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Monday 13 November 2017
Android camp reportedly seeking to renegotiate royalties with Qualcomm
The Android camp could follow the steps of Apple to temporarily suspend royalty payments to Qualcomm aiming to force the US-based chip vendors back to the negotiating table to work...
Monday 13 November 2017
Qualcomm and Alibaba showcase cloud-to-device integration to help drive LTE IoT in China
Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, and Alibaba have ported Alibaba Cloud Link One to run on the Qualcomm MDM9206 global multi-mode LTE IoT modem. This...
Monday 13 November 2017
Ways to ease EU GDPR impacts: Q&A with Microsoft legal counsel Neal Suggs
Following a two-year buffer period, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted by the European Union in April 2016, will officially take effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR,...
Monday 13 November 2017
AI may reshape Taiwan role in global tech sector, says Google Taiwan chief
As the world is moving into the AI First era from the Mobile First one, AI (artificial intelligence) development will be of great importance to Taiwan and likely to reshape its role...
Friday 10 November 2017
Asustek revenues drop in October
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.66 billion (US$1.15 billion) for October 2017, representing a 23.16% drop on month and 9.51% drop on year.
Friday 10 November 2017
China AI unicorn SenseTime eyes new financing of US$500 million
China AI unicorn SenseTime is reportedly to announce a new round of financing estimated at around US$500 million within one month, which will be the largest scale of its kind seen...
Friday 10 November 2017
Global smartphone shipments up 5.9% on year in 3Q17, says Canalys
Global smartphone shipments reached 375.9 million units in the third quarter of 2017, up 5.9% from a year earlier, according to Canalys.
Friday 10 November 2017
Getac to fully own WHP via stock swap
Ruggedized computing device maker Getac Technology has announced that it will increase its stake in US-based WHP Workflow Solutions from 31.87% currently to 100%, making the latter...
Friday 10 November 2017
HTC reports 10th consecutive quarterly loss
HTC has reported net losses of NT$3.1 billion (US$102.63 million) for the third quarter of 2017, the company's 10th consecutive quarterly loss. EPS for the quarter was negative NT$...
Friday 10 November 2017
Acer 3Q17 net income hits 27-quarter high
Acer has announced its the financial results for the third quarter of 2017, with consolidated revenues rising 13% sequentially to reach NT$60.58 billion (US$2.01 billion), and net...
Friday 10 November 2017
Acer to own 51% of AOpen shares to expand digital signage business
Acer has announced that its participation in AOpen's private placement of shares has been approved by its board of directors. Acer said the move is a part of its strategy to expand...
Thursday 9 November 2017
China-based Zhaoxin Semiconductor expects CPU sales to double in 2017, 2018
Zhaoxin Semiconductor, a leading China maker of x86 processors, expects its annual CPU sales to double for two consecutive years in 2017-18 due to its successful penetration into...
Thursday 9 November 2017
iPhone X costs Apple US$370 in materials, says IHS Markit
Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64GB...
Thursday 9 November 2017
Oppo, Xiaomi to adopt 3D sensors for smartphones in 2018
China-based vendors Oppo and Xiaomi Technology will adopt 3D sensing solutions for smartphones to be launched in 2018, with such solutions to be developed by Himax Technologies via...
Thursday 9 November 2017
Spreadtrum chips adopted by Accent for smartphones sold in North Africa
Spreadtrum Communications, a China-based fabless chipmaker specializing in mobile SoCs, has announced its solutions have been selected by Accent, an IT brand based in Morocco, for...