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...But its website has deleted one photo from the event: founder Mike Hong posing in front of the chip’s specs....
...Additional reporting by Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai and Hudson Lockett in Hong Kong...
...The editorial team can be reached at techasia@nex.nikkei.co.jp...
...Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd Sector: BATTERIES / HQ: NINGDE, CHINA China’s dominant maker of batteries for electric vehicles has boomed thanks to growing sales to global customers such as Tesla...
...Globally, HNA still owns Ingram Micro, a US-based IT hardware distributor, and other logistics groups....
...But this may be a consequence of Xiaomi selling its hardware products cheaply. The Beijing-based company has pledged a net profit margin of at most 5 per cent for hardware....
...In addition to sales staff, Google employs engineers working on global products and is moving deeper into hardware, which is axiomatic with Shenzhen....
...In addition to sales staff, Google employs engineers in China working on global products — part of its efforts to tap top talent across the globe — and is moving deeper into hardware, for which Shenzhen...
...Many big budget US movies now feature Chinese stars, often in supporting roles: Jiang Wen and Hong Kong’s Donnie Yen both starred in Rogue One, the recent Star Wars prequel, while Chinese actress Jing Tian...
...Apple alone relies on more than 200 suppliers for its products, the vast majority based in Asia....
...Some call it the “Silicon Valley of hardware” because the easy availability of components makes it a great place to develop IoT products....
...Much will depend on Apple’s next product launch....
...While its parent Hon Hai Precision is famous for assembling Apple products, the Hong Kong-listed FIH’s customers are Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson, which are all struggling to compete with Apple and...
...Those Lenovo products only made up 5 per cent of sales last year and have yet to reach overseas markets....
...Lenovo shares jumped 8.5 per cent in Hong Kong, and Compal was up 5.9 per cent in Taiwan. But analysts expressed some doubts about the move....
...In future, Samsung may not be so lucky and will need its own software arsenal for the next generation of products....
...Like most contract manufacturers, it already carries out hardware research and design on behalf of its multinational clients....
...However, they doubt the GalaxyS can become the iPhone killer, despite its strong hardware....
...For example, a market leader can quickly find its intellectual property has been stolen, its products copied and its price position undercut....
...QDII licensees are authorised to invest in most major markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, the US, UK and Japan....
...“Growth and performance are strongly linked to the video games industry product cycles,” said new analyst Natalia Marisova....
...So far, it has been seen in travel cards such as Hong Kong’s Octopus and London’s Oyster cards and credit cards for low-value payments in the US and Japan....
...By 2015, two-thirds of China’s population will be over 50, while 60 per cent of India’s will be under 30, according to projections by Hong Kong-based Global Demographics Ltd....
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