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Friday 22 February 2013
Google announces a high resolution touchscreen Chromebook
Google has announced its latest notebook product, the Chromebook Pixel, featuring a display with a density of 239ppi and touchscreen functions, and an anodized aluminum alloy chass...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Commentary: Google partnerships lifting Taiwan IC design industry
While the overall prospects of the global technology industry for 2013 still look uncertain, promising first-quarter outlooks for a number of Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses...
Monday 18 February 2013
Android, iOS combine for 91.1% of worldwide smartphone OS market in 4Q12, says IDC
Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 91.1% of all smartphone shipments during the fourth quarter of 2012,...
Monday 28 January 2013
Google to cooperate with Asustek for second-generation Nexus 7
Google is set to announce its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in May with the cooperation of Asustek Computer. The combined shipments of the company's first- and second-generation...
Thursday 17 January 2013
Google happy to see Acer, Asustek launch inexpensive tablets to hike Android penetration, say Taiwan makers
As Acer and Asustek Computer will soon launch 7-inch tablets for sale at about US$149, Google, although having cooperated with Asustek to develop the Nexus 7, is not worried about...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global tablet shipments to top 170-180 million units in 2013
Global sales of tablets are expected to top 170-180 million in 2013 with 7-inch models likely to enjoy higher growth momentum, according to industry sources, citing data released...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
More brands launching devices supporting latest Google TV but Samsung yet to follow
While more hardware brands including Asustek Computer, Hisense, TCL and Netgear have rolled out LCD TVs or STBs supporting the latest Google TV platform, Samsung Electronics has not...
Thursday 3 January 2013
Google data center in Taiwan may begin operations in 2H13
Google's three data centers in Asia are said to begin operations in 2013 starting with the data center in Singapore. However, Google Taiwan noted that there has been no notice about...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
ODMs reportedly to receive storage product orders from Facebook
Facebook reportedly plans to outsource new storage product orders to Taiwan-based ODMs with both Quanta Computer and Wistron having a chance to land the orders, according to sources...
Monday 24 December 2012
Acer, Asustek to start up low price tablet competition
After Acer reportedly plans to release a 7-inch tablet model with a price of US$99 in the first quarter of 2013, Asustek Computer is also set launch a 7-inch tablet with a price of...
Monday 17 December 2012
Motorola likely to bid farewell to Taiwan handset ODMs after Google sells plants to Flextronics
The partnerships between Motorola Mobility and Taiwan-based handset ODMs such as Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) will begin to fade away, as Google, the parent company of Motorola,...
Thursday 13 December 2012
Handset and platform makers compete to dominate map data
Handset and platform makers such as Nokia and Google have been expanding in-house map data platforms. Apple is reportedly considering buying Tom Tom, a Dutch navigation product provider,...
Tuesday 4 December 2012
Google Taiwan head recommends Taiwan ODMs cooperate with telecom carriers in Southeast Asia for marketing Chromebooks
As sales prices for Chromebooks have fallen to a low level and Chrome browser is increasingly popular in the Southeast Asia market, Taiwan-based ODMs are recommended to directly cooperate...
Monday 26 November 2012
Google to launch own-brand touch-control notebook, says paper
Google will launch a 12.85-inch Chrome OS touch-controlled notebook for own-brand sale, with Taiwan-based Compal Electronics responsible for OEM production and Wintek supplying touch...
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Samsung chip powers new Google Chromebook
Samsung Electronics has announced that its Exynos 5 Dual application processor powers the new Google Chromebook. Exynos 5 Dual is the industry's first ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and ARM Mali-T604...