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Tuesday 9 December 2014
New capacity to buoy KYEC profitability, says paper
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has broken ground for the second-phase construction of its new plant in Tongluo, central Taiwan, with completion scheduled for the end of 2015. The arrival...
Monday 8 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches MILC Smart Camera NX1
Samsung Electronics on December 8 unveiled its Smart Camera NX1, a flagship MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Monday 8 December 2014
Wistron to establish R&D center in southern Taiwan
Wistron has signed contracts with the local government of Kaohsiung to establish an R&D center in the southern Taiwanese city's Yanchengpu MRT Station building. The R&D center...
Monday 8 December 2014
Taiwan ODMs to attract IoT partnerships with fund-raising platforms
With Internet of things (IoT) applications growing popular, many Taiwan-based ODMs and EMS providers are planning to establish fund-raising platforms to attract partnerships with...
Monday 8 December 2014
Coolpad aims to ship over 20 million 4G smartphones in 2014
China-based vendor Coolpad will launch Dazen F2, an Android 4.4.4 smartphone supporting 1,800MHz 4G frequency band, in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$5,490...
Monday 8 December 2014
China may extend feed-in tariffs period, say Taiwan makers
The China government, viewing that total PV system installations in the country in 2014 are expected to be significantly short of target, is likely to extend the applicability of...
Monday 8 December 2014
Tianma lands orders for mid-range, high-end smartphone panels from China vendors
China-based Tianma Micro-electronics has landed orders for TFT-LCD panels used in mid-range and entry-level smartphones from China-based vendors Lenovo, Huawei Device and Coolpad.
Friday 5 December 2014
Taiwan market: Google launches Chromecast
Google on December 4 launched Chromecast in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and KKBOX at a retail price of NT$1,390 (US$44.80), according to Googl...
Friday 5 December 2014
Commentary: Signing of FTA between China and Korea offers a choice for Taiwan
The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Korea is expected to result in a structural change in trade patterns between the two counties. The FTA and its consequences...
Thursday 4 December 2014
Samsung offers large price cuts for Ultra HD TVs in North America
Samsung Electronics has made large reductions in the retail prices of Ultra HD LCD TVs in the North America market. Prices at Best Buy have been cut by US$700 from US$1,499 to US$799...
Thursday 4 December 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular offers low voice call pricing for pre-paid card users
Taiwan Star Cellular on December 3 offered a uniform price of NT$2 (US$0.065) per minute for voice calls made by its 3G pre-paid card users, much lower than NT$2.80-6 per minute for...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan market: Sales of smart bracelets to fall short of expectations in 2014, says Sony Mobile
Sales of smart bracelets in the Taiwan market are expected to total only 20,000-30,000 units in 2014, lower than market expectations of 60,000-70,000 units, according to Sony Mobile...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Foxconn earns US$12.4 million from selling GoPro stock
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced that its subsidiary Foxteq Holdings sold 211,354 shares of GoPro stock at US$75 per share and earned US$15.85 million...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
NXP appoints new VP, Taiwan Sales and Country Manager
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that Mr. Frank Chen has joined NXP as the VP, Taiwan Sales and Country Manager effective 1st December 2014. Frank is based in...
Wednesday 3 December 2014
Taiwan market: HTC launches mini camcorder
Smartphone vendor HTC has started marketing its mini camcorder, the HTC Re, in the Taiwan market.