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Monday 27 June 2011
Consumer products to adopt solar panels
Following Apple's footsteps in installing solar panels in consumer products, Samsung has introduced the first solar panel netbook, NC215S.
Wednesday 22 June 2011
International smartphone vendors face competition from local brands in Southeast Asia
With sales ratios of smartphones to total handset sales in some markets in the Southeast Asia region expecting to grow about from 10% currently to 40-50% in the next 3-5 years, the...
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Taiwan market: Samsung replaces Nokia as top handset vendor, says paper
Samsung Electronics replaced, for the first time, Nokia as the top handset vendor in terms of unit sales in the Taiwan market in May with a market share of 20.8%, the Chinese-language...
Tuesday 21 June 2011
MediaTek to launch tablet PC solutions in 3Q11
MediaTek, eyeing the growing tablet PC market, is expected to release a reference design of its tablet PC chipset solutions in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry sour...
Thursday 16 June 2011
HTC insists its business fundamentals remain unchanged
The fundamentals for HTC remain unchanged and the company still remains positive over its second-half business outlook although it has adjusted inventory levels of parts and components,...
Monday 13 June 2011
Chassis maker Chenming reportedly lands orders for new HTC smartphone
Taiwan-based handset chassis maker Chenming Mold Industrial with its technology to create plastic/metal combined handset chassis, reportedly has already landed orders for High Tech...
Friday 10 June 2011
China Mobile to accelerate TD-LTE commercialization
China Mobile reportedly has decided to accelerate its investment in TD-LTE technology aiming to push the commercialization of TD-LTE networks one year ahead of its original schedule,...
Friday 10 June 2011
HTC set to challenge Apple as top smartphone vendor in the US
HTC's Android-based smartphones the HTC Thunderbolt and Inspire 4G ranked as the top-selling models for Verizon Wireless and AT&T, respectively, and it has a chance to challenge...
Thursday 9 June 2011
Taiwan market: Social network phone HTC Salsa launched
HTC has launched its mid-range Android phone, the HTC Salsa, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The device carries a suggested retail price of NT$12,900...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Android phones set to grab more share in 3Q11 as no new models from Apple, Nokia and RIM
Android-based smartphone vendors including HTC and Samsung Electronics apparently will draw a great opportunity to boost their market share globally in the third quarter in the absence...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
HTC May revenues hit record for second time straight
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$40.621 billion (US$1.41 billion) for May, hitting a record for the second consecutive month.
Tuesday 7 June 2011
HTC offers HTCdev to tout development of Sense-based applications
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has offered HTCdev, a project to attract third-party development of mobile applications or digital content based on its user interface Sense through...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
HTC likely to supply Verizon with Brew MP-based handsets
HTC, having begun shipping its Qualcomm's Brew MP-based handset to AT&T, is expected to also supply other Brew MP-enabled models to Verizon Wireless, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Computex 2011: Acer showcases Mango-based smartphone
Acer has showcased its Microsoft Mango-based smartphone, the W4, at the ongoing Computex 2011. But Acer did not offer the smartphone for visitors to test its functionality as it is...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Call for Taiwan participation in development of Windows 8 goes unanswered
As Microsoft has not invited Taiwan-based IT vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and HTC to participate in its Integrated Development Program specifically for developing Windows 8, Acer...