Chinese consumers of luxury products are spending increasingly big money online, as growing use of smartphones makes Internet shopping ever easier, according to a new industry report. The report, by auditor KPMG, Chinese e-retailer ...
Tags: luxury items, smartphones
IC demand for tablet PCs has been weak prompting more chip suppliers to phase out their tablet-IC businesses, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses. The rising popularity of large-size smartphones has had an adverse impact ...
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Makers in China's handset supply chain have geared up efforts to win component orders from Xiaomi Technology, affecting rival suppliers in Taiwan and Japan, according to industry sources. While sales of Xiaomi's high-end models have been ...
Tags: Handset, smartphones, flat panel
Ford has introduced all-new SYNC 3 technology including advanced voice recognition and touch screen user interface to create apps that enhance the in-car user experience. "Ford challenges developers to find new and exciting ways to ...
Tags: Ford, SYNC AppLink, voice recognition, touch screen
Drivers of Ford electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can now access their battery charge status, unlock their doors and get a driving score from their last trip with the MyFord Mobile application for smartwatches. "The app gives drivers ...
Tags: hybrid vehicles, Smartwatch, smartphones
Jules Verne said in Around the World in 80 Days: “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” Today, that is truer than ever before. Did you ever think it would be possible to communicate so easily with anyone around ...
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Two of the best known Taiwanese personal computer (PC) vendors, Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus), are aggressively targeting the mobile-device market, especially the smartphone segment, by launching several new cellphone models in ...
Tags: PC Vendors, Smartphone
IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are all gearing up for rapid demand growth for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices driven by a new wave of expansion for the Internet of Things (IoT), according to industry observers. The ...
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Sony is reportedly planning to venture into the automotive market after Google and Apple. The company is open to collaborate with traditional automakers and said that the advent of electric cars has lowered entry barriers for new ...
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Even though China's top 10 largest mobile phone exporters were still the international brands such as Apple and Samsung and their original equipment manufacturers, Chinese mobile phone manufacturers-led by TCL, ZTE and Huawei-saw their ...
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E-commerce major Flipkart has just launched Ping, a new feature in its mobile app that lets users share product images and chat with each other while shopping and create a more social shopping experience. Ping underlines the strong mobile ...
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According to recent projections compiled before the recent China stock exchange meltdown, Chinese grocery had been set to grow by a third between now and 2020 and reach US$1.5tn per year, according to the UK’s Institute of Grocery ...
Tags: grocery market, smartphones
Daimler FleetBoard, a provider of telematics for trucks, vans and buses in the European market, offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of apps for Android and iOS-based end devices. Because the apps can be used via smartphone or ...
The worldwide smartphone market will grow in the coming years, but new research suggests its meteoric rise over the past several years will start to slow over sluggishness in China. Smartphone shipments will rise 10.4 percent in 2015 to ...
Tags: smartphone, Android, LTE
Can't get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way. Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the ...
Tags: smartwatches, Asus, Huawei, Motorola