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Monday 23 January 2017
Wistron reportedly to be main OEM for new iPhone in India
Apple has reportedly selected Wistron to be the first OEM in India for new iPhones to be launched in 2017, while Foxconn Electronics and other makers will become second OEMs if demand...
Monday 23 January 2017
Dell to separate Greater China office from Asia Pacific branch
Dell is expected to change its company structure in February and turn its Greater China operations into an office independent of its Asia Pacific branch. The Greater China office...
Monday 23 January 2017
Foxconn Electronics to have Sharp produce 4K TV panels in Japan
Foxconn Electronics will have Sharp produce 45-, 55-, 80- and 90-inch LCD TV panels at its 8G factory in Kameyama City, central Japan, beginning 2017, according to industry sources...
Friday 20 January 2017
Acer to be free of amortization cost for intangible assets beginning 2018, says CEO
After recognizing an intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion (US$199 million) at the end of 2016, Acer will see amortization of costs for intangible assets decrease by US$7...
Friday 20 January 2017
Global VR production value to take off in 2017, says TCA chairman
The global production value of the VR (virtual reality) industry, including VR devices and applications, will stage a major take-off in 2017, according to TH Tung, chairman of the...
Friday 20 January 2017
TV panel demand, supply to drop in 1Q17, says Sigmaintell
Due to off-season effects and large cumulative price increases, global demand for LCD TV panels in the first quarter of 2017 will decrease 15.8% on quarter, while global production...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Cable TV in Taiwan to be fully digitized at end of 2017, says NCC
96% of cable TV networks in Taiwan have been digitized and the remaining 4% is expected to be completed at the end of 2017, according to the National Communications Commission (NCC...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Dialog Semiconductor launches power management chipset for connected cars
Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth low energy technology, has announced the DA9210-A...
Thursday 19 January 2017
HTC to release new VR games, accessories to promote Vive
HTC will release new VR games at the Taipei Game Show 2017 and plans to launch new accessories, including the HTC Vive Tracker and a wireless VR headphone, in the second quarter to...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Samsung Exynos chips to power Audi in-vehicle infotainment
Samsung Electronics has announced its participation in the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) as a partner supplier of Exynos processors, Samsung's own system-on-chip (SoC)...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Apple reportedly planning 3 new tablets for 2017
Apple reportedly is planning three new tablets for 2017, a 9.7-inch iPad with a friendly price range, a 10.5-inch iPad, and an upgraded 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The products are still...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Xiaomi to launch notebook with magnesium-lithium chassis in 2017
Xiaomi Technology will launch a notebook featuring a chassis made of magnesium-lithium alloy in 2017. The chassis will be exclusively produced by a China-based joint-venture established...
Thursday 19 January 2017
Digitimes Research: KDDI sets up smart drone platform, Rakuten Mobile launches drone
In the Japan market, mobile operator KDDI set up a smart drone platform to store photographs and video in a database in the fourth quarter of 2016, while MVNO (mobile virtual network...
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Taiwan IC design houses pushing into automotive aftermarket
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Generalplus, Himax Technologies, Macroblock, MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Nuvoton Technology, Pixart Imaging, Sunplus Technology and...
Tuesday 17 January 2017
MacBook shipments to reach 15 million units in 2017, says paper
Apple's MacBook shipments are expected to grow 10% on year to reach 15 million units in 2017 due to new MacBook Pro products. Related supply chain players including Quanta Computer,...