HTC positioned ahead of rivals in LTE smartphone development, say sources

Apr 25, 11:47

Sales of HTC's LTE-enabled smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt, have been strong since the device was launched by Verizon Wireless in the US in mid-March, positioning HTC ahead of its...

More players delay launch of tablet PCs

Apr 15, 13:55

More players have apparently decided to postpone the launch of tablet PCs due to concerns of the prospects of the industry and the possible shortage of key components caused by the...

Taiwan market: Motorola launches clam-shell Android A1680 smartphone

Apr 12, 16:36

Motorola Mobility on April 11 launched its Android-based A1680 smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) with a retail price of NT$8,990 (US$310).

Acer increases Iconia tablet PC orders for April

Apr 12, 01:10

Taiwan-based PC brand vendor Acer has increased its April tablet PC orders to 500,000-800,000 units, aiming to compete against Motorola, RIM and Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) tablet PCs,...

Nvidia expected to land Tegra 2 CPU orders from Samsung

Apr 8, 14:17

Nvidia is expected to include Samsung Electronics in the client list for its Tegra 2 processors soon after the graphics chipset giant managed to win orders from Motorola and LG Electronics...

More dual-core smartphones on launch list

Apr 8, 12:38

Following players including Motorola, LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC, more and more brand handset vendors are going to launch dual-core smartphones in 2011, according to industry sou...

Taiwan market: Motorola announces pre-order for 10-inch Xoom

Mar 29, 01:10

US-based handset brand Motorola has announced pre-order for 200 of its 10-inch Xoom tablet PC in Taiwan with the price of the 32GB model at NT$19,980 (US$678) and will start shipping...

Motorola Xoom monthly orders to drop in 2Q11

Mar 22, 11:31

Taiwan's shipments of Motorola Xoom in the first quarter of 2011 are expected to meet upstream component suppliers' forecast of 700,000-800,000 units, as Motorola already placed orders...

Integrated mobile processors to challenge standalone application processors, says Petrov Group (part 2)

Mar 16, 12:19

Recently several handset IC companies have announced integrated mobile processors – products that integrate baseband processor and application processor together with graphics...

MediaTek expects little impact from Japan earthquake

Mar 16, 01:00

IC design house MediaTek on March 15 said that the recent earthquake offshore of Japan will not affect the company's operations. Forecasts of first-quarter revenues remain at NT$19.5-21...

XOOM BOM totals US$359.92, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 2, 11:47

The Motorola XOOM's materials cost closely approximates that of a comparably equipped iPad, as revealed by a physical dissection conducted by the IHS iSuppli. The XOOM carries a bill...

Retailers optimistic about Motorola Xoom tablet PC sales

Feb 24, 01:50

As the US-based retailer Best Buy's first batch of pre-orders for Motorola's 10.1-inch tablet PC, Xoom, are completely booked, sources from channel retailers are optimistic about...

Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply

Feb 17, 01:50

In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...

MediaTek reportedly to secure new orders from Nokia and Samsung for 2011

Feb 17, 01:35

IC design house MediaTek will likely attract new orders for entry-level and mid-range handsets from Nokia and Samsung Electronics in 2011, in addition to its existing ones from Motorola...

Samsung places about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 orders for new Galaxy Tab

Feb 15, 02:10

Korea-based brand vendor Samsung Electronics has placed orders to Nvidia for about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 processors and will be used for its new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC,...

Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11

Feb 10, 01:55

Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter...

Taiwan market: Motorola releases Android-based Milestone 2 smartphone

Feb 10, 01:40

Motorola has launched its new Android smartphone, the Milestone 2, in the Taiwan market. The number of new Android phones introduced in the Taiwan market in 2011 will be more than...

Motorola to sell Xoom tablet PC as early as February

Jan 31, 12:26

Motorola is set to sell its 10.1-inch Android 3.0 tablet PC Xoom as early as February 2011 with the rest of its competitors to start launching their Android 3.0 models after March.

Motorola expected to ship 700,000-800,000 Xoom tablet PCs in 1Q11

Jan 10, 16:35

Motorola, with assistance from Google, has showcased its new Android 3.0-based Xoom tablet PC and has placed orders for about 700,000-800,000 units with four color options for the...

