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Wednesday 28 November 2018
Acer reportedly looking to sell or disband StarVR
Acer's virtual reality (VR) HMD subsidiary StarVR, following its recent delisting from Taiwan's emerging stock market, reportedly may disband or be sold.
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Taiwan Mobile to offer Microsoft Azure Stack services
Microsoft Taiwan has partnered with telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile to provide its Azure Stack cloud computing services and assist local enterprises to transform their systems digita...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Supply chain partners see mixed impacts from iPhone order cuts
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been little affected by a cutback in chip orders for Apple's new iPhones as many of its other fabless clients are queuing for...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Demand for energy saving, management in Taiwan rising, says BenQ ESCO president
Due to growing awareness of the importance of cutting down on power consumption, the Taiwan market for energy saving and management solutions in 2018 is estimated at NT$14 billion...
Monday 26 November 2018
Meitu and Xiaomi partnership points to consolidation in China smartphone market, IDC finds
Meitu, a company best known for its selfie app, and Xiaomi announced recently a strategic partnership to jointly launch Meitu-branded phones and other smart devices in a move that...
Monday 26 November 2018
MediaTek faces difficulty gaining 10% mobile AP shipment growth in 2019
Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek may find it a difficult job to score an estimated 10% annual growth in total mobile AP shipments for 2019, given the global smartphone market still facing...
Friday 23 November 2018
iHome Smart Technology applying blockchain to trade mart operation
Taiwan startup iHome Smart Technology, a dedicated developer and provider of e-commerce solutions, has set up an online trading mart dubbed MoBro 178 while also issuing blockchain-based...
Friday 23 November 2018
Handset sales in Taiwan rebound in October
Sales of handsets, mostly smartphones, in the Taiwan market increased to 640,000 units in October, up 18.5% on month and 10.3% on year, driven by brisk sales of iPhone devices and...
Friday 23 November 2018
Popup Tech launches property management system for smaller hotels
Taiwan startup Popup Tech has developed a hotel property management system, dubbed Fullinn PMS, mainly designed to help small- and medium-size hotels with fewer than 50 guest rooms...
Friday 23 November 2018
Audi, Taiwan startups jointly simulate 2025 smart mobility scenarios
German automaker Audi has recently teamed up with Taiwan startups to simulate daily smart mobility experiences for 2025, including fast charging service for electrical vehicles, driving...
Thursday 22 November 2018
IPC firm Ennoconn looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2019
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Ennoconn expects to post another double-digit increase in revenues for 2019, thanks to growing sales of its brand and ODM/OEM businesses, according to company...
Thursday 22 November 2018
HTC dismisses speculation about quitting handset market
HTC has dismissed recent speculation claiming it would quit the smartphone market with its latest U12+ being the last of its models.
Thursday 22 November 2018
Taiwan Mobile, FET to join web-based Line Bank
Telecom operators Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) both have announced that they will join Line Financial Taiwan to form a web-based banking institution,...
Thursday 22 November 2018
Chipmakers may see profits deflated by smartphone sales headwind in 2019
As worldwide smartphone vendors are expected to further lower prices for new models to stimulate replacement demand in 2019, global chipmakers including Qualcomm, MediaTek and UNISOC...
Thursday 22 November 2018
Shares of Apple supply chain makers tumbling
A number of Apple's supply chain makers in Taiwan have seen their shares decline sharply and also get downgraded recently amid growing concerns of sluggish sales of new iPhones launched...