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Lenovo to Sell Mobile with ASP of $300 which is 50% of SmartPhone Market

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Lenovo Upgrading its ASPShao Tao, VP of Lenovo Business Group in China spoke on their smartphone strategy. Lifting its product portfolio average into the $300 price band is a key step in lifting MIDH profits. This price band is ~50% of the country’s smartphone value per SINO research.

The price band is dominated by Samsung (>50%) and Apple (28%) with a 75-80% share. Lenovo believes its brand combined with quickening product development and manufacturing times from its Wuhan facility can refresh a richer and fuller product portfolio covering a wider birth of open distribution channels faster

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Samsung Electronics 2020 Target of $400Bn sales – 4G LTE SmartPhone, TV, Display Growth Areas

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Samsung 2020 Target of 400BillionWe attended the Samsung Electronics top management conference call in which they highlighted long-term vision and growth strategies to achieve a 2020E $400bn revenue (from $211bn in 13E) target at the analyst day event. In addition to continuous outgrowth with differentiated profitability in existing core-businesses like smartphone, TV, semiconductor and display panels, management seeks growth opportunities in new business areas like appliances, multimedia services, smart home / enterprise solutions and medical devices through seamless investment in R&D, HR and even open innovation/ acquisitions.

Samsung sees better growth opportunities in

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Why iPad AIR is the Best Tablet to Gift this Holiday Season ?

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ipad-air-the best tablet in marketplaceApple the most innovative Hardware Tech company till date surprised everyone of us with the release of the Lighter than expected Slick iPad Air Tablet. At just $499, this is the best Gift one can go for this holiday season considering the Hardware Quality it is bundled into.

Although the feature sets of iPad Air were largely expected, but the amount of weight reduction is much more than market expectations. We believe the market was expecting around 500~550g versus the actual new weight of 453g. This makes the full-size iPad only 120g heavier than the iPad mini at 331g. In latest iPad Air Apple has adapted proprietary GF2 (cover glass with double side ITO film) structure to replace G/G (cover glass with sensor glass) touch, with this change we estimate touch module will save 50g~60g. We believe

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The Rise of Mobile Advertising in Asia – Size and Growth

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Size of the Asian Mobile Advertising MarketMobile advertising is still in early stages but is growing at a rapid pace despite the challenges and differences with advertising on small vs. large screens.

According to a recent study by Interactive Advertising Bureau and PWC, global mobile ad revenues rose 145% to USD3bn for 1H13, accounting for ~15% of the total online ad spend. Gartner estimates the Asia Pacific mobile ad market to be ~USD5bn or ~40% of the global market size. Also, global mobile ad revenue is estimated to grow to USD25bn by 2016 from USD11bn

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Dell Serious to get back into NoteBooks / Tablet War

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Once upon a Time Giant in the PC and Laptop Industry, Dell Inc is serious to get back into the Notebook and Tablets Game. Dell introduced a slew of attractive new notebook and tablet models aimed at making a comeback in the PC industry. The product lineup at the post-privatization event looks ambitious and aggressive.
Dell Tablets Dell launched a new tablet brand called Venue, which covers 8”~11” screen sizes running both Android OS and Windows 8. The Android tablets are thin and light and start from a breakthrough price point of US$149 (Intel+Android) and the Win8 tablets start at a

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Why Low Priced SmartPhones Key for 3G Data Uptake in India ?

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Low Priced SmartPhones in IndiaOne of the key drivers for the Indian data growth story will be the availability of low-cost smartphones. We understand that c18m smartphones were sold last year in India and c25-30m smartphones are expected to be sold this year.

There has been significant progress already made, we believe the critical milestone will be when major brands such as Samsung, Micromax, HTC and Nokia are able to launch fully functional smartphones in the USD50 range. At present average price range in the branded smartphone segment is between USD175-500. We do believe that over the next 2- 3 years, India will be a market for refurbished whitebox smartphones as well.

One of the interesting moving

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How Whitebox and Emerging Markets Will Lead SmartPhone Sales Growth ?

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WhiteBox SmartPhones in AsiaThe next leg of growth will be supported by emerging markets. This will drive a shift towards commoditisation and standardisation, facilitated by lower barriers to entry. With the whitebox market (no-brand) accounting for c21% of handset revenues in 2015 (up 2ppts from 2013), third place after Samsung’s 31% share and Apple’s 24%.

Analysts forecast for whitebox smartphones by 18%/40% for 2013/14 and also increased Average Selling Price [ASP] forecast by 19%/40%. We expect feature phones to account for only 4% of handset market revenues in 2015 with feature phones, driving

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How does the Apple Product Launch Roadmap Look Like ?

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Apple Product Launch RoadmapWhile Apple would like to pull the iPhone 6 launch forward, we believe that it is highly unlikely due to the switch to a new display technology (in-cell for the iPhone 5 and 5s to on-cell for the iPhone 6). The iPhone 6 will likely have a new design and 4.8” display.

Apple and the OLED
For the iPhone 5, Apple took a more revolutionary approach and used the first massmarket in-cell display. An in-cell display embeds the touch inside the LCD array in an elegant design that is even thinner and lighter than GF2. Unfortunately, after investing so much to develop in-cell, Apple discovered that it does not scale well beyond 4” displays. In comparison, Samsung is using on-cell OLED displays for its flagships phones. OLED has the advantage of not requiring a color

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Spice Mobile Launches Smart Flo Pace 3 Android Mobile Price

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S Mobility Limited S Mobility Limited [Spice], India’s leading mobile internet company, today launched Smart Flo Pace 3, the 5 inch slim capacitive touch screen smartphone, supported by Jellybean 4.2 and a 1.3 GHz Dual Core Processor.

Smart Flo Pace 3 (Mi-502n) features connectivity facility through EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro USB and Proximity Sensors. Apps such as Hoopz, Nimbuzz and WhatsApp come pre-loaded on Spice Smart Flo Pace 3 and it also features a 3.5 mm universal jack for the best music

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How Content and Advertising eco-system is evolving for MultiScreen Connected Web ?

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Content-Advertising for Mobile WebThese days it is common to see when performing online activities, consumers prefer to move between devices[Browsing Web on your iPad and accessing Facebook / WhatsApp on Mobile]. In addition, increasingly, consumers apply two or more devices simultaneously, such as finding critics’ reviews or cast information on mobile phones while watching a movie. Given consumers’ multi-screen activities, cross-platform marketing strategies demonstrate favorite outcomes, especially those campaigns that are packaged with mobile ads.

Multi-Screen Mobile Advertising Strategies
Thus, we think that mobile ads could be more effective

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