smartphones

Sony moves smartphone production from China to Thailand to halve costs

Mar 31, 2019

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Japanese electronics giant Sony is closing its Beijing smartphone plant and will shift production to Thailand in...

Vietnam’s Vingroup to launch its own smartphone brand

Dec 5, 2018

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Vingroup, Vietnam’ biggest listed firm by market value and a conglomerate with businesses that range from real estate to retail to tourism to automotive,...

Samsung to expand production facilities in Vietnam yet again

Apr 22, 2018

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South Korea’s electronics major Samsung Electronics Co. is determined to further expand production in Vietnam, co-CEO Koh Dong-jin told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan...

Samsung decides against investing in Myanmar amid “government inaction”

Mar 1, 2018

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South Korea’s corporate giant Samsung Electronics scrapped its plans to build a production base for smartphones or home appliances in Myanmar due to what...

Thais spend a record of 9.38 hours on the Internet – daily

Feb 1, 2018

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Thai people are spending an average of nine hours and 38 minutes daily on the Internet, with around one third of this time used...

Alibaba spends another $1b on Lazada to pump up Asian e-commerce business

Jul 9, 2017

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest an additional $1 billion into online shopping portal Lazada which operates in six countries in Southeast Asian, namely...

First homemade smartphone brand launched in Laos

Jan 7, 2017

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Laos' first domestic smartphone brand will be introduced to shops and agencies in Vientiane and the country's provinces this month after a local IT...

Thailand on track for $37b Internet market

Dec 30, 2016

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Thailand, which has one of the highest mobile Internet usage rates in Southeast Asia, is set to to reach $37 billion in revenues within...

BlackBerry still a big hit in Indonesia

Oct 1, 2016

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The heydays of BlackBerry, the iconic smartphone with one of the first integrated push-email services that was a massive global success in the pre-iPhone...

Myanmar named fourth-fastest growing mobile phone market

Nov 26, 2015

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Myanmar, a country served by Qatar’s telecom giant Ooredoo, is the fourth-fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, contributing around 6 per cent...

Worst-ever smartphone ad spotted in Manila

Jul 16, 2015

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Dear Mr. Wayne Chi, CEO of KingCom Philippines, We believe that you are selling great smartphones and your company is certainly good in marketing them,...

Finally: Apple to officially sell iPhones in Cambodia

Jul 19, 2014

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Apple Inc. on July 18 officially launched the iPhone in Cambodia through its authorised reseller, iOne, giving customers - long used to gray market...

Microsoft moves Nokia manufacturing from China to Vietnam

Jul 18, 2014

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Amid a large restructuring of its Nokia unit, Microsoft is also joining many technology companies moving manufacturing from China to Vietnam. Microsoft is also...

Pakistan start-up hopes for a global hit with xGear

Apr 30, 2014

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Pakistan-based startup xGear is preparing to go global with a gadget that gives drivers detailed data about their journey and their vehicle, Tech in...

Egypt start-up to take on traffic congestion problems

Apr 29, 2014

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Egypt-based IT startup has developed a mobile car-sharing application to solve Cairo's complicated traffic problem, Wamda reported. Hayk Hakobyan, one of three cofounders of KarTag, a...

Vietnam became Apple’s hottest market

Apr 25, 2014

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Vietnam has suddenly become Apple's hottest market after sales there tripled in the company's fiscal first half (September 2013 to March 2014), a growth...

IBM, AT&T to develop Internet of Things solutions for smart cities

Mar 30, 2014

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According to a new research by Gartner, The Internet of Things (IoT), which excludes PCs, tablets and smartphones, will generate incremental revenue exceeding $300...