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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...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Availability of Android One phones to affect sales of low-priced models in India
The launch of Android One smartphones by India-based vendors in their local market starting September will affect sales of current models priced at around INR6,000 (US$98) as well...
Monday 29 September 2014
Android smartphone vendors speeding up migration to 64-bit architecture
With Google planning to release its Android L OS soon, which supports 64-bit processors, Android-based smartphone vendors will speed up their migration to the 64-bit architecture,...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Digitimes Research: IFA shows Android tablet vendors adding value instead of price cuts
IFA 2014 in Berlin, Germany during September 5-10 showed that Android tablet vendors are not looking to offer entry-level models for price-cut competition and instead offered models...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
China-based handset vendors unlikely to launch Android One smartphones
China-based handset vendors are unlikely to launch Android One smartphones as the price/performance ratio of Android One models is inferior to some of low-priced Android-based smartphones...
Tuesday 16 September 2014
Android One smartphones released, says MediaTek
The first wave of Android One devices featuring MediaTek's MT6582 mobile system-on-chip (mobile SoC) based on ARM CortexTM A7 processors have been launched, according to MediaTek.