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Sep 21

iPhone Duo takes the baton from 18 Pro to extend Apple's upgrade wave

Apple has changed its iPhone launch cadence this year, splitting its high-end releases into two waves. The iPhone 18 Pro series went on sale on September 18, with Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, set to follow on October 23.

Podcast highlights: Apple could take the lead in foldable share

Sep 21

CHT completes 4th Taiwan-Matsu subsea cable, boosting offshore resilience

Sep 21

iPhone 18 Pro sellouts across Taiwan as foldable Duo looms

Sep 18

Foldable smartphone panel shipments fall 13% in 1H26 as market shifts to in-fold designs

Sep 18

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MOBILE DEVICESVivo unveils X500 strategy to bolster premium phone push

Sep 22, 16:49

Vivo unveiled its new X500 series imaging flagship phones in Shanghai on September 21, 2026, aiming to build a stronger moat in mobile imaging and break through more aggressively in the premium smartphone market. As rising memory prices force handset makers to lift retail prices, IDC expects worldwide smartphone shipments to fall 16.7% in 2026 to just over 1 billion units.

WIRELESS NETWORKINGTmytek lists on Taiwan Innovation Board, pushes 5G/6G, satellite, defense

Sep 22, 16:31

Millimeter-wave communications technology and solutions provider TMY Technology (Tmytek) officially listed on Taiwan's Innovation Board on September 22 at an offering price of NT$60 (approx. US$1.90) per share. The company said its products, which span millimeter-wave R&D and validation instruments, Lego-like phased-array antennas and subsystem modules, have moved from development and verification into commercial delivery and mass production.

MOBILE DEVICESHuaqin challenges Quanta for Steam Deck ODM order

Sep 22, 10:16

Industry sources say Valve is expected to launch a new Steam Deck in 2027, setting up a tougher contest for Taiwanese original design manufacturer (ODM) Quanta as China's Huaqin moves to win the manufacturing order. The winner has not yet been confirmed.

MOBILE DEVICESUS iPhone 18 Pro Max teardown reveals Qualcomm modem, suggesting prior supply-chain commitments

Sep 22, 07:09

Apple's latest flagship iPhone 18 Pro series is now shipping, and the choice of modem chip has drawn close market attention. A newly released teardown report has revealed an unexpected exception: the US iPhone 18 Pro Max still uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 rather than Apple's newly announced in-house C2 chip.

WIRELESS NETWORKINGCompal takes Compal Broadband Networks private to fold networking into its edge AI stack

Sep 19

Compal Electronics is buying out the shares of its listed networking arm, Compal Broadband Networks (CBN), in a cash deal that will end CBN's public listing and give Compal full control of a router and gateway business it wants to pair with its edge AI hardware.

MOBILE COMPONENTSMobile SoC battle for 2026 centers on NPUs

Sep 18

More technical details on 2026 mobile systems on a chip (SoCs) from major vendors are emerging, and the biggest changes in chips such as Apple's A20 Pro and MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro are clearly concentrated in the neural processing unit (NPU). Qualcomm also published a technical article on NPU development on September 10, saying its next-generation NPU will expand shared memory capacity to improve access efficiency and speed for model data, helping mobile AI maintain fast response times.

MOBILE DEVICESSamsung Galaxy S27 series rumored to feature 4 models, reshaping flagship lineup with display and camera upgrades

Sep 17

Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its Galaxy S27 series in early 2027, marking what could be its most significant product lineup restructuring in years. Market reports indicate that the newly added Galaxy S27 Pro will substantially narrow the specification gap with the Ultra model. Both high-end smartphones are expected to share top-tier features, including 60W wired fast charging, a 200-megapixel main camera, and the latest M16 OLED display. Samsung will continue to use telephoto cameras, screen sizes, battery capacities, and S Pen support to differentiate the models, establishing a new "dual high-end flagship" hierarchy.

MOBILE DEVICESChina optical suppliers power smart glasses supply chain

Sep 17

China's optical suppliers are playing a growing role in the global smart glasses, VR, and AR supply chain as AI glasses demand accelerates worldwide. Industry sources say more than 80% of smart glasses suppliers are from China, with Chinese vendors covering key areas from camera modules and light waveguides to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and batteries.

MOBILE DEVICESiPhone 18 Pro preorders rise up to 20% in Taiwan as foldable Duo debuts

Sep 17

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are emerging as the main drivers of Taiwan's premium smartphone upgrade cycle, with preorder demand running ahead of last year despite the debut of the company's first foldable iPhone, iPhone Duo. Data Express, an Apple specialist retailer, said on September 16 that the Pro models remain the preferred choice among consumers, while the foldable device is creating a new source of interest in the premium segment.

MOBILE COMPONENTSArcadyan expects third-quarter strength as Wi-Fi 7 upgrade cycle builds

Sep 17

Arcadyan Technology expects stronger revenue in the third quarter of 2026 as the network communications market enters its seasonal peak, with mobile communications leading growth. The Taiwanese supplier is seeing demand from the Americas, while Wi-Fi 7 upgrades, enterprise networking, and new product lines could shape global industry supply.

MOBILE DEVICESApple's foldable phone puts thinness, weight in focus

Sep 17

Apple's first foldable phone has sharpened global attention on smartphone design trade-offs, with weight, thickness, and component miniaturization becoming key benchmarks for consumers and competitors alike. For buyers worldwide, the latest competition suggests future handsets may be lighter, slimmer, and more expensive.

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