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Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan remains R&D base for Firefox OS, says Mozilla
Mozilla on July 21 indicated that its team in Taiwan continues to play an important role for R&D of Firefox OS.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen adjusting retail stores
Tsann Kuen Enterprise is adjusting the operation of its IT and consumer electronics retail chain stores in Taiwan, according to company chairman Jerry Yen.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
HTC to seek partnerships with game developers for HTC Vive
HTC will showcase its forthcoming virtual reality device, the HTC Vive, at Taipei Game Developer Forum (TGDF) to be held from July 23-24, according to the forum organizers. The forum...
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Simplo, Dynapack to supply battery modules for use in new Surface, say Taiwan makers
Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have landed orders for battery modules for use in new Surface devices to be launched by Microsoft in the third quarter, according...
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Taiwan IT industries facing challenges from China supply chains, says MOEA
A number of Taiwan's IT related industries, including IC design, LCD panel (touchscreen), camera module, battery and chassis, are facing severe challenges from the supply chain makers...
Monday 20 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size LCD panel shipments drop for third consecutive quarter
Taiwan large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments totaled 57.93 million in the second quarter of 2015, down 3.7% on quarter and down 14.2% on year. The decline represents...
Monday 20 July 2015
Korea makers rebuilding OLED momentum as China LCD capacity rises
With China expected to surpass Korea in 8G TFT LCD capacity in 2016, coupled with new 10.5G capacity expected to be unleashed in 2018, Korea panel makers are starting to show more...
Monday 20 July 2015
Taiwan June export order value down 5.8% on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.58 billion in total in June 2015, increasing 2.2% on month but decreasing 5.8% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 20 July 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of nearly US$2 billion in January-June, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,741 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.988 billion from January-June 2015, respectively...
Monday 20 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Smart lock market emerging in Japan
Development of the smart lock market has become active in Japan recently. Led by the launch of the 'Akerun' smart lock by Japan-based Photosynth, other vendors including Sony and...
Monday 20 July 2015
Taiwan 2Q15 international Internet bandwidth rises to 1.561Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 1.561Tbps as of the end of the second quarter of 2015, increasing...
Monday 20 July 2015
PERC solar cell equipment in short supply, say Taiwan makers
As Taiwan- and China-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have adopted a PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) process to hike energy conversion rates, PERC equipment is...
Friday 17 July 2015
Mozilla Firefox OS R&D team in Taiwan loses staff
Mozilla COO and Taiwan general manager Gon Li have resigned and set up a new company and recruited about 30 engineers from the Mozilla Firefox OS R&D team in Taiwan, almost suspending...
Thursday 16 July 2015
Taiwan market: Dell unveils 2 ruggedized notebooks
Dell on July 16 unveiled the Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme, a 12-inch ruggedized 2-in-1 convertible, and Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme, a 14-inch ruggedized notebook, for launch in the...
Thursday 16 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 3Q15 notebook shipments expected to drop 12.2% on year
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship an estimated 32.067 million notebooks (not including detachable hybrid models) during the third quarter of 2015, accounting for 81.6% of the global total...