Smartphone panel order visibility through until 3Q13, say sources

Apr 18, 12:05

Order visibility for smartphone panels is already through until the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. With smartphone vendors launching devices with bigger screens,...

China market: Alibaba launches new smartphones running on AMOS

Apr 17, 15:38

China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has teamed with five local handset makers to launch six smartphones running on its home-grown AMOS (Alibaba Mobile OS). It remains to be...

More than one million smart watches will be shipped in 2013, says ABI Research

Apr 17, 15:04

Smart watches have been around for the last decade. The wearable computing device has failed to take off for one reason or another: they looked ugly, were too bulky, had weak functionality,...

Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations

Apr 17, 11:11

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Samsung Electronics' local branch over allegations concerning an advertising campaign to smear its rival HTC, according the Taiwan's...

Testing service company Sporton to generate more revenues from handset sector

Apr 16, 22:02

Sporton International, an inductor maker and testing services provider, will see its revenues generated from testing services offered to the handset sector increase substantially...

Taiwan market: TWM expects smartphones to take up 85-90% of handset sales in 2H13

Apr 16, 13:55

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, saw the proportion of smartphones from contract-bundled handset sales increase from 78% at the end...

Taiwan market: BlackBerry launches Z10

Apr 15, 23:45

BlackBerry and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on April 15 jointly announced the launch of Z10, a smartphone model based on the BlackBerry...

Touchscreen notebook costs may fall in 3Q13

Apr 15, 15:03

Since its launch, sales of Microsoft's Windows 8 have been bleak. Industry sources have noted that due to limited supply of touch panels and low yields, prices of touchscreen notebooks...

Tablet sales to reach US$64 billion in 2013, up 28% as tide turns to Android, says ABI Research

Apr 15, 14:50

In 2013, approximately 150 million tablets are forecast to ship globally, which is estimated to be worth US$64 billion (up 28% from 2012) in potential end-user revenues, according...

HTC placing short lead-time IC orders for new HTC One

Apr 15, 13:51

HTC reportedly has placed short lead-time orders for related IC parts enough for production of an additional several million units of its new HTC One flagship model, according to...

Samsung to take on China smartphone vendors with array of new models

Apr 15, 12:18

Samsung Electronics has unveiled an array of new models of its Galaxy smartphone family with display sizes ranging from 3- to 6.3-inch, targeting particularly the entry-level to midrange...

Huawei aims at becoming first-tier smartphone vendor, says report

Apr 15, 10:32

China-based handset vendor Huawei Device, due to its inability to compete with China-based low-price white-box vendors, has to develop toward becoming a first-tier smartphone vendor,...

Softex Taipei: More channel retailers to participate, says TCA

Apr 12, 15:10

The Softex Taipei 2013 consumer trade show, will be hosted from April 17-21 in Taipei, Taiwan with the number of participating channel retailers increasing 20% to 200, and number...

Plastic chassis penetration in tablets rising

Apr 12, 12:16

As global demand for tablets is growing fast, while prices keep falling, vendors are expected to adopt plastic chassis for entry-level tablets to minimize production costs and in...

TCL to develop smartphone chips, says chairman

Apr 11, 21:38

China-based TV brand TCL plans to invest in the development of smartphone and connected TV chips, according to Dongsheng Li, company chairman and CEO.

Compal Communications 1Q13 sales dismal, but outlook promising

Apr 11, 14:13

Smartphone ODM maker Compal Communications has reported dismal performance for the first quarter of 2013 but its business outlook for the rest of the year is still promising.

China market: Handset panel makers see order surge

Apr 11, 12:13

As the smartphone market in China continues to grow, the handset supply chain has been preparing for a demand surge during the upcoming Labor Day holidays. Panel makers have revealed...

Arima, Compal Communications to benefit from Sony Mobile orders

Apr 10, 21:49

Taiwan-based smartphone ODM firms Compal Communications and Arima Communications are likely to see on-quarter revenue growth in the second quarter due to new smartphones from Sony...

Taiwan market: FET offers smartphone Xiaomi 2S for pre-order

Apr 10, 16:09

Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) is offering Xiaomi 2S, an Android 4.1 smartphone developed by China-based Xiaomi Technology, for pre-order, with the device's launch...

Synnex Technology sees increased March revenues

Apr 10, 15:29

Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.23 billion (US$911 million) for March,...

Senao 1Q13 revenues hit record

Apr 9, 21:34

Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.105 billion (US$373 million) for the first quarter of...

Consumers taking control of their entertainment ecosystems, Accenture survey finds

Apr 9, 15:31

Consumers are increasingly taking control of their entertainment experience, multitasking while watching TV, integrating second screen devices into their viewing experience, and viewing...

Wistron reports rising March revenues

Apr 9, 14:30

Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The...

Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth

Apr 9, 13:43

Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...

HTC 1Q13 net EPS lowest since listing

Apr 8, 22:28

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on April 8 released unaudited consolidated financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.10 being the...

Taiwan market: FET to procure 1.5 million handsets in 2013

Apr 8, 15:39

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to procure 1.5 million handsets, many of which will be smartphones, in 2013, during which it will also...

Tight supply of eMCP/CI-MCP chips to affect smartphone shipments from China brands, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 8, 15:07

Worldwide smartphone shipments are estimated to reach 210 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 9.4% from the number in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to DRAMeXchan...

Samsung expects to post 53% profit rise in 1Q13

Apr 8, 10:18

Samsung Electronics expects to report a 53% rise in operating profits for the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by sales of its Galaxy smartphones. Samsung estimated its January-March...

Compal Communications adopts Broadcom smartphone reference design

Apr 3, 12:14

Compal Communications has for the first time adopted a reference design platform offered by Broadcom to develop entry-level Android smartphones with the first wave of such models...

China makers gain share in MEMS sensor purchasing in 2012, says IHS

Apr 2, 15:09

China-based handset and tablet manufacturers in 2012 more than doubled their share of purchases of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, reflecting the rising prominence...

Lenovo ramping IC design capability, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 1, 12:03

Lenovo reportedly plans to build up its IC design capability by increasing the number of staff of its IC development department from the current 10 to 100 by the end of the second...