The firm is expected to use Wistron Corp, a firm in Taiwan, to manufacture the handset ... While Apple usually releases phones in September and Q2 is a relatively slow time for the revenue, the phone gave the company a welcome sales bump in key markets ... ( read original story ...)
How This Silicon Valley Giant Is Backing China’s Tech Ambitions
“A Chinese smartphone maker needs to negotiate license agreements ... Qualcomm has pledged to shift more of its high-end production — long done by outside contractors in Taiwan and South Korea — to China. Beijing is pressing American technology ... ( read original story ...)
Can Apple Get a Bigger Bite of India’s Smartphone Market?
Apple started assembling the iPhone SE in Bangalore in May through its partner, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron ... the third largest smartphone market after China and the U.S. and, most importantly, the fastest growing smartphone market ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 review: The smartphone with a lot of ‘Sense’
And now, in a world dominated by Samsung’s piece-de-resistance Galaxy S-series and the budget-heroes from OnePlus, the Taiwanese smartphone giant hopes to make a comeback with their latest offering — the HTC U11. During its launch, HTC marked the U11 ... ( read original story ...)
Miss Hong Kong Contestant Juliette Louie Has a Rich Dad
During their trip in Taiwan, a gossip magazine covered Juliette Louie’s (雷莊兒) wealthy father Henry Louie (雷葆文), a product designer who owns about a hundred million dollars in property. Juliette also had a boyfriend Brandon, who was reported ... ( read original story ...)
Uber knowingly rented out faulty cars, WSJ says; firm says problem fixed
Authorities in places such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have questioned the legality of its ... It is also involved in an intellectual property lawsuit filed by the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOG.O). ( read original story ...)
Country Garden tweaks prices for Forest City units
The company is aggressively diversifying its customer base in the region and will be opening over eight sales offices across new focus markets including South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates. In an interview ... ( read original story ...)
Owners of Callaway complex tear down obsolete office space in Chicopee (photos)
Callaway continued leasing space in the property and recently extended that lease, Flynn said. He declined to give details. According to published accounts, Callaway has 135 employees in Chicopee. The company has golf ball plants in Taiwan, China and in ... ( read original story ...)
TrendForce Reports Global Smartphone Production Volume Reached 324 Million Units This Second Quarter
Its annual smartphone production volume for 2017 is estimated around ... EnergyTrend and Topology Research Institute. Founded in Taipei, Taiwan in 2000, TrendForce has extended its presence in China since 2004 with offices in Shenzhen and Beijing. ( read original story ...)
HTC makes PH return, launches 4 phones
MANILA, Philippines – Taiwanese brand HTC officially marked its return to ... in its latter years – around 2012 and 2013 – despite having made a few memorable phones such as 2012's HTC One X. The One X had been critically acclaimed for its design ... ( read original story ...)
HTC officially returns to PH with U smartphone series in tow
Taiwanese smartphone brand HTC has reentered the Philippines, tagging along the U smartphone series to run its comeback show. Headed by the flagship handset U11, the HTC U family arriving in the local market also includes the HTC Desire 10 Pro and HTC Ultra. ( read original story ...)
Asus’ ZenFone AR is now available unlocked in the US
This Tango-powered smartphone which we first heard about previous year was leaked and then unveiled during the CES 2017. Recently released in Taiwan, India and the United Kingdom, the world's first handheld created to work with both Daydream and Tango ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese groups lead 5.5% growth in global smartphone market in Q2
Overall, 340 million smartphones were shipped in Q2 2017 - up 4% year-on-year ... Samsung's mobile division chief Koh Dong-jin said in a media event in Taiwan in July that the cumulative sales of the S8 is 15 percent higher than that of the preceding ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic State: Indonesian maids in Hong Kong being radicalised
But an investigation by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict has uncovered a tiny cell of about 50 radicalised Indonesian maids in Asia with 43 living in Hong Kong, three in Taiwan and four ... women's radicalisation. "Smartphones ensure that ... ( read original story ...)
IRobot: Apple hints at AI future after posting positive financial results
Other Key Metrics: Sales in Greater China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as the mainland ... auto - at least according to hints from CEO Tim Cook during the smartphone giant's recent earnings call. The company forecast total revenue of ... ( read original story ...)
Memory chip prices up on rising smartphone output
"We do not ship even half of the orders that come in," said the Japanese arm of Taiwanese chipmaker Transcend Information. DRAM memory prices rose 3% on the month to about $3.10 for the standard 4Gb DDR3. Chip supply is tightening as smartphone ... ( read original story ...)