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Friday 11 April 2014
Some China PCB makers pose threat to Taiwan makers
Some China-based PCB makers, including Founder Technology, Guangdong Goworld and Taigerbuilder Circuit (Suzhou), have entered the supply chains of Apple, Acer and HTC, becoming competitors...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
HTC March revenues more than double sequentially
HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.23 billion (US$534 million) for March, growing 124.6% on month and 2.2% on year, buoyed by the release of its new flagship model the...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Commentary: Taiwan handset vendors, ODMs advised to optimize rising supply chain in China
Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs are advised to optimize the advantages of the handset supply chain in China to sharpen their competiveness and to avoid of being marginalized...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
HTC launches new HTC One
HTC has unveiled its new high-end flagship model, the HTC One (M8), in New York and London simultaneously, aiming to rekindle its sagging smartphone sales as well as to shore up its...
Friday 21 March 2014
Most smartphone vendors supporting Android Wear
Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, HTC, Asustek Computer and Motorola have voiced support for Android Wear, Google's new platform for wearable devices.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
HTC, Sony Mobile and LG shifting focus to mid-range smartphone models
HTC, Sony Mobile Communications and LG Electronics appear to have shifted their efforts to focus on the US$300-400 mid-range smartphone segment due to increasing saturation in the...
Monday 10 March 2014
More handset makers joining WP camp
Microsoft has successfully lured a number of China- and India-based handset vendors to join the Windows Phone (WP) camp, which may help ramp up the ratio of the WP8 phones in the...
Tuesday 4 March 2014
HTC sees decreased February revenues
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.23 billion (US$238 million) for February, decreasing 25.29% on month and 36.45% on year.
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Smartphone vendors to showcase new flagship models at MWC 2014
Most leading smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics and HTC will showcase their new flagship smartphones or new models at the...
Friday 14 February 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung, Apple, HTC, Sony Mobile together occupy nearly two-thirds of smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics, Apple, HTC and Sony Mobile Communications are the four largest smartphone vendors in the Taiwan market, with a combined market share of nearly two thirds in terms...
Monday 10 February 2014
HTC expects net loss per share of NT$2.1-2.6 for 1Q14
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC expects consolidated revenues of NT$34.0-36.0 billion (US$1.12-1.19 billion), gross margin of 21.5-22.0% and net loss per share of NT$2.1-2.6 for...
Monday 10 February 2014
HTC reportedly to cooperate with Google on next-generation Nexus 10
HTC reportedly will team up with Google again and will jointly launch the next-generation Nexus 10 tablet, according to industry sources.
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...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to decline 15.4% sequentially in 1Q14
Combined handset shipments of Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs are expected to slide 15.4% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Monday 20 January 2014
Korea market: Local handset vendors dominate LTE smartphone segment
The launch of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) services by Korea-based telecom operators has further enhanced the leading market position of Korea-based handset vendors in their home market,...