
Samsung Introduces New Smartwatch with 1.2-Inch Circular Screen: Gear S2
Samsung Electronics today announced the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, the company’s latest offering in the wearables category. It uses 1.2-inch circular screen with 360 x 360 resolution (302 ppi), and with the latest Tizen OS and an optimized 1-GHz dual core processor...

Japan Optical Sensors Market is Estimated at $1.37 Billion By 2018
According to a report from Research and Markets, the Japan Optical Sensors market is estimated at $1.37 billion by 2018 with a projected CAGR of 7.46% over the period 2014-2020. With quick paced innovative progression in the optics sensors business, market players have presented exceedingly power efficient optic sensors...

Sony Global Education Partners with Edmodo
Sony Global Education, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, announced today that it will partner with Edmodo, Inc., a leading global education network, to enhance math literacy among students in primary and secondary schools across the world...

Is SPIL, Foxconn, or ASE the Winning Company?
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Silicon Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) last Friday announced to everyone’s surprise an alliance with Foxconn in order to stave off an acquisition by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE). However, ASE immediately replied that they would raise the purchasing price and continue implementing the acquisition...

HTC to lay off More than 600 workers by the end of Oct.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — News of 600 redundancies had sent tremors through the IT industry. HTC Co., the Taiwanese smartphone maker, plans to lay off more than 600 employees. However, the company will cut 15 percent of its workforce as part of a broader push to refocus on “premium smartphones, virtual reality, and connected lifestyle products,” by the end of this year, the company announced earlier this month...

80% Brands in China are Delivering Merely Mediocre Customer Experience
Improving customer experience is a top priority for businesses in China. However, according to the Forrester Research, none of the companies surveyed rated excellent, and 80 percent are delivering merely mediocre customer experience...