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Tuesday 17 March 2015
China vendors to ship over 50 million Android smartphones with fingerprint sensors in 2015
Shipments of Android-based smartphones with fingerprint sensors by China-based handset makers are expected to reach over 50 million units in 2015, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
MWC 2015: Intel launches new mobile SoCs, LTE solution
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has announced a series of mobile platforms including the company's new low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) for phones, phablets and tablets, a global LTE solution,...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Android and iOS account for over 96% of smartphone OS market for both 4Q14 and 2014, says IDC
Android and iOS accounted for 96.3% of all smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter as well as for all of 2014, up slightly from 95.6% in the fourth quarter of 2013 and from 93.8%...
Friday 13 February 2015
AMD plots IoT innovation and new paths to the future through ambidexterity
At the recent Digitimes Embedded Technology Forum (DTF), Kamal Khouri, AMD marketing director of embedded solutions, delivered a keynote where he provided AMD's view on the challenges...
Thursday 12 February 2015
Over 720,000 Android Wear devices shipped in 2014, says Canalys
Over 720,000 Android Wear devices were shipped in 2014, when a total of 4.6 million smart wearable bands were shipped, according to Canalys.
Thursday 15 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to decline 11.8% in 2015
Global tablet shipments are estimated to drop 11.8% on year to reach 244 million units in 2015 as demand for high-end and entry-level tablets has both become saturated, while large-size...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG, Panasonic bent on competing against Android TV
Observing major LCD TV brand vendors' strategies for 2015, Google's Android TV has become the official platform for Sony's and Sharp's smart TVs, but vendors such as Samsung Electronics,...
Thursday 8 January 2015
CES 2015: MediaTek announces TV SoC for Sony Android TVs
MediaTek has announced its smartTV SoC chip for use in the first Sony Android TV incorporating Sony's picture-quality algorithm, enabling Android 5.0 Lollipop software.
Thursday 25 December 2014
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenWatch
Asustek Computer has launched its Android Wear-based smartwatch, the ZenWatch in Taiwan, priced at NT$5,990 (US$188). Company CEO Jerry Shen pointed out that monthly production capacity...
Thursday 18 December 2014
IC design houses gearing up for 64-bit smartphone boom
With Android phone makers pushing for migration to 64 bit architecture, chip suppliers including Qualcomm and MediaTek are set to introduce new quad- and 8-core 64-bit solutions in...
Monday 15 December 2014
Android inspires another bright quarter for MEA tablet market, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market continued to record strong on-year growth in the third quarter of 2014, spurred by a huge increase in shipments of Android-based devices...
Tuesday 25 November 2014
Commentary: Android smartphone vendors set to meet more challenges
Sluggish demand for Android-based smartphones is taking its toll on vendors including Samsung Electronics, HTC and Sony Mobile Communications as evidenced by third-quarter reports...
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Moto 360 leads first wave of Android Wear devices, says Canalys
Nearly five million smart and basic wearable bands shipped in the third quarter of 2014, with total unit shipments increasing 37% quarter on quarter as Android Wear made its mark...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Taiwan market: HTC to continue to be top Android smartphone vendor
HTC's sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2014 will be better than those recorded in the previous quarter, enabling HTC to continue to serve as the...
Friday 17 October 2014
Tablet vendors developing models for education, business, gaming applications to boost growth in 2015
Tablet vendors have been developing models designated for education, business and gaming applications in order to boost shipment growth in 2015 due to saturation in global demand...