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Monday 14 August 2017
Apple falls to third place in 2Q17 wearable band market, says Canalys
The total worldwide wearable band market grew 8% on year in the second quarter of 2017, according to Canalys. The wearable band market for second-quarter 2017 was led by Xiaomi with...
Thursday 20 July 2017
Wearable players seeking measures as sales remain weak
Wearable players originally had high expectations about emerging IT applications, but several have started changing their strategies as most are seeing weak sales from the product...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Wearables continue to see strong growth in MEA market, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearable market continued its strong growth trajectory into the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest figures compiled by IDC. Bucking a...
Wednesday 14 June 2017
Asustek reportedly to start wave of layoffs
Rumors have circulated that Asustek Computer is looking to lay off a large number of employees as part of its business reorganization. The company noted that it is currently in the...
Friday 9 June 2017
IC Insights cuts long-term IoT semiconductor forecast
IC Insights has scaled back its total semiconductor sales forecast for system functions related to the IoT in 2020 by about US$920 million, mostly because of lower revenue projections...
Monday 15 May 2017
Asustek likely to discontinue ZenWatch product line
Asustek Computer is likely to discontinue the development of its ZenWatch product line as sales of its smartwatch devices have been lower than expected, according to sources of Taiwan's...
Thursday 2 February 2017
LG to launch two Android Wear-based smartwatches, says paper
LG Electronics is expected to soon launch two smartwatches, the LG Sport and LG Style, in cooperation Google. Both of the models will support Android Wear 2.0, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Huami to ship over 16 million wearable devices in 2016, says report
Huami, a subsidiary of Xiaomi Technology, has shipped over 16 million wearable devices, including Xiaomi Mi Band, so far in 2016 with shipment value reaching CNY1.5 billion (US$215.83...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Global smartwatch shipments decline 51.6% on year in 3Q16, says IDC
The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 during which total shipments declined 51.6% on year to 2.7 million units, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Apple still leads in smartwatch sales, but sector growth slow, says Kantar Worldpanel
As of July 2016, 15.2% of US consumers owned either a smartwatch or fitness band compared to 8.1% for the four major markets in Europe - the UK, Germany, France and Italy, according...
Tuesday 20 September 2016
Worldwide smartwatch market to swell to 50 million units in 2020, says IDC
A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the...
Thursday 8 September 2016
Apple introduces Apple Watch Series 2
Apple has introduced the Apple Watch series 2, packed with fitness and health capabilities including a water resistance 50 meter rating for swimming, and built-in GPS so users can...
Friday 22 July 2016
Worldwide smartwatch market experiences first decline as shipments fall 32% in 2Q16, says IDC
For the first time, the worldwide smartwatch market saw an on-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Smartwatch...