Apple fans are going loopy for the new red iPhone 7, but it could soon have a contender in the hot or not smartphone stakes. Judging by an image leaked on Friday, Samsung will release the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in a fetching blue variant. ...
Taiwan-based consumer IC suppliers are expected to report revenue growth of over 20% sequentially for the second quarter, while handset-related IC firms expect sales to recover from the bottom seen in the first quarter, according to ...
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There has been increasing demand for LTPS (low-temperature poly-Si) TFT-LCD panels from China-based smartphone vendors as supply of AMOLED panels by Samsung Display has been insufficient, according to industry sources. While Samsung ...
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The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year grew 25% as new vendors entered the market and previous ...
Tags: wearable market, smart wearables
Norway-based wine and liquor wholesaler Arcus has selected Thin Film Electronics’ near field communication (NFC) technology to better connect with its consumers. Preparations are underway for an initial field trial, which is ...
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Global demand for LED chips has been picking up strongly, and is expected to finally exceed supply in 2017. In addition, Apple has recently patented a new smartphone solution that would use a range of Micro LEDs for fingerprint recognition. ...
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Lenovo has announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016. Quarterly revenues were US$12.2 billion, a 6% decrease year-on-year. Third quarter pre-tax income was US$101 million, a 68% decline year-on-year. Net income ...
Tags: Lenovo, smart devices
Subaru of America will be unveiling the all the new midsize sedan, 2018 Legacy at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show on 9 February 2016. The new Legacy features revised styling and significant upgrades to comfort, safety, and multimedia ...
Tags: Subaru, Midsize Sedan, Chicago Auto Show
Ford has said that owners of both Ford and Lincoln vehicles from between 2010 and 2016 without modem access can now be upgraded to the company's connectivity service SmartLink. Using a simple device that plugs into the OBD II port below ...
The majority of Chinese people believe that home produced products have made great progress over the past decade, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily. In the survey of 2000 netizens, 65.1 percent of respondents say mobile ...
Tags: High-Tech Products, mobile phones
IT January 25th news this morning, was certified as IHS research director Wang Yang Technology Chinese insiders king @Kevin's diary published in 2016 China ten intelligent mobile phone manufacturers ranking, from the list view, HUAWEI OPPO, ...
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Qualcomm has shut down rumours that it revealed the as-yet unreleased Nokia 8 smartphone at CES 2017. This week, a video surfaced on the TotalTech YouTube channel depicting a so-called ‘Nokia 8’ smartphone, which was purported ...
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Ford Motor and Toyota Motor are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit organization working to manage an open source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their ...
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Andy Rubin, one of the founders of Android Inc. before Google purchased the company in 2005, is reportedly gearing up to return to smartphones with a new AI-based handset. According to "people familiar with the matter" cited by Bloomberg, ...
Tags: AI-Based Smartphone, Android
Andy Rubin, the mastermind behind Google’s Android operating system, wants to revolutionise the smartphone industry once again. According to a Bloomberg report, the former Google engineer is close to launching a new company called ...