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Monday 8 May 2017
Apple is top wearables vendor in 1Q17, says Strategy Analytics
Global wearables shipments reached 22 million units in the first quarter of 2017, rising 21% on year from 18.2 million shipped a year earlier period, according to Strategy Analytic...
Monday 8 May 2017
HTC sees revenues down in April
HTC has reported revenues of NT$4.713 billion (US$156.14 million) for April, down 9.29% on month and 18.03% on year. For the first four months of 2017, revenues totaled NT$19.245...
Friday 5 May 2017
IPC supplier Ennoconn revenues up over 17% on year in April
IPC supplier Ennoconn has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.266 billion (US$41.98 million) for April, down 7.59% on month but up 17.42% on year.
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: FET posts highest ARPU for mobile service in 1Q17
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) posted the highest ARPU of NT$883 (US$29.29) for its mobile service subscribers in the first quarter of 2017, compared to NT$861 of Taiwan Mobile...
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: Price competition for mobile telecom services expected to ease
Price competition in Taiwan's mobile telecom service market is expected to ease shortly as the prevailing low rates for unlimited 4G services have significantly cut into the profits...
Friday 5 May 2017
Acer expanding digital signage business
Acer has extended its business to providing total digital signage solutions covering hardware, content, operation and maintenance, and has expanded marketing from Europe initially...
Friday 5 May 2017
China market: Local vendors ramp up smartphone shipments at the expense of iPhone in 1Q17
Apple suffered a serious setback in shipments of iPhone devices in the China market in the first quarter of 2017 as China-based brands including Huawei, Oppo and Vivo managed to continue...
Friday 5 May 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2017
In terms of the shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) in China, downstream vendors started early inventory preparation in the fourth quarter of 2016 resulting in higher...
Thursday 4 May 2017
HTC to release new Vive audio solution on June 6
HTC has announced that it will release its integrated headphone solution, the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap, for the Vive globally on June 6 for NT$3,499 (US$116).
Thursday 4 May 2017
Quanta Storage nets NT$0.25 per share for 1Q17
Quanta Storage has reported first-quarter 2017 consolidated revenues of NT$1.91 billion (US$63 million), growing 3.65% on year, net operating profit of NT$203.3 million, up 184.34%,...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay service to be available in June, says paper
Android Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, will be available in the Taiwan market starting June 1 with support from three local banks, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 4 May 2017
China market: Huami launches new fitness bracelet
Huami Information Technology, the exclusive provider of wearable technology for Xiaomi and maker of the Mi Band, has launched a new Amazfit fitness tracker, which features built-in...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Advantech reports decreased earnings for 1Q17
Industrial computing device and solution supplier Advantech has reported net profits of NT$1.205 billion (US$40.11 million) for the first quarter of 2017, down 15.2% on quarter and...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Apple revenues, earnings increase in fiscal 2Q17
Apple has reported on-year increases in both revenues and earnings for its fiscal 2017 second quarter ended April 1, 2017. Revnues for the quarter came to US$52.9 billion and earnings...
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Inventec to produce AI-based smart home products for Apple, says paper
Taiwan-based OEM Inventec reportedly has landed orders from Apple to produce a connected speaker device, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.