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Tuesday 9 June 2009
Mitac to offer new Litepad-series PND product line in 2H09
Taiwan-based GPS device maker Mitac International will offer its brand new Litepad-series PND product lineup in the second half of 2009, according to company president Billy Ho.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Mio unveils three new PND products
Mio Technology, the brand division of Mitac International, has unveiled three PND products, the Moov S505, S555 and V765.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Garmin and TomTom face challenging competition in Asia
While Garmin and TomTom together occupied 67% of the global shipments of portable navigation devices (PNDs) in the fourth quarter of 2008, their combined share in the Asia market...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Mitac PND market share lags behind competitors in 4Q08
Taiwan-based Mitac International's Mio- and Navman-branded PND devices held 6% of the global GPS PND market in the fourth quarter of 2008, much lower than the 37% of Garmin and 30%...
Thursday 5 March 2009
Mio to launch K70 GPS-enabled smartphone in May
Mio Technology, the brand product unit of Mitac International, has unveiled online its first 3.5G GPS-enabled smartphone, the K70, with plans to launch the mobile device initially...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Mitac completes purchase of Magellan consumer product division
Mitac International has announced the completion of its purchase of the Consumer Product Division of Magellan Navigation. Magellan will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitac....
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Mitac aims to ship 8-9 million GPS devices and grab a global market share of 20% in 2009
Mitac International has set the challenging goal for itself of shipping 8-9 million GPS devices in and attain a global market of 20% for 2009, according to the company. Mitac shipped...
Tuesday 16 December 2008
Mio to upgrade software and services for PNDs
Mio Technology, the world's third largest vendor of PNDs (portable navigation devices) under its brand Mio, will enhance its software to offer value-added location-based service (LBS)...
Monday 1 December 2008
Mio to launch its first GPS-enabled 3.5G touch screen handset in 1Q09
Mio Technology, the brand product subsidiary of Mitac International, plans to launch its first Windows Mobile-based 3.5G GPS handset in the first quarter of 2009, according to company...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Mitac International sues SingTel for alleged Mio trademark infringement
Taiwan-based Mitac International has filed a charge against Singapore Telecom (SingTel) over alleged infringement of its trademark Mio in Singapore, and the High Court of the Singapore...
Thursday 2 October 2008
Mitac International aims to ship over 10 million GPS PNDs in 2009
Mitac International expects to ship more than 10 million GPS PNDs in 2009, according Mio Technology president Samuel Wang at a press conference on October.
Thursday 28 August 2008
Mitac to give up SiRF GPS solutions due to patent dispute
Mitac International will stop using GPS chipset solutions provided by US-based SiRF Technology which are involved in SiRF's infringement of six GPS patents belonging to Global Locate,...
Monday 21 July 2008
Mitac sees pre-tax profits down 48% on year in 1H08
Taiwan PND vendor Mitac International saw its pre-tax profits slide 48.1% on year to NT$1.44 billion (US$47.5 million) in the first half of this year due to slower-than-expected GPS...
Friday 11 July 2008
Weak PND market worries GPS chip suppliers
With global demand of Portable Navigation Device (PND) products declining rapidly in the first quarter and inventory building up, the average selling price (ASP) for PNDs trended...
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Mitac to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in 4Q
Taiwan PND vendor Mitac International plans to launch its first GPS-enabled 3G handset in the fourth quarter of this year, according to company sources, who also added that the forthcoming...