Motorola and Sony Ericsson handset orders for Taiwan makers to return to 10 million units

Jan 10, 14:54

Motorola's and Sony Ericsson's handset outsource orders for Taiwan-based makers should each return to above 10 million units in 2011, according to industry sources.

AT&T to launch 20 4G handsets and 12 Android smartphones in 2011

Jan 7, 02:00

AT&T plans to introduce 20 4G handsets and 12 Android-based smartphones in 2011 in order to counter Verizon Wireless which will begin to market iPhones in cooperation with Apple...

Google giving priority to cooperate with Motorola, Samsung and HTC on Android 3.0 tablet PCs

Jan 7, 01:50

Google has apparently given priority to Motorola, Samsung Electronics and HTC for cooperation to develop tablet PCs that will run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb, according to industry so...

CES 2011: Nvidia to ship at least 15 million Tegra series processors in 2011

Jan 6, 01:30

Nvidia, with orders from tablet PCs, smartphones and car electronics, is expected to have already landed orders for about 15 million Tegra-based processors in 2011. Tegra will become...

Handset vendors prefer notebook to handset makers for outsourcing tablet PCs, say Taiwan handset makers

Dec 29, 01:50

With handset vendors stepping into tablet PCs, priority is being given to notebook ODMs rather than handset makers for outsourced production, according to Taiwan-based handset make...

Motorola sale of Taiwan wireless infrastructure to Nokia Siemens passes fair trade examination

Dec 24, 01:45

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on December 23 announced it will give the green light to the sale of Motorola's wireless networking/communication infrastructure assets in Taiwan...

Taiwan market: Motorola aims for one of top-5 vendor rankings in 2011

Dec 10, 13:23

Motorola aims to rank one of the top-five handset vendors in the Taiwan market in 2011 with array of Android-based smartphones, according to Ritchie Ma, general manager of mobile...

Novatek November sales up 18% on-month

Dec 7, 12:37

IC design house Novatek Microelectronics has reported revenues of NT$3.08 billion (US$102.09 million) for November, up 18% sequentially and 30.8% on year. Sales were buoyed by a pick-up...

Sitronix supplies touch IC for new Motorola and Acer smartphones, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 2, 15:09

Sitronix Technology has received orders of capacitive touch panel ICs from Motorola and Acer for the vendors' upcoming smartphones, and small-quantity shipments have already begun,...

HTC, Motorola and Samsung pushing sales of Android smartphones

Oct 7, 01:40

HTC, Motorola and Samsung Electronics are all pushing sales of their Android-based smartphones, with Motorola aggressively unveiling seven new Android phones at the CTIA Enterprise...

Nokia Siemens Networks to maintain WiMAX support, says regional head

Oct 1, 09:50

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will maintain its support for WiMAX technologies and applications although LTE has appeared to be the mainstream 4G standard, and its WiMAX technological...

Nvidia receives Tegra 2 orders from HTC and Motorola

Sep 27, 16:28

To expand its survivability, in addition to defend its share in the GPU market, Nvidia is also pushing its ARM-based Tegra processor, designed specifically for the latest generation...

Taiwan market: Motorola and CHT introduce two Android smartphones

Sep 8, 11:56

Motorola and carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have announced two new Android-based smartphones, the Milestone XT720 and Quench XT5, for the Taiwan market. Motorola has already introduced...

China market: Motorola cooperates with 3 telecom carriers to offer Android smartphones

Aug 31, 12:17

Motorola will introduce new Android-enabled smartphones via telecom carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, according to the US-based handset vendor.

Google may cooperate with Motorola for Android 3.0 tablet, says Digitimes Research

Aug 19, 16:36

As several smartphone makers are working aggressively to form cooperation agreements with Google for an Android 3.0 tablet PC, Motorola is currently the company's priority choice,...

Plotech expects HDI board orders from handset vendors to buoy 3Q10 sales

Jul 27, 12:17

PCB maker Plotech Technology has revealed that its Kunshan, China plant has seen HDI board orders from several brand handset vendors growing. The orders will be its major growth driver...