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Wednesday 18 April 2007
Asustek saw March sales boost by PS3
Asustek Computer saw its consolidated sales hit a record high in March, with an on-year growth rate of over 100%, thanks to strong orders for 3C products, with especially strong growth...
Wednesday 18 April 2007
Intel SoC media processor powers new generation of consumer electronics devices
Intel has unveiled an integrated media processor which its plans will power devices for the consumer electronics (CE) market segment such as digital set-top-boxes (STBs) and networked...
Saturday 14 April 2007
Taiwan market: Soft-World subsidiary to launch 2.5D online game, Flame Dragon
Game Flier International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan games developer/operator Soft-World International, on April 13 announced it will operate Flame Dragon Online, a 2.5D...
Thursday 12 April 2007
Taiwan online game developer saw huge profits growth in 2006, will dole out dividend per share of NT$3.0
Soft-World International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, achieved net profits of NT$350.9 million (US$10.58 billion) for 2006, a hike of 372.4% from 2005, and will...
Wednesday 11 April 2007
Foxconn ready for volume production of PS3 gaming consoles
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is ready for volume production of PS3 gaming consoles as the company has received certification from Sony for its production, the Chinese-language...
Wednesday 11 April 2007
Sony to spend US$12 billion in outsourcing from Taiwan in FY2007, says paper
Industry sources recently indicated the amount of orders that Sony will place with Taiwan-based makers in fiscal year 2007 (the year ended March 2008) will reach US$12 billion, acccording...
Tuesday 10 April 2007
China market: Digitization rate of cable TVs on rise, aimed at over 80% in 2012
While the number of cable TV subscribers in China is on the rise, the corresponding proportion of subscribers for digital cable TV, termed digitization rate of cable TV, is growing...
Thursday 5 April 2007
Wii tops game console sales in US
Recent market research indicated that sales of Nintendo's Wii game console outperformed those of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation3 (PS3) in January 2007 in the US.
Wednesday 4 April 2007
Taiwan market: Chinese-language Burning Crusade launched
Soft-World International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on April 2 announced the immediate launch of the traditional-Chinese version of Burning Crusade, the first...
Wednesday 4 April 2007
TI: Mobile devices with imbedded projectors to hit market in 2H08
Recently demonstrating a DLP (digital light processing) pico-projector prototype, Texas Instruments (TI) said it has been in talk with handset, PDA, digital still camera (DSC) and...
Wednesday 4 April 2007
China market: 4Q06 online gaming services topped 2 billion yuan
The total value of online gaming services offered in the Chine market during the fourth quarter of 2006 was estimated to be 2.035 billion yuan (US$259 million), rising by 9% on quarter,...
Tuesday 3 April 2007
Citigroup acquires 70 million shares of Wistron released by Acer Group
Citigroup bought all 70 million shares in Taiwan-based notebook maker Wistron released recently by the Acer Group in a GDR (global depositary receipt) issuance, pushing the combined...
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Shakeups expected in Wii and Xbox 360 supply chains
The game console component supply chain may see some shaking up in the near future, with more partners expected to produce the Nintendo Wii, and Microsoft expected to adjust its supply...
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Complicated PS3 platform discouraging second-tier game developers
Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) platform is, in comparison with that of Microsoft's Xbox 360, technologically too complicated to facilitate development of supporting games by second-tier...
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 Elite
Microsoft has announced the upcoming availability of Xbox 360 Elite, a new model of its Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system that will include a 120GB hard drive and a high-definition...