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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.
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...