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Wednesday 23 August 2017
Demand for 4G smartphones in emerging markets spurs growth in 2Q17, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7% increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. In the smartphone...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Qualcomm developing 3D depth sensing technology
Qualcomm is partnering with its ecosystem partners to develop 3D depth sensing technology, which will be applied to Andriod smartphones powered the Snapdragon mobile chips, according...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Galaxy S8 best-selling Android smartphones in 2Q17, says Strategy Analytics
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S8 was the world's best-selling Android smartphone in the second quarter of 2017. Combined shipments of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus reached 19.2 million...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Supply of NAND flash for new iPhone falling short
SK Hynix and Toshiba have both experienced lower-than-expected yield rates for their 3D NAND technologies resulting in fewer supplies for Apple's 2017 series of iPhones, according...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
MediaTek launches Ultra HD TV SoC
MediaTek has announced the availability of its new MediaTek MT5597 SoC, an Ultra HD TV SoC supporting Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG).
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay launches
Google has launched its mobile payment service, Android Pay, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with two local banks initially, CTBC Bank and First Commercial Bank.
Thursday 18 May 2017
Google to launch Android GO entry-level smartphones in 2018
Google, at Google I/O 2017 taking place in San Francisco, unveiled Android GO, an Android O-architecture operating system specifically designed for use in entry-level smartphones,...
Thursday 18 May 2017
MediaTek launches chipset supporting Google Assistant and Android Things
MediaTek has introduced its newest full-featured chipset - MT8516 - designed to enable Voice Assistant Devices (VADs) and smart speakers, including the Google Assistant. MediaTek...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
TSMC capacity utilization ramping up
Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which had disappointing sales results in April, has seen its capacity utilization soar in May, according to industry...
Friday 5 May 2017
Rising mobile DRAM prices to constrain growth of memory content in smartphones, says TrendForce
A rally in mobile DRAM prices will hold back the growth of average per device memory content for smartphones in 2017, according to TrendForce. Average DRAM content in smartphones...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay service to be available in June, says paper
Android Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, will be available in the Taiwan market starting June 1 with support from three local banks, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan IC design houses receiving short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have started to see their customers place short lead-time orders in May, but remain less-optimistic about their outlook for the second quarter.
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Android smartphones to continue to expand market share in 2017
Competition for market share between Apple's iOS system and Android OS will remain keen in 2017, particularly in the China market, due to new models introduced by Apple and vendors...
Monday 10 April 2017
Unitech PA720 rugged Android handheld computer wins prestigious iF Design Award for product design
Unitech is proud to announce that its newest Enterprise PDA, the PA720, has won the 2017 iF Design Award in recognition of its outstanding product design. At an awards ceremony held...
Thursday 30 March 2017
Samsung to maintain lead with Galaxy S8 in high-end Android segment
The release of the Galaxy S8 will help Samsung to maintain its lead in the high-end Android smartphone market, while ramping up shipments of the vendor's complete line of smartphone...