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Tuesday 10 July 2018
Sensor solutions supplier AMS brings face recognition to Android phones
Austria-based sensor solutions supplier AMS has announced that its low-power IR VCSEL laser emitter, the PMSIL, is enabling the world's first implementation of user face recognition...
Monday 9 July 2018
3D printing software apps to help drive digital transformation
In line with the advent of the era of going digital fully, "maker and innovation" will become a new driver for the next wave of industrial revolution after Industry 4.0, and 3D software...
Monday 9 July 2018
US-China trade rift hitting 2H18 Taiwan electronics shipments
With deep presence in the global electronics and tech supply chains, Taiwan businesses are beginning to feel the pinch of mounting trade tensions between the US and China that are...
Monday 9 July 2018
HTC sales remain low in June
HTC saw its revenues dip 8.81% on month and 67.64% on year to NT$2.23 billion (US$73.24 million) in June, as the release of its new flagship model HTC U12+ in late May appeared to...
Friday 6 July 2018
AI recommendation systems boost Google Play app installations
Google has successfully utilized machine learning technology to create accurate personalized, situational app recommendation systems, having boosted the installation rate for apps...
Friday 6 July 2018
Getac June revenues rise 14% on month
Getac has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.07 billion for June, rising 6.39% on month and 14.21% on year with consolidated revenues for the first half also increasing 11.44%...
Friday 6 July 2018
Asustek launches ZenFone 5Z in India
Asustek Computer has tied up again with Flipkart to promote its latest flagship smartphone, the ZenFone 5Z, in the India market, as it seeks to deepen its penetration in the South...
Friday 6 July 2018
Chenbro expects replacement demand from US in 2H18
Server chassis maker Chenbro Micom has reported June consolidated revenues of NT$540 million (US$17.53 million), rising 7.27% on month and 23.6% on year, and combined consolidated...
Friday 6 July 2018
IC designers lower growth goals for 3Q18 on unclear order visibility
Taiwan chipmakers have quietly revised downward their revenue growth projections for the third quarter of 2018, as their order visibility for the quarter remains unclear amid the...
Friday 6 July 2018
Robust switch shipments boost Accton revenues in June
Networking device maker Accton Technology saw its June revenues reach a six-month high of NT$3.6 billion (US$117.9 million) driven by robust shipments of its high-speed switch prod...
Friday 6 July 2018
AI startup Umbo boosts campus security with smart video systems
While education authorities in Taiwan and many other countries are promoting unwalled campuses, campus security is emerging as a major concern, and smart video security systems offered...
Thursday 5 July 2018
China first-tier smartphone vendors ride high at the expense of local peers
China's first-tier smartphone vendors, notably Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, have continued to expand their market share in China at the expense of local second- and third-tier players...
Thursday 5 July 2018
AWS Greengrass enables NAS devices to perform edge computing
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has kept enhancing its Greengrass software to extend its cloud capabilities to local devices, and the latest development is that the software can be incorporated...
Thursday 5 July 2018
Baidu unveils AI chip, Level 4 autonomous mini-bus
China-based search engine Baidu has unveiled Kunlun chip with high-performance computing for AI scenarios, and Apolong 14-seat Level 4 autonomous mini-bus based on its Apollo open...
Thursday 5 July 2018
Google offers AI innovation boot camps in Taiwan
Google will arrange AI (artificial intelligence) innovation boot camp activities at four universities in Taiwan, according to managing director Chien Lee-feng for Google Taiwan.