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Monday 5 November 2012
Android marks 4th anniversary with 75% market share in 3Q12, says IDC
Total Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136 million units in the third quarter of 2012, accounting for 75% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in the quarter, according...
Monday 15 October 2012
Asustek to participate in initial launch of Windows RT tablet
Microsoft is set to announce its latest Windows 8 operating system on October 25 with its Windows RT-based Surface tablet to also make appearance on the same day; however, among Microsoft's...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Samsung Tizen smartphones to face market challenges
Samsung Electronics will reportedly launch its new Tizen-based Galaxy smartphone codenamed i9300 in near future, but sources from smartphone players believe the device will face challenges...
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Supply chain estimates x86 Surface Price at US$500-700 and RT below US$399
Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablets are expected to launch at the end of October with the related supply chain players estimating that the Surface RT's hardware cost is at around...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones for the entry-level segment
Nokia may release new Windows Phone 7.5-based smartphones for the entry-level segment at the end of 2012 since Windows Phone 8's hardware requirements for dual-core processor and...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Smartphone and tablet forecasts show varying OS fortunes, says Canalys
The latest product announcements by leading smartphone and tablet vendors will help drive consumer demand to new heights, according to Canalys. It forecasts that in 2016, global annual...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Taiwan market: Nexus 7 available for pre-order at NT$8,990
Google and Asustek Computer's jointly developed Nexus 7 tablet PC on September 3, became available for pre-order in Taiwan market with the 16GB model priced at NT$8,990 (US$300),...
Friday 31 August 2012
Quanta announces 2Q12 results; details future planning
Quanta Computer has announced its financial report for the second quarter with net profit after tax of NT$5.99 billion (US$200.06 million) and EPS at NT$3.80, helping the company's...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Taiwan market: Nikon launches new autumn-season camera models
Japan-based digital still camera (DSC) vendor Nikon on August 22, hosted a launch conference in Taiwan for its new autumn-season DSC models and is set to release four new models including...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Notebook makers see mixed result in 2Q12 shipments
Notebook ODMs have shown mixed result for their shipment performance in the second quarter of 2012 with both Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics achieved growth sequentially, while...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Asustek to start selling WoA tablet PC in October
Asustek Computer has announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows-on-ARM (WoA) tablet PC – Tablet 600, which is expected to start shipping in September and will be available in retail...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook
Although Google recently unveiled its second-generation Chromebook device, jointly developed with Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer (HTC), seeing Acer and...
Monday 21 May 2012
Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
Intel and Samsung Electronics' co-developed operating system Tizen is expected to be released in late June with Tizen-based devices such as smartphones, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment...