7-1 Week: Let’s cut the crap, this week headlines have MediaTek entering Samsung supply chain, Samsung Huawei rumored lower their targets, Huawei denies, Qualcomm sues Meizu, OPPO to sign deal with Qualcomm, etc.

7-1 Week: Let’s cut the crap, this week headlines have MediaTek entering Samsung supply chain, Samsung Huawei rumored lower their targets, Huawei denies, Qualcomm sues Meizu, OPPO to sign deal with Qualcomm, etc.

2016-07-01

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Let’s cut the crap! This last week:

Headlines:

Reportedly MediaTek MT6737 and MT6750 to be used by Samsung J and A series;
Qualcomm is suing Meizu;
OPPO is reportedly entering patent licensing deal with Qualcomm;
Samsung and Huawei both reportedly have lowered their shipment targets for 3Q16 by 10-20%;
Huawei indicates it has not lowered shipment targets, 140 million in 2016 no problem;
Huawei indicates that as long as Google Android keeps the platform open, it will not stop using it;
Shenzhen Huaxuchang Telcom Technology (HTT) announced dissolve on 22 June 2016;
Xiaomi might be looking at 2025 to go public;
Acer and Sweeden-based game creator Starbreeze AB have announced a joint-venture;
Netease is setting up VR Dream Lab in collaboration with Tsinghua University and AMD;
HTC has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, HTC Vive Tech Corporation;

New Techs: Microsoft’s new Handpose technology; LG Innotek’s textile flexible pressure sensors; 0.1mm wide triple-lens camera; Cyborg Nest’s implantable sensor North Sense; Disney Research and ETH Zurich have developed EnLighting;

New Numbers:

Canalys has predicted that by 2020, there will be more than 1.4 billion smartphones in use in China;
TrendForce forecasts shipments of VR (excluding mobile-based products) in 2016 would be 9 million;
Futuresource Consulting estimates 1Q16 global wearables revenue reached nearly USD6 billion;
Isaiah Research forecats Sony Playstation VR shipment in 4Q16 to be 1.2 million;
According IHS, a total of 90.8 million OLED panels were sold in 1Q16;