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Friday 2 October 2015
Taiwan market: Gogoro Lite electric scooter launched
Taiwan-based start-up company Gogoro has launched Gogoro Lite, an entry-level electric scooter, for sale in the Taipei metropolitan area at NT$88,000 (US$2,675), according to company...
Friday 2 October 2015
Taiwan market: Toshiba no longer selling consumer notebooks
Toshiba has shifted its notebook marketing focus from consumer to business-use models in Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, and has stopped selling consumer notebooks in Taiwan,...
Friday 2 October 2015
Japan market: HTC unveils 2 SIM-free smartphones
HTC on October 1 unveiled two SIM-free smartphones, Desire Eye and Desire 626, for launch in the Japan market at retail prices of JPY50,000 (US$416) and JPY29,800 in mid-October,...
Thursday 1 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Startup UPQ, Sony, Kyocera highlights of Japan portable CE market in 3Q15
Japan's portable consumer electronics market in the third quarter of 2015 was highlighted by the rise of innovative startup UPQ, Sony's introduction of H.ear headsets, and Kyocera's...
Thursday 1 October 2015
Taiwan market: iPhone 6s/6s Plus to hit local shelves on October 9
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in the Taiwan market on October 9, and most telecom operators have begun taking pre-orders online or at retail outlets.
Thursday 1 October 2015
Taiwan market: Acer launches Predator products
Acer has launched a number of gaming products including a tablet, and several notebooks and desktops under its Predator brand. The products will become available in Taiwan starting...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
ASKey to reduce capital by over 30%
Asustek Computer has announced that its cable modem manufacturing subsidiary ASKey will reduce its capital by 30.77% or 213.3 million shares, equivalent to NT$2.13 billion (US$64.63...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Acer Taiwan denies layoffs
In response to reports that Acer Taiwan will lay off 10% of its personnel, president Towny Huang for Acer Taiwan regional operations on September 29 clarified that Acer Taiwan's average...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan high court rules in favor of ASE in pollution case
The Kaohsiung branch of Taiwan's high court has overturned a district court ruling by acquitting Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and its five employees of pollution charges in...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan market: 8.66 million 4G users in August, says NCC
The total number of 4G mobile communication subscribers in the Taiwan market increased by 730,000 to 8.664 million in August, according to the National Communications Commission (N...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan IC design firms to post gross margin decreases in 3Q15
Most Taiwan-based fabless IC firms are expected to report sequential decreases of 1pp to 2pp in gross margins for the third quarter of 2015, due to falling chip prices, according...
Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan market: NCC to auction 2,600MHz spectrum in 4Q15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has delayed the auction of the 2,600MHz spectrum from the third quarter to the fourth. The bidding will be conducted online.
Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan drone regulations pending parliament approval
The Taiwan government has passed draft amendments to the Civil Aviation Act to regulate drones, pending parliamentary approval. Local governments will be responsible for regulating...
Friday 25 September 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 3Q15 top foundries combined revenues to fall
Taiwan's top-three IC foundries are experiencing a particularly weak third quarter with their combined revenues set to decrease 0.8% sequentially and 3.7% on year, according to Digitimes...
Friday 25 September 2015
Tmall Global sets up Taiwan pavilion
Tmall Global, a cross-country B2C online shopping platform belonging to the China-based Alibaba Group, has announced the establishment of a Taiwan pavilion on its shopping platform...