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Friday 2 February 2018
Google Taiwan R&D team to expand hardware development, says executive
Google's R&D team in Taiwan will not only develop smartphones but also other products, while expanding the company's hardware development, according to Rick Osterloh, senior hardware...
Friday 2 February 2018
Mobile SoC designs, embedded processing lift microprocessor market
The fastest growing types of microprocessors in 2012-2017 were mobile system-on-chip (SoC) designs for smartphones and tablets, and microprocessors used in embedded-processing applications,...
Friday 2 February 2018
Intel, MediaTek well galvanized to perform better in 2018
Though not scoring good revenue and profit performances in most part of 2017, chipmakers Intel and MediaTek have both witnessed significantly improved gross margins in the fourth...
Friday 2 February 2018
China ODM smartphone shipments reach 260 million units in 2017
ODM smartphone shipments by China-based suppliers totaled 260 million units in 2017 with the Wingtech Group and Huaqin Telecom Technology serving as the top-two vendors, according...
Friday 2 February 2018
China smartphone shipments to fall over 30% on quarter in 1Q18, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments in the China market are likely to decline over 30% sequentially in the first quarter of 2018 after such shipments expanded nearly 10% on quarter to 199.8 million...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Foxconn aims to provide platform services through IIoT networks
Foxconn Electronics has given priority to building up its industrial IoT (IIOT) networks as it moves to transform itself from a hardware manufacturing firm into a platform service...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Lite-On Tech installs IoT devices on LED street lamps in Taipei
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has erected several LED lamp posts that are equipped IoT devices in Taipei, in a project to demonstrate smart city solutions, according to the compa...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Smartphone solution providers face increasing uncertainty in 2018
Smartphone solution providers are expected to face increasing uncertainty in 2018 as the global smartphone market has become more mature and will grow at a slow pace, if not shrinking,...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Asustek to unveil new ZenFone 5 devices at MWC
Asustek Computer will unveil its new ZenFone 5-series smartphones at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 with shipments to kick off in the beginning of the second quarter...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
HTC completes deal with Google
HTC has completed the deal of transferring its ODM smartphone team to Google, and the company will now focus more on developing branded smartphone and VR products, according to a...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
CoWoS, SiP to be key packaging processes for AI chips
High performance computing (HPC) will become the most crucial platform in the development of process technologies for AI (artificial intelligence) chips, and CoWoS (chip on wafer...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Alibaba Cloud launches City Brain in Malaysia
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of its Malaysia City Brain initiative in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the country's digital economy development...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Acer takes helm at AOpen
Acer has obtained three seats on AOpen's board of directors after taking a major stake in the Taiwan-based digital signage developer. Acer chairman Jason Chen has also been elected...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Samsung 4Q17 profits surge on robust chip demand
Robust memory chip demand boosted Samsung Electronics' profitability in the fourth quarter of 2017, when the vendor's net profits surged 72.9% on year to KRW12.26 trillion (US$11.5...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Oppo to push 5G, AI developments to maintain smartphone momentum
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo will commit more resources to developing related 5G and AI technologies and applications as it seeks to enhance its presence in the global smartphone...