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Thursday 27 July 2017
Samsung chip biz drives overall profit growth in 2Q17
Samsung Electronics has posted a record KRW14.07 trillion (US$12.6 billion) in operating profits for the second quarter of 2017, while revenues increased 20.1% sequentially to KRW61...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Driverless electric bus EZ10 to be on trial in Taipei City
Taipei's Department of Information Technology has announced an autonomous-driving electric bus will have a five-day trial run in the city in August.
Thursday 27 July 2017
Smartphone shipments in China fall in 2Q17, says Canalys
After six consecutive quarters of growth, smartphone shipments in China fell 3% on year to 113 million units in the second quarter of 2017, according to Canalys.
Thursday 27 July 2017
India smartphone shipments fall for the first time, says Canalys
India's smartphone market contracted for the first time in its history, as shipments to the country fell 4% on year to just under 27 million units in the second quarter of 2017. Samsung...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Development of service robots lags behind industrial ones, says IEK analyst
Development of service-oriented robots has lagged behind that of industrial robots, according to analyst Johnny Huang for Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) under Taiwan...
Thursday 27 July 2017
Foxconn increases server production in southwestern China, says Nikkei
Foxconn Electronics' China-based subsidiary HongFuJin Precision Electronics (Guiyang) set up a server factory in Quizhou Province, southwestern China, at an investment CNY350 million...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Shuttle may turn profitable in 2Q17, says paper
Taiwan-based barebone system vendor Shuttle is expected to have achieved strong revenues in the second quarter of 2017, which may help the company turn profitable, according to a...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Deren develops USB 3.1 front-panel internal connectors and cables
China-based Shenzhen Deren Electronics has cooperated with Intel to develop USB 3.1 front-panel internal connectors and cables for USB 3.1 Gen2, with the standard expected to become...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan first IoT venture capital of NT$4 billion to be available by end of September
Taiwan's government is very likely to complete raising NT$4 billion (US$130 million) in venture capital fund dedicated to investment in IoT (Internet of Things) startups by the end...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan IC design service and IP firms land AI chip orders from China
Taiwan-based IC design service companies and silicon IP providers have started to land orders for artificial intelligence (AI) applications from China's IC industry and academia,...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan market: Motorola launches Moto Z2 Play
Motorola (Lenovo) has unveiled its mid-tier Moto Z2 Play smartphone in the Taiwan market, with the availability to begin in mid-August, priced at NT$14,900 (US$491) unlocked.
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan to host WCIT 2017
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2017 will take place in Taipei during September 10-13, organized jointly by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and World Information...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales rebound in June
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market staged a rebound in June, with shipment volume reaching 630,000 units, an increase of 4.3% from the previous month and 3.28% from a year...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
China-based Horizon Robotics actively materializing autonomous driving solutions
China-based Horizon Robotics has scored a significant achievement in the development of autonomous driving technology, as the technology has entered the stage of road test and the...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Quanta to see rising incomes from notebooks, servers and wearables in 2H17, says paper
Quanta Computer is expected to enjoy a strong second-half 2017 thanks to rising demand for notebooks, growing server sales and the release of the next-generation Apple Watch, according...