Archive for the ‘Mobile Phone News’ Category
Handset keypad makers Ichia and Silitech both report record sales in October
Friday, November 7, 2008 9:41 No Comments
Taiwan handset component makers had mixed revenues in October, with two keypad makers – Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology – both reporting record sales while Merry Electronics suffered a slight setback in sales.
Ichia (keypads and flexible PCBs) saw consolidated revenues continue to hit new highs for the third consecutive month, rising to NT$1.02 billion [...]
Himax targets china white-box handst market with mobile LCOS projectors
Friday, November 7, 2008 9:40 No Comments
The news that Taiwan LCD driver maker Himax has linked up with Wingtech, a China-based white-box handset maker and the country’s largest handset solution provider, to develop mobile devices that feature an LCOS mobile projector marks another step forward for 3M’s LCOS technology in the fledgling handheld projector market.
Recently Taiwan’s Optoma launched a model [...]
Taiwan-based OpenMoko launches Android-based handset
Friday, November 7, 2008 9:36 No CommentsIn addition to High Tech Computer (HTC) and Asustek Computer, Taiwan-based OpenMoko has also launched an Android-based handset recently, according to the company.
OpenMoko pointed out that the company has always been using open source code to develop its handsets and adopting the Android platform does not mean the company’s strategy has changed. The company added [...]
Samsung takes top spot in US mobile handset market for first time
Friday, November 7, 2008 9:31 No CommentsAccording to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, mobile handset shipments in the United States defied the economic gloom and grew 6% annually, to reach 47 million units during the third quarter of 2008.
Samsung outperformed its competitors, making it the market leader in the US for the first time.
Neil Mawston, director at Strategy Analytics, said, [...]