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Monday 15 September 2014
Insyde to see increasing orders for Intel-based white-box tablets
Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software is expected to benefit from orders for Intel-based Android white-box tablets, as the CPU giant gradually expands its presence in the Android...
Thursday 4 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Miui, CyanogenMod and Fire OS to become mainstream Android OS systems
Mobile platforms based on forks of Android, including Miui developed Xiaomi Technology, CyanogenMod, and Fire OS by Amazon, are likely to become three mainstream Android-based operating...
Thursday 28 August 2014
Handset brands launching more Android Wear-based devices
More handset brands are rolling out Android Wear-based smartwatches and smart bracelets, adding pressure on specialized wearable device vendors such as Jawbone, Fitbit and Pebble,...
Friday 15 August 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments edge past 300 million units in 2Q14, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014, moving past the 300 million unit mark for the first time. According to data from the IDC Worldwide...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Forked Android AOSP grows 20% in 2Q14, driven by China domination, says ABI Research
Forked Android or AOSP smartphones grew 20% sequentially from first-quarter 2014 to second-quarter 2014 (total market growth was 3% sequentially) and also accounted for 20% of the...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Major Android smartphone vendors bracing for slow sales in 2H14, say sources
Major Android-based smartphone vendors, including Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics and HTC, are bracing for slow sales in the second half of 2014 as...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Google to incorporate NFC functionality into Android
Google will incorporate TSM (trusted service manager) software and applications into the Android platform after Apple reportedly has made NFC functionality a standard for its speculated...
Friday 11 July 2014
China government demands OTT/smart TVs switch to TVOS from Android, say reports
The China government is demanding cable TV service providers in the country only adopt TVOS 1.0 for their over the top (OTT) devices and smart TVs, which is expected to significantly...
Thursday 10 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Competition in emerging markets remains the focus for smartphone industry
Competition in emerging markets continued to be the focus of the global smartphone industry in June 2014, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 7 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Brand vendors and ODMs continue to enjoy shipment growth in June
Global top-five brand vendors and top-three ODMs all enjoyed over 15% on-month shipment growth (not including detachable models) in June, buoyed by the release of new models and fresh...
Thursday 3 July 2014
Xiaomi looking to establish Android tablet ecosystem to compete against iPad, says CEO
Commenting on the company's plans to join the tablet industry, CEO of China-based Xiaomi Lei Jun has said that the lack of a healthy ecosystem was the main problem holding Xiaomi...
Thursday 3 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Google looking to clean up Android device mess in emerging markets
The Android operating system was again the spotlight of Google I/O developer conference and in addition to a preview of the latest Android L, the Internet giant also launched an entry-level...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Vehicle industry showing more signs of incorporating mobile applications and smart features
Google's new Android Auto platform announced at Google I/O developer conference is focusing mainly on the connection between Android-based smartphones and car infotainment systems,...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Most Taiwan makers unlikely to enter Android One supply chain
While Google is ambitious to boost sales of its planned Android One-based smartphones to emerging markets, most Taiwan-based handset component makers are unlikely to obtain orders...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Android TV facing same difficulties as Google TV; Chromecast to boost user attachment
During Google I/O 2014, the Internet giant introduced Android TV as the successor of Google TV and added new features into its Chromecast. Digitimes Research believes that Android...