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Exclusive: A day trip to Meizu's factory

Jack Wong is a very lucky guy. Or you can say he's very unfortunate. On one hand, his eight-year-old Meizu label -- literally meaning "the captivating tribe" -- has rapidly become one of the most    

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Samsung experiencing a 16 percent return rate on the Galaxy Tab?

Just a few days back, Samsung announced it had moved around 2 million Galaxy Tabs in the latter part of 2010. According to new data released by ITG Investment Research using tracked point-of-sale info, however,    

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Visa brings contactless payments to Euro iPhones, dongle required for now

We're still some time away from iPhoners being able to tap cellies onto payment pads and walk off with purchases, though rumors and analysts and job postings all say that won't be for long. The lack o    

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Intel identifies chipset design error, implementing solution

As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel 6 series, codenamed Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the S    

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Intel completes acquisition of wireless solution business from Infineon

Intel has announced that it completed the acquisition of Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) business. The pair announced the US$1.4 billion deal on August 30, 2010.    

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Huawei, ZTE shine with strong 2010 revenue growth

Both Huawei and ZTE reported solid revenue growth for 2010 in their preliminary year-end financial results, an indication that the Chinese companies are not slowing down in their quests to compete with Western    

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How Immersion Corporation's Partners Are Performing

Paolo Gorgo submits: As some of Immersion (IMMR) Corporation's partners already reported their financials, it may be interesting to look at what they said about year-end sales of the products that incorpor    

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IDC: ZTE pushes Apple out of No. 4 handset maker slot

Chinese vendor ZTE claimed the world's No. 4 handset spot in the fourth quarter, according to research firm IDC, nudging Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) down to No. 5 and pushing BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (N    

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Samsung's Q4 profit carried by strong smartphone sales

Samsung reported a 13 percent rise in net profit for the fourth quarter, helped by robust smartphone shipments.On a company-wide basis, Samsung posted a net profit of3.06 billion in the quarter, up from2.73 bil    

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Taiwan Mobile to focus 2011 operation on promoting contract-bundled sales of smartphones

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will focus its 2011 business operation on increasing revenues from value-added services through strengthening contract-bundled sa    

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