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Tuesday 17 March 2015
Gigabyte announces financial results for 2014
Gigabyte Technology's board of directors has approved its financial results for 2014, with consolidated operating income of NT$54.54 billion (US$1.72 billion), net profits before...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Led by commercial systems, 9% of solar PV systems in North America will have storage attached in 2018, says IHS
Approximately 9% of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in North America will include attached storage in 2018. Led by commercial systems, 700 megawatts (MW) of PV systems with energy...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches stainless steel SmartWatch 3
Sony Mobile Communications has launched the stainless steel version of its SmartWatch 3 in the Taiwan market priced at NT$9,990 (US$315).
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC delays delivery of HTC One M9, says paper
HTC has delayed the delivery of its new flagship model, the HTC One M9, at its exclusive retail shops and online shop in the Taiwan market, citing the delay was caused by an upgrade...
Monday 16 March 2015
VAIO expected to become strong competitor to Sony in smartphone industry
Japan-based notebook brand vendor VAIO, originally Sony's notebook department that was later sold to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), has recently launched a VAIO...
Monday 16 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top foundries combined revenues to rise 38.6% in 1Q15
Taiwan's top-three IC foundries will see their combined revenues increase 38.6% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2015, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 16 March 2015
China PV module makers may begin withdrawal from MIP
With the European Union (EU) deciding to remove three China-based PV module makers from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) framework for suspected circumvention of minimum import pricing...
Monday 16 March 2015
Taiwan market: TWM to begin contract-bundled sale of HTC One M9
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on March 16 announced the sale of HTC One M9, a flagship smartphone offered by Taiwan-based vendor HTC,...
Monday 16 March 2015
Digitimes Research: South Korea 2013 robot production valued at KRW2.42 trillion
South Korea recorded production value of KWR2.42 trillion (US$2.3 billion) for robots mainly used in the industrial segment during 2013, growing on year by 6.5%, while KWR737.6 billion...
Monday 16 March 2015
Compute and data hungry applications drive EMEA server spending growth of 3.4%, says IDC
In the fourth quarter of 2014 the EMEA server market continued the strong growth seen in the past few quarters, reporting US$3.7 billion in revenues and 630,000 units shipped, for...
Monday 16 March 2015
Xiaomi to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan handset supply chain
Xiaomi Technology looks to further expand its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers in the handset supply chain as it continues to ramp up its shipment volume, according to company...
Friday 13 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ready to develop smartphone payment system in 2015
With 4G service subscribers accounting for 13% of Taiwan's overall telecom service users and the number of smartphone users in the country surpassing 13.5 million in 2014, Taiwan's...
Friday 13 March 2015
National Instrument transforms Taiwan office to independent company
National Instrument has announced it has transformed its branch office in Taiwan to become an independent company starting March and expects the company to achieve 20-40% on-year...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC expects M9 to be top-selling smartphone in flagship segment
The HTC One M9 will continue to rank as the top-selling flagship model among its peers in the Taiwan smartphone market, as did its predecessor the One M8, according to Jack Tong,...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan FPCB production value to grow at double-digit rate over 3-5 years, says Career Technology
The production value of Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers is likely to grow by a double-digit rate in the next 3-5 years thanks to a take-off of Internet of Things (IoT) applications,...