STATE OF ZEN:Asustek Computer has delayed upgrades to Android Lollipop for its first-generation ZenFone devices after hiccups hit its latest handsets in China
Taipei Times
Date: May 25, 2015
By: Lauly Li / Staff reporter
Chinese customers reportedly sought refunds over glitches in Asustek Computer Inc’s (華碩) new smartphone, dealing a setback to the Taiwanese PC maker amid its expansion into China’s smartphone market.
Asustek executives have said that the firm considers China its primary smartphone market, to which it expects to ship 25 million devices this year.
Asustek’s latest ZenFone devices — powered by Intel Corp’s new Atom processor — are not compatible with the latest version of the Android operating system, version 5, known as Lollipop, leading nearly 200,000 Chinese consumers to demand refunds, the Chinese-language DigiTimes on Saturday reported. [FULL STORY]