Blog » March 2009

Nokia has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business that is expected to see a loss of U    

Almost every research firm has predicted that handset sales will fall in 2009, and ABI is no different. In a new report, the firm is predicting an 8 percent drop in 2009. However, the bright side, if it can be    

Despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26% to 33% of demand in February 2009, according to the mobile adv    

Samsung Electronics and LG electronics are engaging in a fierce handset design competition as the rival South Korean companies seek to gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded handset market. Samsung    

High Tech Computer (HTC) will be allowed to ship its Android-powered smartphones to Germany in the meantime as a petition court in Germany has decided to review in four weeks an injunction requested by IPCom to    

Dell will not delay the launch of its new smartphone lineup and is on schedule to release devices in line with its internal roadmap, company CEO Michael Dell said recently in Taipei. However Dell did not public    

Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its utilization rate to exceed 90% in April amid recovering demand from China's handset market, according to market sources.    

The number of people receiving mobile TV will reach 472 million by 2013, according Cantab Wireless. Cantab Wireless argues that subscriber growth is anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in K    

Market reports are circulating again that Ericsson is planning to withdraw from its 50/50 joint venture Sony Ericsson with Sony – a move that may cause a drastic change in partnerships between the han    

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