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Thursday 30 July 2015
WearWise unveils new wearable camera
WearWise, a wearable device design team, has recently unveiled a new wearable camera and is currently raising funding via Kickstarter for mass production of the device. The camera...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Wistron chairman expresses concerns about China supply chain takeover
Commenting on the Taiwan government's recent project of providing NT$500 billion (US$15.91 billion) loans to Taiwan's medium-to-large size enterprises, Wistron chairman Simon Lin...
Thursday 30 July 2015
GrassWonder Selfie Robot opens up a value chain full of creativity
Many traditional camera manufacturers are seeing their business decline but this does not mean consumers are giving up photo-taking. Quite on the contrary, people are embracing photo-taking...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Getac launches new ruggedized tablet with improved gear
Getac has announced upgrades to its existing T800 ruggedized tablet with new hardware that is certified by ATEX Zone 2, 22 and will rename the device to T800-Ex. The new tablet has...
Thursday 30 July 2015
PC replacement pushed by Windows 10 may come slowly, say Taiwan makers
As Microsoft will allow free upgrades of Windows 7 and Windows 8 to Windows 10, which has relatively low hardware requirements, PC replacement demand due to the launch of the new...
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Intel defines 6 desktop market segments for CPU platforms, say Taiwan makers
Intel, in a bid to promote desktop CPU platforms, has divided the whole market into six segments in terms of market positioning and price: Enthusiast Tower catering to demand for...
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy Tab S2 Android 5.0.2 tablet models for launch in the Taiwan market in early August at recommended retail prices of NT$19,900 (US$635) for 9.7-inch...
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Chinese automotive semiconductor revenues to hit US$6.2 billion in 2015, IHS says
Total automotive semiconductor revenues in China reached US$5.6 billion in 2014, and revenues are expected to grow nearly 11% year over year in 2015 to reach US$6.2 billion, according...
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments decline 10% in 2Q15
Global tablet shipments declined 10% sequentially and over 15% on year to reach only 45.76 million units in the second quarter, according to Digitimes Research's latest report on...
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Wistron said to consider moving notebook production out of Kunshan plants
Rumors have spread in the IT market that Wistron is planning to stop its notebook production in Kunshan, China and will move all its production capacity to plants in Chongqing and...
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Brain-to-machine interface market to top US$200 million by 2020, says report
With the early success of consumer wearables targeting health and fitness and recent advancements in neuroscience research technology, several manufacturers are preparing to launch...
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Commentary: China notebook ODMs set to ramp up shipments
Although the production capability of China-based notebook ODMs is still too small to make a significant impact on their Taiwan-based counterparts, the notebook supply chain in China...
Monday 27 July 2015
AUO developing ALCD TV panels
AU Optronics (AUO) is currently developing Advanced LCD (ALCD) 65-inch TV panels that combine quantum dot (QD), Ultra HD (4K) and HDR technologies, and plans to later release the...
Monday 27 July 2015
Worldwide smartphone market posts 11.6% increase in 2Q15, says IDC
Vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015, up 11.6% from the 302.1 million units shipped a year ago, according to IDC.
Monday 27 July 2015
Asustek CFO David Cheng dies
Asustek Computer announced on July 24 that its CFO David Cheng has died and the company is currently assisting Cheng's family handling related matters. The death so far has not yet...