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Friday 17 June 2022
Handset vendors launch niche-market models to wage up sales in Taiwan
Brand handset vendors including Sony Mobile Communications, Vivo and Realme have launched new smartphones in Taiwan, hoping to jack up their sales with niche-market models, according...
Thursday 16 June 2022
DJI develops autonomous driving technology for China-based automaker
China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has developed Level 4 autonomous driving technology, which will be initially used in KiWi EV, an electric...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Online handset sales hit snag in Taiwan after topping 20% ratio
Mobile phone sales through e-commerce channels have become stagnant after rapidly rising to around 20% of total handset sales in Taiwan, sparking concerns over whether it is the ceiling...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Server ODMs to see 2H22 shipment growth slower than expected
Macro headwinds may result in Taiwan-based server ODMs including Quanta Computer, Inventec, Wiwynn and Mitac Computing Technology posting slower-than-expected shipment increases in...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Industrial computing device makers see strong demand, cautious about component shortage
Industrial computing device makers, including Advantech, Ennoconn, Aaeon Technology, Adlink Technology and Avalue Technology, have obtained orders with shipments scheduled until September-December...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
More enterprises to adopt hybrid clouds to facilitate digital transformation, says iKala executive
In a bid to speed up digital transformation, many enterprises have planned to focus IT investment in 2022-2023 on hybrid clouds, according to head of cloud computing business group...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
China handset brands penetrate own chips into midrange models
Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi continue to strengthen in-house development of chipsets for greater product differentiation, and they are moving to expand the penetration...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Solving complex optimization problems with quantum: Q&A with Entropica Labs CEO Tommaso Demarie
Entropica Labs, a Singapore quantum computing startup, attended Computex 2022 in late May. It is one of the portfolio startups of SGInnovate, the deep tech investor of the Singapore...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Android phone vendors gearing up for 618 shopping festival in China
Android phone vendors are gearing up promotional efforts to boost shipments during the upcoming 618 shopping festival in China, where smartphone sales have been sluggish since the...
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Qualcomm, MediaTek decelerate further orders with suppliers
With China-based smartphone vendors cutting further their sales goals for 2022, Qualcomm and MediaTek continue decelerating chip orders with their suppliers, according to industry...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Samsung suppliers reportedly suffer cutback in orders
Weakening demand in the global smartphone market has reportedly prompted Samsung Electronics to slash its handset production output, dealing a further blow to its semiconductor business...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Foxconn's Indian subsidiary Bharat FIH gets IPO nod
Bharat FIH, a subsidiary of Foxconn and the largest EMS provider in India, has got IPO approval and plans to use the funds to expand its factories and invest in new fields, including...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
AWS to set up data center in Taiwan, sources say
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to construct its first data center in Taiwan, according to industry sources. Additionally, AWS recently announced the launch of AWS Local Zones in...
Monday 13 June 2022
SEA roundup: Samsung reportedly cuts smartphone production in Vietnam
While Korean media reported that Samsung is cutting smartphone production in Vietnam, Indonesia sees its smartphone market grow 11.5% in first-quarter 2022 with Oppo dominating the...
Monday 13 June 2022
Flytech has order visibility till November 2022
POS (point of sale/service) device and kiosk ODM Flytech Technology has obtained orders with shipments scheduled till October-November 2022, according to company chairman and CEO...