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Tuesday 26 March 2013
Amazon to use 4.7-inch screen for upcoming smartphone, say sources
Amazon is reportedly developng a 4.7-inch smartphone that may be released in 2014, according to industry supply chain sources.
Thursday 21 March 2013
Amazon Kindle shipments expected to drop in March and April; to affect E Ink revenues
Amazon Kindle e-book reader panel shipments reached about 750,000 units in January 2013 followed by 420,000 units in February. The shipments are expected to drop even further to 20,000...
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Commentary: Taiwan cloud industrial parks to face reality check
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan's government began announcing projects regarding government cloud services. In January 2013, the governments of Taipei and New Taipei City both...
Monday 18 March 2013
Taiwan market: Amazon likely to launch e-book services
Amazon has passed examination by Taiwan's National Communications Commission for its Kindle Fire, 7-inch Kindle Fire HD and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD to be launched in the Taiwan market,...
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Amazon said to be considering taking back Kindle Fire purchasing rights
Amazon reportedly plans to change its component purchasing strategy for Kindle Fire and will make all the decisions itself instead of relying on ODMs, according to sources from the...
Monday 11 March 2013
Amazon much-fanfared smartphone may be delayed, say sources
Market rumors have indicated that Amazon may not be able to release its first smartphone in the second quarter of 2013 as originally scheduled, as the production progress at its manufacturing...
Friday 1 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Entrance to Japan e-book market may be good for Amazon in the long term
After several years of negotiations with local publishers, Amazon finally entered Japan's e-book market with its Kindle devices and Kindle Store in October 2012, but e-book prices...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global tablet shipments to top 170-180 million units in 2013
Global sales of tablets are expected to top 170-180 million in 2013 with 7-inch models likely to enjoy higher growth momentum, according to industry sources, citing data released...
Thursday 3 January 2013
Amazon asks AUO to enter its tablet panel supply chain, say sources
Amazon has reportedly asked Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) to enter its supply chain to provide panels for its upcoming tablet products in 2013, according to industry...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
ODMs reportedly to receive storage product orders from Facebook
Facebook reportedly plans to outsource new storage product orders to Taiwan-based ODMs with both Quanta Computer and Wistron having a chance to land the orders, according to sources...
Wednesday 19 December 2012
More brands to introduce smartphones in 2013
Firms such as Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft all intend to introduce own-brand smartphones which may stir up price competition and become major influences on the market in the second...
Monday 3 December 2012
Compal lands orders for tablets from Amazon, says paper
Compal Electronics has obtained orders for Amazon's third-generation tablet to be launched in September 2013, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Monday 26 November 2012
FIH reportedly lands handset orders from Microsoft and Amazon
Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has reportedly landed handset orders from Microsoft and Amazon and is set to launch the devices in mid-2013, according to sources from the upstream...
Monday 19 November 2012
Notebook ODMs offer extra services to attract tablet orders
With notebook shipments estimated to only have a single-digit percentage growth on year in 2013, notebook ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron, are aggressively...
Monday 19 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to grow 30% in 2013
Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 30% to 865 million units in 2013, accounting for 43.9% of total handset shipments in the year, Digitimes Research has estimated.