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Thursday 24 March 2011
Taiwan eyes telematics business derived from EU navigation satellite Galileo
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 23 announced the commencement of the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2011 Taiwan, a European Union (EU)-sponsored...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Taiwan market: Asustek launches GPS smartphone A50 through cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom
Asustek Computer on December 28 announced the launch of A50, a smartphone equipped with GPS navigation functionality, for contract-bundled sale in the Taiwan market through cooperation...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Mitac International files lawsuit against PND software designer Maction
Taiwan-based GPS portable navigation device (PND) maker Mitac International has filed lawsuit against Taiwan-based PND software designer Maction, accusing Maction to have violated...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Zenitron points to touch panel IC and USB 3.0 as main growth drivers in 2011
IC distributor Zenitron expects touch panel IC and USB 3.0 products to be the main revenue growth drivers in 2011.
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Taiwan market: Mio introduces GPS driving recorder
Mio Technology, a division under the Mitac Group, introduced its first driving recorders with global positioning system (GPS) and shock sensor functionalities built in and priced...
Friday 5 November 2010
Taiwan market: Garmin occupies over 50% of GPS PND sales
US-based Garmin has dominated Taiwan's portable navigation device (PND) market with a share of more than 50%, followed by local vendors Mio and PaPaGo with over 20% and more than...
Monday 13 September 2010
Smartphones impact automotive infotainment, says iSuppli
Already having impacted the automotive telephony, digital music and navigation segments, the smartphone is poised to have a greater influence on car infotainment systems in the future,...
Friday 20 August 2010
Shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increase 92% in 2009, says Berg Insight
Global shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increased 92% in 2009 to 150 million units, according to research firm Berg Insight. Growing at a CAGR of 38.7%, shipments are forecast...
Monday 19 July 2010
Four out of five cell phones to integrate GPS by end of 2011, says iSuppli
With cell phones increasingly becoming the nexus of the burgeoning markets for navigation and Location Based Services (LBS), the use of GPS technology in such platforms is set to...
Friday 11 June 2010
Atheros aims to make strong presence in Ethernet and business-grade WLAN networking markets
Jason Zheng, vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific at Atheros Communications, has outlined the company's roadmap pertaining to WLAN networking, Ethernet, GPS, and PLC...
Friday 4 June 2010
Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at chip specialist Broadcom recently sat down with Digitimes to share...
Tuesday 4 May 2010
One-third of all cars to integrate eco-friendly navigation systems by 2020, says iSuppli
Rising concerns over the environmental impact of passenger cars and trucks will spur massive growth in the use of eco-assist systems in the coming years, with slightly more than one-third...
Friday 23 April 2010
Yageo claims smallest GPS antenna for handheld devices
Yageo, Taiwan's largest maker of passive components, recently announced the release of what it claims is the industry's smallest ceramic chip antenna (PIFA mode) for use in high-end...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
HTC acquires stake in China-based LBS provider, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) on April 20 announced that it will acquire a 10% stake in Shanghai-based location based service (LBS) provider Shanghai Gsuo Information Technology via a...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
China-based GPS vendor UniStrong outsources PND production to Foxconn and Foxlink, say sources
Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology, the largest vendor of GPS products in China, has begun outsourcing the production of its own-brand PND products to the Foxconn (Hon Hai)...