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Tuesday 2 September 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors turning to retail and online channels for better profits
Because telecom carriers in China have sharply reduced subsidies to smartphone purchasing, China-based smartphone vendors, which used to cooperate tightly with telecom carriers and...
Friday 29 August 2014
China market: Acer cooperates with retail chain Gome
Acer has partnered with Gome Electrical Appliances, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, for the latter to sell Acer desktops, notebooks, AIO (all-in-one) PCs, tablets...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: New iPhone expected to drive demand for 4G subscriptions
Many 3G mobile subscribers in Taiwan are waiting for the launch of the new iPhone with which they will shift to 4G subscriptions, and therefore the new iPhone is expected to boost...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Foxlink to sell Chinese writing system in Greater China region
Foxlink has signed contracts with Taiwan's Tamkang University and acquired the distribution rights for the university's Chinese writing practice system and will start selling the...
Tuesday 8 July 2014
Global LED lamp average retail price falls 11.8% in June 2014 from year earlier, says IHS
The global average retail price of LED lamps in June 2014 was US$21.80, down 6.1% from the prior month, and down 11.8% compared to the same time in June 2013, according to IHS.
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Taiwan retail chain offers old iPad trade-in program
Taiwan's retail chain Tsann Kuen is cooperating with Apple to let customers trade in their old iPads for iPad Airs at discounted prices.
Tuesday 10 June 2014
Foxconn said to be parting ways with Cybermart
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) subsidiary Pan International recently announced it will sell its 48.01% shareholdings in SMS Marketing Service, and market watchers...
Tuesday 3 June 2014
Advanced IT infrastructure enhances efficiency for retail operations
Digital signage, POS and kiosk constitute the major IT infrastructure for the retail industry. The rapid introduction of touch and networking technologies has reinforced the functions...
Monday 19 May 2014
Haswell Refresh already available in retail channels ahead of Intel announcement at Computex 2014
Intel's Haswell Refresh processors and 9-series chipset-based motherboards are already available in retail channels worldwide despite Intel still having not yet made an official announcement,...
Tuesday 22 April 2014
Clevo transforming Buynow retail chain
Clevo has been transforming the operations of Buynow, its retail chain in China, from IT retail to mixed retail with the addition of telecom devices and fashion goods, as well as...
Friday 21 March 2014
Acer CEO visiting retail channel to clarify executive change rumors
Acer CEO Jason Chen has been visiting the company's channel retail partners to clarify rumors that one of its channel sales executives has resigned his post. Chen has said no executive...
Monday 3 March 2014
Taiwan market: E-Life Mall to expand retail chain
E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will expand around Taiwan in 2014, with the number of general stores to increase from 330 currently to 350 and...
Friday 17 January 2014
China market: Acer launches CNY599 7-inch tablet
Acer has launched the Acer Tab 7, a 7-inch Android 4.2 tablet equipped with 1.5GHz dual-core processor, in the China market for CNY599 (US$99), so far the lowest retail price for...
Monday 13 January 2014
Intel prepares Haswell Refresh processors for 2Q14
Intel's next-generation Haswell Refresh processors are expected to become available in the retail channel in May, and the CPU giant will also start shipping its Z97 and H97 chipsets...
Thursday 9 January 2014
Foxlink 2013 retail revenues far short of expectation
Electronic connector maker Foxlink (Cheng Uei Precision Industry), which has investments in retail chains in Taiwan, China, Hog Kong and South Korea, originally expected 30-40% growth...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research