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Monday 27 June 2016
Intel to initialize 3rd wave of layoffs that could affect Taiwan suppliers
Intel will start its third wave of layoffs at the end of June, targeting mainly its worldwide sales and marketing units. The move is expected to affect players in Taiwan's supply...
Monday 27 June 2016
Acer, Starbreeze to set up JV for VR head-mounted displays
Acer and Sweeden-based game creator Starbreeze AB have announced the establishment of a joint-venture, tentatively named Acer Starbreeze, specifically for design, production, marketing...
Monday 27 June 2016
Sony to ship 9 million PS VR headsets in 2016, says paper
Sony is expected to ship up to six million units of PlayStation VR (PS VR) headsets in 2016, accounting for 67% of the global VR HMD market, according to a Chinese-language Liberty...
Monday 27 June 2016
Quanta to launch 360-degree VR add-on camera
Quanta Computer has developed a 360-degree live VR (virtual reality) streaming add-on camera through cooperation with ImmerVision, a Canada-based developer of immersive optical and...
Monday 27 June 2016
Compal aims at revenue proportion of 35% for non-notebook products in 2016
Compal Electronics saw non-notebook revenue proportion rise from 23% in 2014 to 28% in 2015 and aims to increase it to 35% in 2016, company president Ray Chen said at a shareholders'...
Monday 27 June 2016
HTC seeks to spin off VR business
The establishment of an independent VR (virtual reality) subsidiary will help HTC build alliances with, or solicit equity investment from, potential strategic partners, HTC president...
Friday 24 June 2016
Acer expects Europe operation to be affected by UK vote
Acer CEO Jason Chen has pointed out that the UK's departure from the EU will weaken demand in the Europe market because of weakened consumer confidence and exchange rate fluctuations...
Friday 24 June 2016
Acer achieves breakthroughs in non-PC businesses, says chairman
Acer chairman George Huang has said the company's new business development is heading to the right direction and has achieved breakthroughs in areas including virtual reality (VR),...
Friday 24 June 2016
Getac expects strong 2H12
Ruggedized PC player Getac Technology expects its second-quarter operating profit to grow on year, and it is optimistic about its performance in the second half of 2016 thanks to...
Friday 24 June 2016
Shenzhen Stock Exchange questions NavInfo acquisition bid for MediaTek China unit
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has sent an inquiry letter to NavInfo expressing concerns that NavInfo's acquisition price for AutoChips, a China-based unit of MediaTek, could...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Taiwan market: Sony unveils Ultra HD filming solutions
Sony has launched a full series of Ultra HD professional filming and storage solutions in Taiwan. Since Sony is already the largest professional video camcorder vendor worldwide,...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Foxconn chairman expects channel retail business to grow strongly in 1 year
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has told investors that the company has already resumed its channel retail business, but he refused to provide...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Automotive semiconductor market grows slightly in 2015 while ranks shift, IHS says
Despite slowing growth for the automotive industry and exchange rate fluctuations, the automotive semiconductor market grew at a modest 0.2% on year reaching US$29 billion in 2015,...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Tablet AP shipments in China to decrease 2.9% in 2016
China's tablet-use application processor (AP) shipments are expected to decrease 2.9% in 2016 as a result of poor tablet sales, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 22 June 2016
China, Taiwan TV panel makers adopt Cd-free quantum dot technology, says Nanoco COO
While Samsung Electronics took the initiative to launch super Ultra HD LCD TVs based on cadmium (Cd)-free quantum dot technology in March 2015, China- and Taiwan-based panel makers...