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Thursday 23 July 2020
APT teams up with IP Infusion, UfiSpace to roll out 5G networks
Having received approval for setting up its 5G base stations recently, Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has said it will team up with network disaggregation solutions provider IP Infusion...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Asustek rolls out ROG Phone 3 gaming smartphone
Asustek Computer has launched its next-generation gaming phone, the ROG Phone 3, as the vendor moves to further sharpen its competitiveness in the segment.
Thursday 23 July 2020
Taiwan handset sales to stay flat in July before picking up in August
Handset sales in the Taiwan market in July are likely to stay flat at the same level of 447,000 units sold in a month earlier before staging a rebound in August, driven by the availability...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Wiwynn obtains major datacenter server orders for 2021 from Microsoft
Wiwynn, a cloud computing server affiliate of Wistron, is expected to secure around half of Microsoft's overall datacenter server orders for 2021, according to industry sources.
Thursday 23 July 2020
MediaTek intros new 5G chip for mid-tier smartphones
MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 720, its latest 5G SoC for mid-tier smartphones.
Thursday 23 July 2020
SK Hynix posts profit hike in 2Q20
SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW1.95 trillion (US$1.62 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW8.61 trillion for the second quarter of 2020.
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Highlights of the day: TWS earbud chip prices falling fast
Demand for TWS earbuds may be robust, but prices for chips supporting these devices have been fallign fast, thanks to keen competition between IC design houses. Pricing for some ...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
AirPods assemblers gearing up for production in Vietnam
Apple is scheduled to roll out its third-generation AirPods series earbuds in the first half of 2021 followed by the launch of a new-generation AirPods Pro in the second half of next...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Apple diversifying production risks
India could become a major production base for iPhone following a recent shakeup in Apple's supply chain in the form of Taiwan-based Wistron selling two of its China plants to Chinese...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
TWS earbud chip prices fall below US$1
Unit prices for some SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have fallen below US$1, and are still under downward pressure this year due to fierce competition among China-...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple 5G iPhone strategy
Apple looks set to unveil dual-mode 5G iPhones later this year, setting the benchmark for high-end smartphones and outracing Andriod competitors in phone specs. But industry observers...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
AICS marks Asustek transformation
The setting up of an AI development marks Asustek Computer's transformation, acccording to Huang Tai-yi, the company's vice president and CTO.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Foxconn, Pegatron to suffer from Luxshare becoming new iPhone assembler?
Wistron's latest move to sell its assembly lines in Kunshan, China to Chinese IT manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry has marked a major shakeup in the iPhone supply chain, but...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Apple may roll out iPhones with single 5G band support in 2021, say sources
Apple's 2020 series of iPhones will work on both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G networks, but there is a good chance that the vendor may introduce new models supporting either of the bands...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Support for startups: Q&A with Arm Taiwan president CK Tseng
Following the release of Flexible Access in 2019, Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is opening up the project to startups with no charge, helping newcomers to reduce costs for product...