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Friday 23 August 2013
Taiwan PCB production value to decrease 3.1% in 2013, says IEK
The production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in Taiwan and China is forecast to decrease 3.06% to NT$499.6 billion (US$16.68 billion) in 2013, according to the...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China market: Smartphone vendors slashing WP8 phone prices to win market share
Smartphone vendors, including Nokia, HTC and Huawei, have slashed the prices of their Window Phone 8 (WP8) models to below CNY1,000 (US$163) in the China market in order to compete...
Thursday 22 August 2013
International vendors take up 35% of China Mobile TD-LTE equipment procurement value
China Mobile has held an open-bid to procure 207,000 TD-LTE base stations worth an estimated CNY20 billion (US$3.26 billion) in total. Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Ericsson and Nokia...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China market: Local-made smartphones growing fast in 1H13, says GfK China
In the China market, the number of China-made smartphone models rapidly grew from 933 in the first half of 2012 to 2,888 in the same period of 2013, while that of China-based smartphone...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China market: Xiaomi to launch 8-core smartphone by year-end 2013, says paper
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology plans to launch a new smartphone built with a MediaTek 8-core MT-6592 processor at the end of 2013, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China-based Yulong to release 20 new smartphones in 2H13
China-based smartphone vendor Yulong (Coolpad) plans to launch 20 new smartphones in the second half of 2013 after releasing more than 30 Android-based models in the first half, according...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China selects 18 initial distributed PV system zones, says paper
China's National Energy Administration has selected 18 initial demonstration zones for installing distributed PV systems during 2013-2015, with total installation reaching 1.823GWp,...
Thursday 22 August 2013
China market: Online shopping hits CNY754.2 billion in 1H13
In the China market, B2C and C2C online shopping totaled CNY754.2 billion (US$122 billion) in first-half 2013, hiking 47.3% on year, according to China e-Business Research Center...
Thursday 22 August 2013
IT stores in China transforming into shopping complexes
IT retail stores in China have been gradually diversifying into selling non-IT products as consumers there are increasingly turning to online shopping for IT products, according to...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Record PV demand from China and Japan marks turning point for solar industry, says Solarbuzz
Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from China and Japan during the second half of 2013 is forecast to reach 9GW, representing an increase of 100% compared to first-half 2013 and 70% compared...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
China draws up 2013-2020 broadband development plans
China's State Council (Cabinet) has announced Broadband China Strategies, plans to develop fixed-line and mobile Internet-access infrastructure and services in China, with target...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
More China-based white-box tablet makers shifting to MediaTek solutions
More and more white-box tablet makers in China have begun to develop new models using MediaTek's chipset solutions, including its quad-core MT8125 and MT8135, according to industry...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
LCD TV sales expected to be flat in China during October 1 holiday period
LCD TV vendors expect flat growth for TV sales in China during the nation's October 1 holiday period and instead anticipate growth in North America.
Tuesday 20 August 2013
China tablet chipset vendors shifting 28nm process orders away from TSMC, say sources
Following the steps of Qualcomm, some China-based tablet chipset vendors reportedly have also slashed their 28nm orders at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) as they...
Monday 19 August 2013
China emerging as 'mobile only' in sharp contrast to the US multiscreen market
With smartphone penetration still in the early stages in China, a new study indicates that the country could become a "one screen nation," outpacing the US in consumers...