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Tuesday 1 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to drop less than 5% in 2016 thanks to large-size models
Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface 2-in-1 devices are expected to boost demand for large-size tablets, partly offsetting the shipment declines in small-size segments. This will...
Monday 30 November 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$25.275 billion, says NCC
Open-bid competition for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands available for 4G mobile communications on November 30 resulted in total bidding prices of NT$25.275 billion (US$778 million),...
Monday 30 November 2015
China market: Huawei unveils Mate 8, Huawei Watch
Huawei has unveiled its new high-end smartphone, the Huawei Mate 8 as well as its smartwatch, the Huawei Watch.
Monday 30 November 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$23.820 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands available for 4G mobile communications on November 27 resulted in total bid prices of NT$23.820 billion (US$733 million), 65.42% over...
Monday 30 November 2015
The smartphone ambition: Q&A with Asustek CEO Jerry Shen
Buoyed by its ZenFone series smartphones, Asustek Computer has captured a portion of the global smartphone market and more importantly has started generating profits from its handset...
Friday 27 November 2015
Samsung to add IoT support in all products in 2020
Samsung Electronics is looking to make 90% of its ultra-thin LCD TVs and mobile devices support Internet of Things (IoT) applications prior to 2017 and, by 2020 all of Samsung's products...
Friday 27 November 2015
BenQ Medical Technology expects continued growth in exports
BenQ Medical Technology, a Taiwan-based own-brand maker of medical equipment and disposable medical materials, has a large proportion of consolidated revenues coming from overseas...
Friday 27 November 2015
Asustek eyes 30% share in Southeast Asia notebook market in 2016, says paper
Asustek is looking to raise its share in the Southeast Asia notebook market to 30% in 2016 to boost its overall notebook shipments in Asia Pacific to 2.5 million units in the year,...
Friday 27 November 2015
AOpen competes for digital signage orders, says chairman
While many digital signage providers focus on hardware, AOpen has been competitive through developing optimal solutions consisting of hardware, software, content, and maintenance...
Friday 27 November 2015
Apple tells supply chains it will use OLED in upcoming iPhones, says report
Apple has notified supply chains that it intends to switch to OLED panels for iPhones released in 2017-2018 and is calling on display makers in Korea and Japan to begin expanding...
Friday 27 November 2015
Foxconn invests in smartphone-rental service provider in Hong Kong, says paper
FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, has recently invested US$13 million in Hong Kong-based handset rental service provider Tink Labs, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Samsung starts mass production of 128GB DDR4 modules for enterprise servers
Samsung Electronics has announced that it is mass producing the industry's first TSV DDR4 memory in 128GB modules for enterprise servers and data centers.
Thursday 26 November 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$23.1 billion, says NCC
Bids for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands for 4G mobile communications on November 26 resulted in total bids of NT$23.100 billion (US$711 million), 60.42% over the total floor price,...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Korea government to invest US$110 million into wearables development, says report
The Korea government has announced from 2016 it will invest US$110 million over a five-year period into developing materials and components for wearable products, according to Korea-based...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Taiwan market: TWM withdraws from 4G bidding
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has waived its bidding rights four times in Taiwan's auction for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands and therefore lost its rights to continue bidding in the competition...