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Friday 29 June 2012
Google announces Nexus 7 tablet PC at Google I/O 2012
At Google I/O 2012, the company has announced several new products including its latest Nexus 7 tablet PC.
Thursday 21 June 2012
VIA announces ARM-based digital signage system with Android support
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA ARM digital signage (DS) system.
Friday 15 June 2012
IDC increases media tablet forecast
Expectations of strong demand for media tablets in the second half of 2012 has led IDC to increase its forecast for the worldwide market to 107.4 million units for the year, up from...
Thursday 7 June 2012
Android 4.0 in entry-level to mid-range smartphones to rise in 2H12
While Android 2.x versions take up about 90% of Android-based smartphones, Qualcomm and MediaTek have begun to offer Android 4.0 common chip solutions for smartphone vendors and therefore...
Wednesday 6 June 2012
GIGABYTE COMMUNICATIONS launches the first Android 4.0 dual SIM smartphone at COMPUTEX 2012
GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. takes part in COMPUTEX 2012 at Taipei and showcases our new smart phones, GSmart G1342 and GSmart G1362. These two smart phones are equipped with the...
Friday 18 May 2012
Taiwan market: Sony to launch first Android Walkman
Sony on May 18 unveiled Z1050, its first Android-based Walkman, for launch in the Taiwan market on May 24 at a recommended retail price of NT$10,990 (US$373), according to Sony Tai...
Friday 4 May 2012
Rumors of Google ban on mobile devices flare up on China discussion boards
A Shenzhen-based consulting firm that helps handset makers receive government certification for their devices on May 3 posted a notice stating that the China goverment would be banning...
Friday 4 May 2012
Android 4.0 tablet PCs to dominate in 3Q12
Android 4.0-based tablet PCs will be the dominant products in the segment in the third quarter of 2012 as most brand vendors will not rush to launch Windows 8-based models until the...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
PC brand vendors moving R&D resources from Android to Windows 8
PC brand vendors have already started moving their resources from R&D for Android to Windows 8 and are focusing more on developing Windows 8-based products, according to sources...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Asustek aims at becoming top vendor of Android tablet PCs in 2H12
Asustek Computer has set a challenging goal of attaining the largest global market share for Android-based tablet PCs in the second half of 2012, company CEO Jerry Shen has told a...
Wednesday 25 April 2012
HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources
Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...
Friday 20 April 2012
New business model and strategies in China's smartphone market - Another kind of Android
Google's open approach to Android's source code has enabled the operating system (OS) to grow rapidly in the smartphone market. Virtually all market research carried out on the subject...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
China market: Original Symbian user base to be shared by other platforms
As Nokia has shifted from Symbian to Windows Phone, the market share for Symbian in China slipped from 42.5% in the first quarter of 2011 to 18.7% in the fourth quarter based on surveys...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile Communications aims to take up 30% share in Android segment in 2Q12
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its Xperia P smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile, and will also release the Xperia U and Xperia solar in the...
Friday 30 March 2012
Gigabyte Communications to launch MediaTek-based dual-SIM Android phones in 2Q12
Gigabyte Communications has been focusing on the production of dual-SIM Android smartphones recently, and plans to roll out dual-SIM models built on chipset solutions from MediaTek...