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IC distributor WPG Holdings has received several handset component orders, including power management (PWM) ICs for Apple's next-generation iPhone reported to be launched in the second half of 2009, accord
Read more >>Arima Communications is expected to start shipping the S312 EDGE-enabled handset to Sony Ericsson later this quarter, according to market sources.
Read more >>Taiwan's top-two OEM handset makers Compal Communications and Arima Communications are both vying for Android-powered handset orders set to be released by Acer, according to market sources.
Read more >>Ericsson reiterated its commitment to Sony Ericsson, and said it would be willing to pump more cash into the troubled joint venture if it was needed."In the situation they are in today, it is a natural mea
Read more >>Taiwan LED players have seen booming demand from white-box handset vendors in China amid the China government's promotion program, according to industry sources.
Read more >>Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their shares in the Taiwan market strengthen further in March 2009 although total handsets sold dropped 17% sequentially to about 540,000 units, according to the
Read more >>As more and more smartphones crowd the market, handset makers are facing increasing pressure to develop differentiated user interfaces (UIs). Handset makers are taking two paths to tackle the problem: They are
Read more >>LG Electronics posted a148.5 million net loss, way down from its312.6 million profit in the year-ago period. However, the South Korean electronics giant pointed to increased optimism in the handset market for t
Read more >>MediaTek is seeing a decline in handset chip orders as inventory levels in the end market have reached a high level, according to market sources.
Read more >>China Mobile plans to launch an iPhone-like smartphone, the Ophone, in the China market in May, in order to compete with the iPhone which is reportedly slated for launch by China Unicom in June, according to a
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