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Thursday 6 February 2014
Commentary: Is COS a genuine home-grown platform or a copycat?
China has unveiled a home-grown operating system, the China Operating System (COS), for use in smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes (STBs) and other types of smart devices, claiming...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to decline 15.4% sequentially in 1Q14
Combined handset shipments of Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs are expected to slide 15.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Monday 20 January 2014
Korea market: Local handset vendors dominate LTE smartphone segment
The launch of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) services by Korea-based telecom operators has further enhanced the leading market position of Korea-based handset vendors in their home market,...
Friday 10 January 2014
Acer chairman dismisses HTC merger rumors
Acer chairman Stan Shih has dismissed rumors circulating in Taiwan that Acer is considering merging with High Tech Computer (HTC), He pointed out that Acer has no intention or plan...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Fingerprint module supplies likely to fall short of demand in 1H14
Supply of fingerprint modules may fall short of demand in the first half of 2014 as more and more smartphone vendors are expected to follow the steps of Apple to adopt fingerprint...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Taiwan market: HTC unveils 2 LTE smartphones
HTC on January 7 unveiled two 4G LTE smartphones, the HTC One and HTC Butterfly S, for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$19,900 (US$663) and NT$20,900.
Tuesday 7 January 2014
O-Film visits Amazon, HTC in hope of landing more touch panel orders
China touch panel maker O-Film has reportedly sent new samples to Amazon and HTC for use in products set to be released in 2014, according to industry supply chain sources.
Monday 6 January 2014
HTC sees 4Q13 net EPS of NT$0.38
HTC on January 5 reported net profit of NT$310 million (US$10.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2013, translating into net EPS of NT$0.38.
Monday 6 January 2014
Sony Mobile to launch WP8 phones, say sources
Sony Mobile Communications has decided to launch ODM models of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, while concentrating its R&D efforts on Android and Firefox models, according...
Friday 27 December 2013
HTC, LG may use sapphire in flagship smartphones in 2014
Smartphone vendors HTC and LG Electronics will likely adopt sapphire home buttons in order to add fingerprint recognition in their next-generation flagship models, the HTC One 2 and...
Thursday 26 December 2013
Slow sales of flagship smartphones to affect vendor rankings in 2014
Slower-than-expected sales of flagship models launched by a number of smartphone vendors, including LG Electronics, HTC and Huawei, may result in significant changes of market shares...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
Acer, HTC, Asustek to rely on China-based supply chain to tap China smartphone market
Taiwan-based vendor Acer has cooperated with China-based IC designer SIM Technology to develop smartphones for launch in the China market in 2014, while Taiwan-based HTC and Asustek...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Taiwan-based handset ODMs to ship more entry-level LTE smartphones in 2014
Shipments of 4G LTE smartphones are expected to account for over 30% of Taiwan-based handset ODMs' total shipments in 2014 as China-based handset vendors and international players...
Friday 13 December 2013
HTC One smartphones still available in UK after court stays injunction
HTC is now able to continue to sell its HTC One family smartphones in the UK after the Court of Appeal in the country has decided to put a stay on an injunction against the products,...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
HTC November revenues meet market expectations
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported revenues of NT$15.47 billion (US$522 million) for November, up 3.2% sequentially but down 27.1% on year. The monthly results met market expectations,...