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Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up slightly in October
A total of 722,000 smartphones were sold in the Taiwan market in October, increasing 5% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Global smartphone shipments to grow 4.5% in 2017, says TrendForce
Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 4.5% on year to reach 1.4 billion units in 2017, according to market research firm TrendForce.
Thursday 24 November 2016
HTC denies rumors of selling its smartphone business
HTC has rejected market rumors saying that it plans to sell its struggling smartphone unit to China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Financially-troubled LeEco begins payment for accounts receivable, says Compal
Compal Electronics, in response to media reports that its client LeEco has run into financial difficulties, has disclosed it has already started receiving payments from the China...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Apple to add 10.5-inch models to iPad series in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Apple, in addition to existing 7.9-inch iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, will launch 10.5-inch iPad in 2017, with production to begin in December, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
VIA unveils new kiosk solution
VIA Technologies has announced its latest kiosk solution, the VIA Artigo A830, featuring anti-static lightning and surge protection to ensure maximum reliability and durability in...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Apple captures 91% share of global smartphone profits in 3Q16, says Strategy Analytics
Apple captured a record share of profits in the global smartphone industry in the third quarter of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Castles Technology focuses overseas marketing on developing countries
EFT (electronic fund transfer) POS (point of sale) device maker Castles Technology is focusing overseas marketing on developing countries mainly because of strong competitors and...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
IBM new server produced by Wistron, adopted by Tencent
Power System S882LC, a new IBM-developed server featuring IBM Power 8 CPU and Nvidia-developed CPU-GPU and GPU-GPU communication protocol NVLink, and produced by Taiwan-based Wistron...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: Lenovo to launch Moto Z-series smartphones
Lenovo has announced that it will introduce its Moto Z-series smartphones and related accessories, Moto Mods, into the Taiwan market on November 30 - a move, which will mark the reentry...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
India market: Handset shipments to reach 265 million units in 2016, says firm
Shipments of mobile handsets in the India market are expected to reach 265 million units in 2016, with smartphones accounting for 116 million units or 43.8%, according to Cyber Media...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: HTC unveils HTC 10 evo for high-end segment
HTC has unveiled a new high-end smartphone, the HTC 10 evo, in the Taiwan market, aiming at ramping up its smartphone business for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company will start...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Top-5 vendors, top-3 Taiwan ODMs October notebook shipments down 22%, 12% on month
The five largest notebook vendors together shipped 10.19 million Windows units equipped with Intel processors in October, decreasing 22% on month, while the three largest Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Coolpad warns of heavy losses for 2016
China-based smartphone vendor Coolpad has warned that it expects to post a net loss of HK$3 billion (US$387.09 million) for 2016, a significant retreat from a net profit of HK$2.325...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Taiwan aims at prevailing fixed-line Internet download speed of 2Gbps in 2025
The Taiwan government has set up a target prevailing download speed of 1Gbps for fixed-line broadband Internet-access services for 2020 and 2Gbps for 2025, according to industry so...