Rumours that Apple’s iPhone 8 might by delayed until next year have been challenged by a new report from China. It’s long been rumoured that Apple is going big this year; the 10th anniversary iPhone is tipped to pack all kinds ...
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs declined 35% on year to 12.36 million units in the third quarter of 2016, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research. Lower-than-expected shipments from brand ...
Tags: Smartphone, Handset
OnePlus is branching out from just building smartphones, and has today unveiled a new line of lifestyle products. In a surprise move, OnePlus has launched ‘OnePlus Gear’, a line of lifestyle products that includes clothing and ...
Tags: OnePlus, smartphones
For years, Sony Mobile has peddled more of the same, but 2016 could mark a welcome turning point with the X series. Sony has launched two new smartphones – the Sony Xperia X and Xperia XA – at today's MWC 2016 press ...
Tags: Sony Mobile, MWC 2016, curved-glass display
The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a volume of US$ 11.6 billion in 2014. According to a preliminary analysis of 2014 data produced by Optech Consulting, based in Taegerwilen, Switzerland, that figure is up 8% ...
Tags: laser systems, fiber lasers, semiconductors
IC demand from China's smartphone market is showing signs of a pick-up, as inventories at non-Apple vendors ease, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses. Strong sales of Apple's iPhone 6 devices in China resulted in excess ...
Xiaomi is hosting an event tomorrow; we knew that much already. What we didn’t know was that there would be two new smartphones taking up centre stage. Yes, Xiaomi’s latest teaser image has confirmed that the fast-rising ...
Tags: Xiaomi, Consumer Electronics, Snapdragon 810
New data has revealed the impact of Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch across the globe. The latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech sheds light on the three months leading up to November 2014, with Apple seeing a 12.2 ...
Tags: iPhone, Consumer Electronics
Samsung has issued a statement to deny reports it uses recycled AMOLED panels for the production of brand new devices. Purported evidence emerging from the company’s South Korean homeland claimed to show refurbished display panels ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Samsung
Resistors, switches and sensors aren’t sexy, especially against the bright lights and flashy dance shows competing for attention at this week’s Ceatec show in Japan. But if you want to see the future of electronics, the ...
Tags: Component Makers, Gadgets, Electronics
Analog IC vendors are set to post strong sales in the third quarter of 2014 thanks to the roll-outs of new smartphones, tablets and LED lighting products, according to industry sources. Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology ...
Tags: LED lighting, Electrical, Electronics, Instruments
(AP)—Sony unveiled a new waterproof phone that can take ultra-high-definition video. Nokia introduced three Android smartphones aimed at emerging markets. And Lenovo announced one with an all-glass exterior. Yet most of the ...
LG Electronics has introduced the third generation of its low-end L series, with three new smartphones that all run Android 4.4 or KitKat. The South Korean company has a history of launching its products ahead of Mobile World Congress, ...
BlackBerry looks like it will launch new smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech show. It’s no secret that BlackBerry has had a difficult couple of years, but the Canadian smartphone maker hasn’t ...
Makers in the handset supply chain are set to post flat performance in the first quarter of 2014 as pull-in orders from ODMs and brand vendors are unlikely to come until March, according to industry sources. Since the market is waiting ...
Tags: Handset, Mobile Phones, ZTE