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Wednesday 4 May 2016
China market: Component orders from China white-box handset makers to decline
While parts and component makers in Taiwan's handset supply chain are still receiving substantial orders from China-based white-box handset makers, orders are likely to reduce gradually...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Taiwan market: HTC launches 2 new mid-range smartphones
HTC has launched two new models of its mid-range Desire-series smartphones, the Desire 825 and Desire 830, targeting the sub-NT$10,000 segment of Taiwan's smartphone market.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Android Open Source market opportunities shrinking as Android One becomes viable market contender
Overall smartphone share of the global handsets market is slowing as mobile phone (or feature phone) sales show some resilience through local brands in emerging markets. While ABI...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Top-3 Taiwan telecom operators to hand out substantial cash dividend for 2015
Top-3 Taiwan-based telecom operators Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (ETT) will deal out cash dividends totaling NT$69.97 billion (US$2.169...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Digitimes Research: iPhone shipments to rebound in 3Q16, but ASP to drop to US$600
Apple is expected to ship 41-43 million iPhone devices in the second quarter of 2016 (or Apple's fiscal third quarter) before ramping up shipments to 45-48 millionin the third quarter,...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
HTC sells land to improve financial operations
HTC has reported that it sold recently a land lot located in Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan for a total of NT$2.88 billion (US$89.29 million), which will generate an income of NT$990...
Friday 29 April 2016
China Telecom 1Q16 revenues up 6.1% on year
China Telecom has reported operating revenues of CNY86.426 billion (US$13.22 billion) growing 6.1% on year for the first quarter of 2016, according to the company.
Friday 29 April 2016
Notebook-use thermal module makers step into server applications
Notebook-use heat-dissipation module makers, including Taiwan-based Auras Technology, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry, Asia Vital Components and Cooler Master as well as Japan-based...
Thursday 28 April 2016
iPhone shipments to continue to drop in 2Q16
Shipments of iPhone devices are expected to continue to decline to around 40 million units in the second quarter of 2016 (or Apple's fiscal third quarter) after shipments dropped...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Worldwide smartphone growth goes flat in 1Q16, says IDC
Global smartphone shipments reached 334.9 million units in the first quarter of 2016, up slightly from the 334.3 million units shipped a year earlier, marking the smallest on-year...
Thursday 28 April 2016
GSMA announces further details for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016
The GSMA provided further details for the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 29 June to 1 July 2016 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphones sales dip in March; Samsung outperforms Apple in volume sales
Sales of handsets, mostly smartphones, totaled 672,000 units in the Taiwan market in March, a decline of 37,000 units from the previous month and 21,000 units from a year earlier...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Asustek denies plans to split company businesses
Asustek Computer has refuted a rumor that the company is considering separating its Open Platform business group, which includes motherboard, graphics card, monitor and peripheral...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Apple sees iPhone shipments drop in fiscal 2Q16
Apple has announced that it posted quarterly revenues of US$50.6 billion and quarterly net income of US$10.5 billion, or US$1.90 per diluted share for the fiscal 2016 second quarter...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
ITTS steps into smart factory, city, logistics services
IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing service provider Information Technology Total Services (ITTS) has extended operations to Internet of Things-based (IoT) services for...