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Canonical has revealed the first Ubuntu smartphone, created with Spain’s BQ. Designed to challenge smartphones using existing operating systems such as iOS and Android, the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition ‘puts content at the heart of the experience’. The new UI is built around ‘Scopes’ – described as a new way to quickly access digital services … Read more
AU Optronics (AUO) started the year with a drop in sales for January, which fell 4.6% month on month (MoM) to NT$32.1 billion ($1 billion), though this was 1.7% higher year on year. The company shipped around 9.6 million large panels in January, up by 2.7% from the previous month but down 2% year on … Read more
HTC has forecast a fall in both turnover and profit this quarter because of seasonal weakness. Turnover in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter is expected to drop between 6% – 13.3% to NT$41.5 – 45 billion ($1.3-1.4 billion), though HTC said it remained optimistic that its full-year shipments will significantly outpace the previous year’s. HTC … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is reported to have brought a lawsuit against a former R&D employee alleging that he leaked secrets to Samsung, including details of TSMc’s 28 nm process. Reports suggest that the alleged leak could have helped Samsung gain ground on TSMC in 14 nm FinFET chips that foundry customers such as Qualcomm … Read more
Chinese IC developer Sinowealth has reported a design win, having supplied AMOLED drivers to Everdisplay last year. The drivers are being used in Everdisplay’s first OLED panels. Sinowealth also says that it has received orders for more ICs in China. Everdisplay is producing about 600,000 5″ AMOLED panels every month
Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) has appointed Damon Westbury as its new international sales director. Westbury joins the company from Microsoft.
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw an 8% increase in sales in January from the previous month and 5.1% year on year to NT$4.8 billion ($152.3 million). January large panel shipments fell 2.9% sequentially to 135,000, which was broadly flat YoY, while small and medium panel shipments fell 11.4% from December 2014 to 33.9 million, though … Read more
More than 10 million Chromecasts were sold worldwide last year. The news comes from Google Korea, which also told the Korea Times that more than 6,000 developers are working on apps for the device.
The Streaming Video Alliance (SVA), a newly formed industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem has held its first session in New York City. The focus of the meeting included confirmation of the Board of Directors, approval of SVA goals for 2015 and commissioning of SVA working groups. The SVA was … Read more
In a recent article published by The Verge, Pebble’s CEO Eric Migicovsky stated that the company has sold over one million smartwatches. According to the statement, this is double what it sold between July 2013 and March 2014. While the article sees this as an increase in sales rate, it seems more like a steady … Read more
RadioShack, the US-based electronic retail chain, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company sells everything electric from batteries and electronic toys to mobile phones and TVs, as well as electronic components for hobbyists who will now have to resort to using internet suppliers for such components. On a greater scale, RadioShack was an institution … Read more
The W3D, developed by Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co. Ltd.(Suzhou, China), was demonstrated at the recent CES in Las Vegas. At first glance, the device looks a lot like the Sony PlayStation Vita. The resemblance derives from the fact that the W3D also has a gamepad-style design, an approach intended to bring the feel of … Read more
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