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Friday 26 May 2017
FET cooperates with Ericsson to trial NB-IoT in smart parking
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has set up an experimental NB-IoT (narrow band Internet of Things) station at a 5G laboratory established through cooperation...
Friday 26 May 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments decline sharply in April
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 543,000 units in April, down nearly 10% from the previous month and 20% from a year earlier period, according to data compiled...
Thursday 25 May 2017
Computex 2017: BenQ pushing new cloud computing solutions
BenQ has prepared new and improved solutions for Internet of Things (IoT), big data and cloud computing applications and will showcase them at Computex 2017 beginning on May 30.
Thursday 25 May 2017
Huawei rallies industries to build a stronger IoT ecosystem
Huawei Technologies has shared its vision of IoT with over 200 attendees at the inaugural Huawei IoT Ecosystem Forum, held in conjunction with CommunicAsia2017. The forum showcases...
Thursday 25 May 2017
HTC rolls out AI device for medical diagnosing applications
HTC has come out with an artificial intelligence (AI)-based device and related applications for medical examination and diagnosis applications, according to Edward Chang, president...
Thursday 25 May 2017
Global smartphone shipments grow 9.1% on year in 1Q17, says Gartner
Global shipments of smartphones grew 9.1% on year to 380 million units in the first quarter of 2017, according to Gartner.
Thursday 25 May 2017
Pegatron to showcase new products on June 1
Pegatron is scheduled to showcase an array of new products and applications, including AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality) and in-car electronics devices, as well as...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung Pay launched
Samsung Electronics formally launched Samsung Pay on May 23 in Taiwan after a three-week trial operation of the smartphone-based e-payment services in cooperation with seven local...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Posiflex unveils new headquarters
Own-brand POS (point of sale/service) device and peripheral maker Posiflex Technology has unveiled an 8-story headquarters building located in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, according...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Axiomtek focuses development on smart factory, transport solutions
Industrial computing device maker Axiomtek focuses mid- and long-term business development on smart factory and smart transportation solutions, with the former including sensors and...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Taiwan market: Alliance Digital Tech to boost mobile e-payment services
Alliance Digital Tech, a TSM (trusted service management) company jointly established by five local mobile telecom carriers and EasyCard Corp., will promote mobile e-payment services...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Taiwan market: FET offers rental online consulting services
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has teamed up with Soluto to launch online consulting services regarding use of handsets and connected consumer electronics for its subscribers,...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Global tablet market – 1Q 2017
Cannibalized by large-size smartphones, global tablet shipments in first-quarter 2017 dropped 16.7% on year to reach 37.12 million units.
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Huawei competes head to head with Oppo in domestic and overseas markets
Competition between China-based Huawei and rival Oppo for ramping up their smartphone shipments in the domestic and overseas markets are to intensify in the second half of 2017, according...
Tuesday 23 May 2017
FIH Mobile warns losses to expand in 1H17
FIH Mobile has issued a warning on its profitability, saying its net losses for the first half of 2017 are expected to more than double to US$240 million compared to US$110 million...