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Tuesday 9 June 2009
Acer may overtake Asustek in smartphone market, say sources
Acer may overtake Asustek Computer in the smartphone market soon, as Acer plans to launch as many as nine models in 2009 versus three models projected by Asustek, according to market...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Garmin selects MediaTek GPS chipsets for outdoor navigation devices
MediaTek has announced that its single-chip all-in-one GPS solution MT3329 is in mass production and has been integrated with a wide range of Garmin outdoor navigators, the Garmin...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Garmin-Asus delays Nuvifone G60 handset launch, sources say
The launch of the dual-branded Garmin-Asus Linux-based Nuvifone G60 handset jointly by Asustek Computer and Garmin will be pushed back to the third quarter of 2009 from the original...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Garmin and TomTom face challenging competition in Asia
While Garmin and TomTom together occupied 67% of the global shipments of portable navigation devices (PNDs) in the fourth quarter of 2008, their combined share in the Asia market...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Mitac PND market share lags behind competitors in 4Q08
Taiwan-based Mitac International's Mio- and Navman-branded PND devices held 6% of the global GPS PND market in the fourth quarter of 2008, much lower than the 37% of Garmin and 30%...
Monday 16 March 2009
Foxconn to manufacture two million notebooks for Asustek this year, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is expected to manufacture around two million notebooks for Asustek Computer this year, calculated from Asustek's announcement of...
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Garmin sees sales growth in 4Q08; increases global PND market share
Garmin has reported sales of US$1.05 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, up 20% sequentially but down 14% on year. Gross margin was 41.1%, representing a slight decline from 44.3%...
Thursday 19 February 2009
Asustek and Acer planning Android-powered smartphones, say sources
Asustek Computer and Acer are both planning to expand their smartphone product lines by venturing into the production of Android-powered models, according to market sources.
Friday 6 February 2009
Commentary: Will the co-brand strategy for handsets work for Garmin and Asustek?
The early February announcement of a strategic alliance between Asustek Computer and PND vendor Garmin to develop and market co-branded LBS (location base service)-centric mobile...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Garmin and Asustek to create co-branded LBS-centric Nuvifone
Garmin and Asustek Computer have announced a strategic alliance that will leverage the companies' navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufacture and distribute co-branded...
Monday 22 December 2008
Garmin expects to ship 18 million GPS devices in 2008
Garmin, due to better than originally expected sales performance in the North American market since the Black Friday weekend, estimates that its 2008 total sales volume of PNDs and...
Tuesday 16 December 2008
Garmin Nuvifone handset from Asustek gains FCC approval, says paper
The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has recently approved Asustek Computer's Calf handset, which bears the Garrmin brand logo and trade name, the Nuvifone G60, indicating...
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile teams up with Garmin to launch GPS service
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) launched a customized GPS service in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Garmin on August 11.
Friday 1 August 2008
Garmin-Asustek ties remain steady despite Nuvifone delay
The current cooperation between Garmin and Asustek Computer remains steady despite Garmin's announcement that the launch of its Nuvifone handset, manufactured by Asustek, has been...
Thursday 24 July 2008
Garmin widens its gap against TomTom in North America PND market in 2Q, says NPD
PND vendor Garmin has widened its gap against rival TomTom to 37 percentage points in the North American market in the second quarter of this year, compared to 23% points in the previous...