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Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung set to recapture top smartphone vendor ranking in 2Q17
Samsung Electronics is expected to recapture the number one title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the second quarter of 2017, powered by its high-performance mid-range models, according...
Thursday 26 January 2017
India market: China smartphone vendors account for 46% market share in 4Q16, says Counterpoint
Smartphones shipped by China-based vendors accounted for 46% of smartphones sold in India in the fourth quarter of 2016, up from 14% a year earlier, according to data compiled by...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan Mobile expects revenues to grow mildly in 2017
Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its revenues to grow 2% on year to NT$118.85 billion (US$3.793 billion) in 2017, while operating income will decline...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Google develops meldCX via cooperation with AOpen
Google has offered meldCX, customized software and services to enable Chromebox, Chromebase and Chromebook compatibility with retail operators' existing peripheral devices not based...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
ThroughTek listed as Taiwan's first IoT company on the emerging stock board
ThroughTek Co., Ltd., a leading IoT (Internet-of-Things) platform and cloud solutions provider, announced today that it has registered as Taiwan's first IoT company on the Emerging...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan market: CHT expects profits to edge down 8% in 2017
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its consolidated revenues to inch up 0.5% on year to NT$231.16 billion (US$7.373 billion) in 2017, but net profits are likely to decline 8% to NT$6.89...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan 4Q16 international Internet bandwidth stands at 2.067Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 2.067Tbps as of fourth-quarter 2016, increasing 16.26% sequentially...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
China December mobile communication user base grows to 1.322 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.322 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2016, increasing 0.17% on month and 1.24% on year, of which 170.81 million...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Brand vendors to launch smartphones with AI applications to ramp up sales in 2017
Smartphone vendors, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG Electronics and Xiaomi Technology, are likely to introduce models featuring AI (artificial intelligence) applications...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches Smart Canvas
Seiko Epson has launched Smart Canvas smartwatch in the Taiwan market at NT$5,490 (US$173) for watch body alone plus NT$999 for a belt made of synthetic leather, according to Epson...
Monday 23 January 2017
The synergy of NXP acquisition: An interview with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Qualcomm agreed in late 2016 to buy NXP Semiconductor for about US$47 billion in the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry - a move which clearly indicates Qualcomm's roadmap...
Friday 20 January 2017
Digitimes Research: ASEAN 3G/4G mobile broadband penetration to rise to 60% in 2017
3G/4G mobile broadband Internet-access subscribers accounted for 46% of all mobile communication subscribers in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) market in 2015 and...
Friday 20 January 2017
Acer to be free of amortization cost for intangible assets beginning 2018, says CEO
After recognizing an intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion (US$199 million) at the end of 2016, Acer will see amortization of costs for intangible assets decrease by US$7...