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Thursday 23 June 2016
Foxconn chairman expects channel retail business to grow strongly in 1 year
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has told investors that the company has already resumed its channel retail business, but he refused to provide...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Google plans to use renewable energy for data center expansion in Taiwan
Google has not changed plans to expand its existing data center in central Taiwan, but plans to purchase renewable energy instead of constructing a power plant, and hopes to help...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
China market: Xiaomi likely to launch smartwatch in September, says report
Xiaomi Technology is expected to launch its first smartwatch in September at the earliest. The Mi smartwatch is likely to come with a 1.3-inch round display powered by a Qualcomm...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Asustek, HTC caught up in Tessera patent infringement case in the US
Commenting on US-based Tessera Technologies and its subsidiary Invensas filing lawsuits against players such as Broadcom and Avago as well as Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Foxconn chairman looks at LeEco ecosystem for possible cooperation
Foxconn Electronics chairman Terry Gou and a number of top executives of the EMS giant have recently visited an experience shop of the "LeEco ecosystem" operated by China-based...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
HTC confirms departure of former CEO
HTC has confirmed that its former CEO Peter Chou has left the company. Chou is currently serving as chairman of Hong Kong-based Digital Domain though he is still an honorary consultant...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Open innovation platform helps shape the landscape of IoT applications
The Internet of Things (IoT) inspired numerous application concepts, but very few were put into effective practice. The main culprit of this is due to the vast amount of different...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Inventec to ship drones and service robots in 2H16
Inventec will begin shipping drones and service robots in the second half of 2016, but these new product lines will only have a limited contribution to revenues, according to David...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Inventec enhancing marketing of cloud computing services in China
Inventec has stepped into providing cloud computing services in Taiwan and China through integrating in-house-produced servers and other hardware with software developed by Taiwan-...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Sales of HTC 10 higher than expected in Taiwan, Japan, says company
HTC expects its sales performance in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2016 to be better than that a quarter earlier due to strong sales of its flagship model the HTC 10,...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
China market: Foxconn enters financial service sector
Foxconn Electronics has entered the financial service market in China and also plans to launch an online financial service platform in 2016, according to media reports in China.
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Himax provides Quad HD display driver IC for Tango-enabled AR smartphone
Himax Technologies has announced its HX8396-A display driver IC has secured the design win in the world's first augmented reality (AR) smartphone, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. The Phab 2 Pro...
Monday 20 June 2016
Qisda expects revenues for medicare, smart solutions to rise to NT$60 billion in 3-5 years
EMS provider Qisda focuses on improving existing business, expanding medical care business and smart solutions, and it expects annual revenues for medicare and smart solutions to...
Monday 20 June 2016
China market: China Broadcasting Network approved to offer fixed line broadband services
The state-owned China Broadcasting Network (CBN) reportedly has secured a telecom operator license, enabling the company to offer fixed line broadband network services, according...
Monday 20 June 2016
Institute for information industry and open connectivity foundation join forces to enable global IoT market opportunities for Taiwan-based vendors
According to a Gartner report, the global communication market growth rate increased from 0.5% in 2013 to 2.9% in 2015 but is expected to gradually decline from 2016 to 2018. As such,...