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Wednesday 11 November 2015
Taiwan LCD TVs - 3Q 2015
Taiwan-based makers saw significant shipment growths in the third quarter of 2015, as clients in Europe and North America prepared for the year-end shopping season.
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Taiwan market: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X to be launched in late November
Huawei will introduce the Nexus 6P smartphone co-developed with Google into the Taiwan market in late November, according to Huawei's sales agent in Taiwan.
Monday 9 November 2015
Taiwan October export value up on month, down on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$23.94 billion for October 2015, increasing 6.2% on month but decreasing 9.6% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$17.82...
Monday 9 November 2015
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2015
Fast outpaced in capacity expansion by their China and Korea competitors, Taiwan-based large-size LCD panel makers have seen their worldwide market share declining.
Monday 9 November 2015
Taiwan market: CHT offers subsidies for 2G upgrade to 4G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is offering subsidies in addition to those to be provided by the government to encourage 2G subscribers to shift to 4G, according to the company.
Monday 9 November 2015
MediaTek, TSMC urge Taiwan government to ease restrictions on China investment in chipmakers
The chairmen of MediaTek and TSMC both agree that Taiwan's government should be more liberal towards the issue of allowing China-based firms to invest in the local IC industry sectors,...
Friday 6 November 2015
Taiwan market: LG V10 launched
LG Electronics has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the LG V10, in the Taiwan market priced at NT$23,900 (US$735) unlocked.
Friday 6 November 2015
Taiwan market: CHT cooperates with iPASS to offer NFC-based OTA services
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced the offering of NFC-based OTA (over the air) mobile payment services through cooperation with iPASS, a provider of electronic mobile payment ca...
Friday 6 November 2015
SunEdison cuts orders for Taiwan solar cells
US-based PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor SunEdison has decreased orders placed with Taiwan-based solar cell makers by over 30%, according to industry sou...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Taiwan market: Acer unveils 4 entry-level smartphones
Acer has unveiled four entry-level 4G smartphones in Taiwan, aiming to ship 40,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2015 and 200,000 units in 2016 in the local market.
Thursday 5 November 2015
Sony opens store in Taiwan mainly pushing mid-range and high-end products
Sony has opened a store in the Breeze Center shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, and will mainly demonstrate its mid-range and high-end products including Bravia TVs, tablets, smartphones,...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Falling sales of Android smartphones affecting Taiwan IC design houses
The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
China investment in Taiwan IC design houses is feasible, says Acer founder
In response to China-based Tsinghua Unigroup's interest in combining its two subsidiary IC designers with Taiwan-based MediaTek, Acer founder Stan Shih said that China-based investment...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Taiwan LCD monitors - 3Q 2015
Seasonal demand will drive up monitor shipments in the fourth quarter. But the trend of decline in the mature monitor market is clear, judging from the on-year drops in shipments.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Taiwan startup Appier lands funding from global investors
Taiwan-based startup Appier has successfully closed US$23 million in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital, UOB Venture Management, TransLink Capital, JAFCO Asia and MediaTek Ventures,...