March 2016 – IF / News

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3-31: Samsung Galaxy C series leaked; MediaTek Helio X30 leaked; Samsung developing new VR sensors; Xiaomi Rice Cooker; Xiaomi ecosystem now has 55 corps; etc.

Samsung Galaxy C series leaked, especially for China; MediaTek Helio X30 leaked; Samsung developing new VR sensors; Xiaomi Rice Cooker is announced; Xiaomi ecosystem now has 55 corps; Apple’s patent “stackable magnetically-retained connector interface”; Apple iPhone SE online sales amounted… Read more ›

3-29: Apple iPhone SE to exceed 3.4mln pre-orders in China; Samsung Pay launched in China; Samsung GS7 alleged to also use MediaTek Helio X20/X25; China facial-recognition for medicare payment, and for police car; etc.

Apple iPhone SE to exceed 3.4mln pre-orders in China; , Samsung Electronics is working on new businesses such as automotive electronic component manufacturing, VRand AI; LG is asked to pay USD3.5 million to Core Wireless for patent infringement; Samsung GS7… Read more ›

3-27: Samsung aims to reform its internal culture; AMOLED production costs is USD14.3; Apple in 2017 will release a new iPhone with glass casing and an AMOLED display; etc.

Samsung aims to reform its internal culture, execute as quickly as a startup company; Samsung to build a USD300 million research and development centre in the capital Hanoi; AMOLED production cost is USD14.3, lower than LCD which is USD14.6; Apple in 2017… Read more ›

3-25 Week: Headlines – Lenovo reorganizing, US temporarily lift trade sanction on ZTE, Meizu 2016 product roadmap is allegedly leaked, etc.

A week has passed. Some information that stole some headlines: Lenovo announced a broad reorganization; 2016 Xiaomi transforms itself; U.S. plans to temporarily lift trade sanctions against ZTE; 360 Mobile has 3 series F, N and Q; 2016 alleged Meizu… Read more ›

3-24: Leaked Meizu 2016 product roadmap; China big 3 operators combined revenue in 2015 is CNY1276.6bln; Adult website partnering with VR vendor providing VR content; etc.

Alleged 2016 product roadmap of Meizu is leaked, revealing 7 new handsets, 70% of which powered by MediaTek Helio; Apple working with 3rd party to provide VR headgear that works with iPhone in the following 2 years; Adult porn site partnering with… Read more ›

3-23: Samsung and Huawei is ruled by UK infringed a 2G patent; Hon Hai is considering cutting the price to acquire Sharp; Samsung is rumored to launch foldable phone in 2H16; SGD and LGD to speed up development of OLED for VR displays; etc.

Samsung and Huawei is ruled by UK infringed a 2G patent; Apple iPhone SE is expected to ship 14 million units this year; Apple iPhone SE and 9.7″ iPad Pro to use 2GB RAM; Apple not yet considering acquiring Imagination… Read more ›

Discuss: VR Quick Study

Virtual Reality (VR) headgear is going to be an important product in 2016. Following the launch of Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, the announcement of price and availability time for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Sony Playstation VR, also emerging of… Read more ›

3-22: Apple new 4″ iPhone and 9.7″ iPad Pro; MediaTek Helio product gross margin 35-40%; Samsung is Apple first OLED supplier; etc.

Apple new 4″ iPhone and 9.7″ iPad Pro; 360 Mobile three series — F, N, Q; LG LTE enabled smartwatch back on AT&T for sales; MediaTek Helio products gross margin 35-40%; Samsung is Apple first OLED supplier; Samsung introducing Dual… Read more ›

3-21: US plans to temporarily lift trade sanctions against ZTE; this year a lot of smaller phone vendors disappearing rapidly; Xiaomi to transform itself in 2016; etc.

The U.S. government plans to temporarily lift trade sanctions against ZTE; Smaller phone vendors are disappearing rapidly this year; Xiaomi to transform itself in 2016, and it will focus on the offline channels; Nomura believes that flexible OLED smartphone to achieve 500… Read more ›

3-19: Lenovo internal broad re-organization; Pegatron plans to establish factory in India; Intel and AMD reportedly in talk for GPU patent licensing; GTAT emerges from bankruptcy; etc.

Lenovo is going through internal reorganization, Motorola CEO leaves the company; Pegatron reportedly plans to establish factory in India; Sapphire supplier GTAT emerges from bankruptcy; 2015 the market size of third party Internet payment in China reached CNY11.86745 trillion; South Korea announced that… Read more ›

3-18：Samsung half this year DRAM, NAND investment; Kyocera invest to increase capacity of FCCSP IC substrate production; Intel “zero-profit” to get Apple iPhone modem business; etc.

Samsung to reduce investment to half on DRAM and NAND; Kyocera to invest in expanding IC substrate production; Intel “zero-profit” to get Apple iPhone modem business from Qualcomm; After merging with Avago, Broadcomm reportedly to exit Wi-Fi chipset market; Goodix… Read more ›

This Week: Samsung Electronics lays off and reduce R&D investment; Xiaomi and Qihoo 360 suing each other; JDI closing 2 panel fabs in Japan; ARM and TSMC team up for 7nm; etc.

A week past, information piles up: More important or interesting news – Samsung Electronics reportedly lays off and reduce R&D investment; Xiaomi and Qihoo 360 sue each other; ZUK is making Kim Soo-Hyun smartphone; Huawei hires Messi to be the… Read more ›

3-17: Xiaomi Qihoo 360 suing each other; Samsung Electronics laying off; JDI closing 2 Japan panel lines; Huawei hires Messi to be the sponsor; ZUK is making Kim Soo-Hyun smartphone, etc.

Xiaomi Qihoo 360 suing each other; Samsung Electronics laying off; MediaTek X20 is owned exclusively by Meizu for few months; global chipset vendors are entering drone market; JDI closing 2 Japan panel lines; Huawei hires Messi to be the sponsor;… Read more ›

3-16: ARM and TSMC collaborates on 7nm; TSMC and MediaTek collaborates on IoT, Toshiba discovers 7 more financial errors; Samsung Galaxy S7 costs USD225; etc.

ARM and TSMC are working on 7nm chips; TSMC and MediaTek prolong collaboration on ultra-low power technology to capture the rising IoT market; Toshiba discovers 7 new accounting errors; Morgan Stanley forecasts 1Q16 Apple iPhone sales to reach 56.6 million units;… Read more ›

3-15: Samsung might use Mini S7 to answer Apple iPhone SE; 2015 Sony ASP was USD422 – Top in Android; Samsung C-Lab showcases;

Samsung might use Mini S7 to answer Apple iPhone SE; 2015 Sony ASP was USD422 – Top in Android; Samsung C-Lab showcases – Social network Waffle, capable of converting humming into song app Hum On!, and stopping dizziness from VR… Read more ›

3-14: Sony Future Lab showcasing prototypes; SCD and LGD suffers 1Q16 lost due to declining prices of LCD; Xiaomi is betting on India’s e-commerce boom; Haier’s wireless smart toilet cover; etc.

Sony Future Lab showcasing prototypes — Concept N neck-wear wearable device and projector for “Interactive Tabletop” ; SCD and LGD suffers 1Q16 lost due to declining prices of LCD; Xiaomi is betting on India’s e-commerce boom; Datawind in 4Q15 gained 21%… Read more ›