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Monday 19 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments to reach 950 million in 2013
Global smartphone shipments reached 420 million units in the first half of 2013 and are expected to top nearly 950 million units for the full year, Digitimes Research has estimated...
Monday 19 August 2013
China market: iPhone loses ground as local brands poised for growth, says TrendForce
The iPhone now leads Samsung Electronics in the "brand recognition" category by only 1% in China's smartphone market, according to the most recent survey conducted by Avanti,...
Friday 16 August 2013
China market: Branded smartphone vendors reshuffle top management to stay afloat
A number of branded smartphone vendors have recently reshuffled the top management of their operations in China as they are struggling to stay afloat in the country's smartphone industry...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
BlackBerry likely to be sold in parts as it looks for strategic alternatives, say sources
The chance is low for BlackBerry to be acquired by any rival companies after the Canada-based smartphone vendor announced recently that it has formed a special committee to explore...
Monday 29 July 2013
Indonesia market: smartphone shipments to reach 12-15 million units in 2013
Sales of smartphones in Indonesia are expected to top 12-15 million units or 20-25% of total handset sold in the market in 2013, according to market observers.
Monday 29 July 2013
BlackBerry, Nokia to not launch 5-inch or above smartphones until end of 2013, say sources
While vendors of Android smartphones have been competing each other fiercely in the 5-inch segment, vendors of other platforms, including BlackBerry, Nokia and Apple are unlikely...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Supply chain remains upbeat for 2H13 after BlackBerry releases dismal quarterly results
The supply chain for BlackBerry smartphones in Taiwan remains positive about the business outlook for the Canada-based smartphone vendor in the second half of 2013 after the vendor...
Monday 17 June 2013
Order visibility from BlackBerry extends to 2-3 quarters, say suppliers
Order visibility from BlackBerry has been extended to 2-3 quarters compared to a mere one quarter previously as the Canada-based smartphone vendor plans to release 3-4 new models...
Friday 31 May 2013
BlackBerry stepping up purchases of parts and components, say Taiwan makers
BlackBerry has recently stepped up its purchases of parts and components, including small-size LCD panels, from suppliers in Taiwan thanks to strong sales of BlackBerry 10 devices,...
Thursday 16 May 2013
Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
BlackBerry plans to offer its messenger app, BBM, to competing platforms such as Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Wistron expected to become largest ODM for BlackBerry in 2013
Wistron has taken over BlackBerry's R&D staff of about 100 members based in Chicago and is expected to undertake production of 50-60% of the vendor's smartphones launched in 2013,...
Monday 6 May 2013
Nokia, BlackBerry to steal spotlight with new models or roadmaps in mid-May
Nokia and BlackBerry will try to steal the spotlight from the market and smartphone users in mid-May as the two vendors will unveil either new smartphones or product roadmaps in huge...
Monday 15 April 2013
Taiwan market: BlackBerry launches Z10
BlackBerry and Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on April 15 jointly announced the launch of Z10, a smartphone model based on the BlackBerry...
Thursday 14 March 2013
Unimicron shipping any-layer HDI boards to Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry, says paper
PCB maker Unimicron Technology reportedly has landed orders for any-layer HDI boards from Samsung Electronics, HTC and BlackBerry for their latest smartphone models, according to...