new high-end flagship model, the HTC One (M8), in New York and London simultaneously, aiming to rekindle its sagging smartphone sales as well as to shore up its...
Friday 21 March 2014
Most smartphone vendors supporting Android Wear
Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, HTC, Asustek Computer and Motorola have voiced support for Android Wear, Google's new platform for wearable devices.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
HTC, Sony Mobile and LG shifting focus to mid-range smartphone models
HTC, Sony Mobile Communications and LG Electronics appear to have shifted their efforts to focus on the US$300-400 mid-range smartphone segment due to increasing saturation in the...
Monday 10 March 2014
More handset makers joining WP camp
Microsoft has successfully lured a number of China- and India-based handset vendors to join the Windows Phone (WP) camp, which may help ramp up the ratio of the WP8 phones in the...
Tuesday 4 March 2014
HTC sees decreased February revenues
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.23 billion (US$238 million) for February, decreasing 25.29% on month and 36.45% on year.