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Thursday 9 May 2019
Google unveils new Pixel phones, Nest Hub Max
While unveiling optimized services for Google Lens and Duplex on the web for voice recognition, and also touting other AI and AR technologies, Google also unveiled its high-performance...
Thursday 9 May 2019
Edge computing dominant in 5G-driven smart production operation
Smart manufacturing plants will materialize faster with commercialization of 5G mobile communication technologies, and edge computing will play a leading role in the materialization...
Thursday 9 May 2019
BOE expanding portfolios for IoT, medical applications
Having become the world's largest TV panel supplier both in terms of unit and area shipments recently, BOE Technology has also enriched its portfolios for a wide range of smart IoT...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Asustek swings back to profit in 1Q19
Asustek Computer has reported net profit of NT$2.19 billion (US$70.7 million) for the first quarter of 2019, a significant improvement from a net loss of NT$2.82 billion seen in the...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Asian Edge: China rising fast after 2000
Prior to 2000, the majority of China's industry was basically manufacturing businesses expanding from the Pearl River Delta to the Yangtze River Delta, and then onto Chengdu and Chongqing...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Asian Edge: The deployments of US Internet service providers
Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook are five major Internet service providers of the US. Their relationships with China have gradually turned from collaborations to confrontations,...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
HTC reports disappointing sales for April
HTC has reported its revenues tumbled 54.8% on month and 71.7% on year to a 17-year low of NT$592.65 million (US$19.17 million) in April.
Monday 6 May 2019
Huawei gearing up to expand presence in public cloud segment
Huawei is moving at full throttle to develop public cloud services, which may pose threats to Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud and reshuffle China's supply market for public cloud...
Monday 6 May 2019
China smartphone shipments tumble in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of smartphones by China's handset makers shrank 30.5% on quarter and 5.8% on year to 140 million units in the first quarter of 2019, affected by weakened consumer confidence...
Monday 6 May 2019
Global 1Q19 smartphone market continues to shrink; Huawei shines
Following four consecutive quarters of negative growth in 2018, the global smartphone market continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2019 suffering a 6.3% year-over-year decline...
Monday 6 May 2019
Global server market – 1Q 2019
Global server shipments amounted to 3.26 million units in first-quarter 2019, down 10.7% compared to the prior quarter and 9.4% to the corresponding period of 2018.
Monday 6 May 2019
Taiwan makers focus on self-driving shuttle buses
Taiwan-based makers' development of self-driving solutions focus on shuttle buses along fixed routes within closed or semi-closed areas such as amusement parks and airports.
Monday 6 May 2019
Quanta making AI push, says chairman
AI will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Taiwan must manage to develop a solid presence in the AI era that will persist into the next decades, Quanta Computer chairman...
Friday 3 May 2019
Sporton positive about demand for 5G related devices
Demand for testing, inspection and certification will continue ramping up in the mobile device and other wireless communication sectors in the second quarter of 2019, as the industry...
Friday 3 May 2019
Wiwynn net earnings up 13.7% on year in 1Q19
Taiwan-based server maker Wiwynn managed to score better shipment and profit performances in the first quarter of 2019 than a year earlier despite overall weak market sentiment reflected...