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Taiwan-based panel makers are continuing to see decreased orders for high-end products, which is affecting related supply chains in the market according to observers.    

The development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication technology will aim to integrate existing technologies and upgrade them to meet mobile Internet-access demand in the future, according to director A    

While vendors of Android smartphones have been competing each other fiercely in the 5-inch segment, vendors of other platforms, including BlackBerry, Nokia and Apple are unlikely to roll out 5-inch or above mod    

Although Samsung Electronics and Apple continued to lead the smartphone market in the second quarter, according to research firms, their dominance is coming under stronger pressure from smaller rivals, especial    

Samsung Electronics reported that its net profit soared 50 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, thanks in large part to its booming smartphone business. However, the company showed signs of slowing gro    

For the second calendar quarter in a row, smartphone shipments represented more than half (52%) of the world's mobile phone shipments. Led by electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics, an estimated 408    

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6% on year in the second quarter of 2013. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped a total of 432.1 million mobile phones in the second quarter c    

Panel makers associated with digital camera, ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) and digital music player supply chains are continuing to see declines in shipments due to pressure from the smartphone segment, according to i    

Due to disappointing sales of high-end smartphones, demand for NAND flash will likely be weaker than expected in the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. NAND prices have fallen about 5% in Jul    

Taiwan- and China-based panel makers are continuing to see orders for TN panels used in smartphones as demand in the entry-level and mid-range smartphone markets has been picking up, according to industry sourc