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Thursday 22 June 2017
IOC and Intel announce worldwide TOP partnership through 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Intel have announced a long-term technology partnership at an official signing ceremony in New York with IOC President Thomas Bach and...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Jason Chen becomes Acer chairman
Acer has appointed its chief executive officer (CEO) Jason Chen as chairman as part of the company's latest management reshuffle which also saw it get a new chief financial officer...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Taiwan market: Oppo launches R11 in local market
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has launched its new smartphone, the Oppo R11, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$15,990 (US$525) unlocked.
Thursday 22 June 2017
Dedicated solutions needed for thorough info security of embedded systems
While embedded systems were mainly applied in enclosed and independent operating environments in early years, the interoperability of devices achieved through wireless and wired connections,...
Thursday 22 June 2017
Arima expects robust growth in 2017
Taiwan-based handset ODM Arima Communications expects its shipments and revenues to increase significantly in 2017 as it has secured large-volume orders from a domestic smartphone...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
IPC player Parpro to conduct merger with Anderson Group
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Parpro has recently gained full control of affiliated IPC component maker Anderson Group and will integrate the two firms' resources to increase...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Taiwan market: Acer develops smart taxi operation platform
Acer has developed a smart taxi operation platform for recommending hot spots, locations with potentially the most taxi passengers, for taxi drivers under Taiwan Taxi, the largest...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Advantech cooperates with Korea Telecom in industrial IoT
Industrial computing solution developer Advantech has signed an MoU with Korea Telecom for cooperation to develop industrial IoT solutions, starting with the UBC-222, an IoT gateway...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Eyeing more profitable sectors: Q&A with Wally Liaw, Supermicro VP of international sales
Supermicro, originally a maker of server motherboards, has been gradually evolved into an own-brand server product provider. The server market promises significant growth, thanks...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Smartphone makers may see component shortages in 2H17
As production for new iPhones is expected to begin in third-quarter 2017 and many Android smartphone vendors will also launch new models in second-half 2017, demand for handset components...
Monday 19 June 2017
Win Semi looks to 5G base station construction for 2018 growth
With 5G base station construction set to kick off in 2018, GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects its business to enter another high-growth phase, according to company chairman...
Monday 19 June 2017
Taiwan market: APT to launch Taiwan first TDD LTE networks in 2H17
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) plans to open its TDD LTE network, the first of its kind in Taiwan, for commercial use on a 2600MHz frequency band in the second half of 2017, according...
Monday 19 June 2017
China accounts for 7 of top-10 leading smartphone suppliers in 2016, says IC Insights
Seven of the world's top-10, and 10 of the top-14 smartphone companies listed for 2016 were headquartered in China. Two South Korea-, one US- and one Taiwan-based companies made up...
Monday 19 June 2017
Quanta Computer steps into VR, AR, MR, medical cloud computing
ODM Quanta Computer has been engaged in R&D of VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality) and MR (mixed reality) solutions through cooperation with clients, as well as cloud-based...
Monday 19 June 2017
Inventec appoints new chairman, president
Inventec's board of directors has elected Tom Cho, currently chairman for affiliate company Inventec Solar Energy, as the new chairman and appointed Maurice Wu, currently company...