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Tuesday 11 February 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone sales grow 21.9% sequentially in 4Q13
Sales of smartphones in China grew 21.9% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013, but the growth rate dropped to 15.9% on an annual basis which indicates the smartphone market...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
China market: Polysilicon prices rise to US$25/kg
Polysilicon quotes in the China market have risen from US$24/kg in January to US$25/kg currently because the China government has imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariff...
Monday 10 February 2014
Taiwan suppliers concerned about competition from China in 2014
With Acer rumored to be planning to outsource its tablet OEM orders to China-based makers, Asustek Computer has reportedly also been seeking partnerships with China component makers...
Monday 10 February 2014
China TV vendors expect to release OLED TVs by end of 2014
China-based TV vendors such as Skyworth and Hisense are expected to release 55-inch OLED TVs by October 2014, according to TV supply chain sources.
Monday 10 February 2014
4G smartphone market to boom in China, says IHS
China's domestic market for 4G smartphones is poised for a massive liftoff in 2014, as shipments grow sixteen-fold from 2013 levels, according to IHS.
Monday 10 February 2014
Asustek to start marketing ZenFone smartphones in March
Asustek Computer has set a priority to ramp up its smartphone shipments in 2014 and will start marketing its Intel-based entry-level ZenFone series in China, Southeast Asia and other...
Monday 10 February 2014
Acer to release tablet OEM orders to China
Acer will have China-based OEMs undertake production of its tablets in 2014 to cut costs, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 7 February 2014
China market: D-Link cooperates with Qihoo 360 to launch smart WLAN router
D-Link has cooperated with China-based information security software solution provider Qihoo 360 Technology to launch a smart WLAN router, the D-Link 360Mini, for co-branded sale...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments to decline slightly in 1Q14
China-based handset companies are expected to see their shipments of smartphones decline lightly in the first quarter of 2014, after combined shipments posted a 13% sequential growth...
Friday 7 February 2014
China to account for more than 70% of FPD equipment spending over next 2 years, says DisplaySearch
According to DisplaySearch, the vast majority of spending on flat panel display manufacturing equipment to expand production capacity is occurring in China, and the trend is likely...
Friday 7 February 2014
Catcher Technology to expand capacity in China
Taiwan-based metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology will invest CNY496.54 million (US$82.1 million) to expand the production capacity at its two factories in eastern China,...
Thursday 6 February 2014
China December mobile phone user base growing to nearly 1.23 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.229 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2013, growing by 0.48% on month and by 10.42% on year, and 401.61 million...
Thursday 6 February 2014
Commentary: Is COS a genuine home-grown platform or a copycat?
China has unveiled a home-grown operating system, the China Operating System (COS), for use in smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes (STBs) and other types of smart devices, claiming...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
CSOT acting CEO may leave company in February
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) acting CEO Chen Liyi , who has been largely responsible for bringing Taiwan engineering talent to China, may withdraw from the company...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Spreadtrum launches single-core smartphone platform for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE
Spreadtrum Communications has introduced its next-generation single-core smartphone platform for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE, which integrates a Cortex-A7 CPU running at speeds up to...