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Friday 22 May 2015
ITRI debuts metal 3D laser printing
The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on May 21 unveiled a metal 3D laser printer, the first Taiwan-made one of its kind, and corresponding printing...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Google seeking Taiwan partners to promote Chromebook, say makers
Google's Chromebook team has come to Taiwan to talk with Acer and Asustek Computer as well as Quanta Computer in a bid to seek cooperation to extend marketing of Chromebooks from...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Fitbit maintains leadership share of wearable band market before Apple Watch entrance, says Canalys
The wearable band market grew over 150% as more than seven million units were shipped in the first quarter of 2015, according to Canalys.
Thursday 21 May 2015
TCL looking to India and Brazil for expanding TV business
As China TV vendor TCL saw only 0.43% on-year growth in TV sales from January-April 2015, the company is now looking to expand more into Brazil and India to improve its performance...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Asustek pushing 2 smartwatches designed by notebook and motherboard teams
Asustek Computer is planning to push two smartwatch series, the ZenWatch and the VivoWatch. Internally the notebook team will handle ZenWatch R&D and the motherboard team is in...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Shipments of 2-in-1s to grow over 60% on year in 2015, says MIC
Notebook shipments, which are being impacted by tablets, are expected to drop 2.7% on year to reach 167 million units in 2015, but 2-in-1 device shipments are expected to grow 62.5%...
Thursday 21 May 2015
China white-box players remain aggressive about tablet market, but brand vendors hold back
Despite the fact that first-tier vendors including Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer, Lenovo and Toshiba have significantly reduced the number of new tablet products for the second...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Clientron to exhibit its latest Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2015
Clientron Corp., a world-leading supplier of Thin Client, POS and embedded systems, will proudly showcase and also demonstrate its latest product innovations including Thin Client,...
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Worldwide IoT market to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, says IDC
The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, according to a new forecast from IDC. The forecast focuses on growing IoT use...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Ultra HD TV panel shipments reach 16% penetration in April, says WitsView
In April 2015, Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments from the six major panel makers globally reached 3.1 million units to represent a 16% penetration, up 4.4% on month, according to Wi...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Asustek expects good 2H15 notebook sales, Acer remains conservative
Acer and Asustek Computer both expect their performance in the second quarter to stay flat sequentially as consumers are delaying their notebook purchases until the release of Windows...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Quanta, Inventec lead in 1Q15 net EPS, gross margin among notebook ODMs
Among the four largest Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer recorded the highest net EPS at NT$0.95 (US$0.030) and Inventec the highest gross margin at 5.90% in the first quarter...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Mitac constructs headquarters building in northern Taiwan
Mitac Holdings on May 18 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its headquarters building located in Hwa Ya Technology Park, northern Taiwan, with completion scheduled for the end of...
Monday 18 May 2015
Lite-On Technology looks to 10% revenue proportion for automotive LED lighting
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has become a supplier of automotive LED lighting, including headlights, tail lights, turn signals and in-car lamps, for US- and Europe-based automobile...
Monday 18 May 2015
ARM, UMC launch new 55nm ULP physical IP solution for energy-efficient IoT applications
ARM and United Microelectronics (UMC) have jointly announced the availability of a new ARM Artisan physical IP solution on 55nm to accelerate the development of ARM processor-based...