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Thursday 22 December 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek officially launches Zenbo home service robots
Asustek Computer has officially launched its home service robot, the Zenbo, in the Taiwan market. The company will begin to take the first round of pre-orders for the robots on January...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
HTC sends out invitations for product event on January 12
HTC has sent out invitations for a product event to be held on January 12, 2017. New products to be presented at the event may include smartphones, VR devices or other types of wearable...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Huami to ship over 16 million wearable devices in 2016, says report
Huami, a subsidiary of Xiaomi Technology, has shipped over 16 million wearable devices, including Xiaomi Mi Band, so far in 2016 with shipment value reaching CNY1.5 billion (US$215.83...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Positioning as a supplier of intelligent client solutions to strengthen strategic planning for overseas market expansion
Clientron has accumulated extensive experience in developing embedded systems and is expanding the success to deliver impressive results in thin clients, point of sale (POS) systems...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to reach 8-8.5 million units in 2017
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market in 2017 are expected to be flat on year, totaling about at 8-8.5 million units, according to sources from local retail channels.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Acer recognizes intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion
Acer on December 20 announced the recognition of intangible asset impairment of NT$6.34 billion (US$199 million), equivalent to net loss per share NT$2.06, for 2016 in accordance...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Shuttle steps into care service management systems
Shuttle has introduced an in-house-developed smart home service solution, that utilizes a cloud-based operational management system to provide long-term care services for the elderly...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Digitimes Research: MVNOs growing fast in Japan, may face mergers due to price competition
MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) services have seen fast growing demand in Japan mainly due to the government asking mobile telecom carriers to unlock SIM cards and stop offering...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Taiwan Mobile to reduce capex for 2017
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its capex for 2017 to be significantly lower than the amount it spent in 2016 due to decreased spending on establishing network infrastructure, according...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile, Samsung to launch mobile e-payment services
Mobile electronic payment (e-payment) services will gain a boost in the Taiwan market in 2017 as Sony Mobile Communications and Samsung Electronics will launch related services soon,...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
CAYIN announces major firmware update for digital signage software SMP-NEO2
CAYIN today announced the release of the first firmware update for its new Digital Signage user interface, SMP-NEO2, which is available at no extra cost to all SMP-NEO2 players starting...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
EMBUX captures rising ARM demand in IPC market
Demand for ARM processors has been strong due to the increasing popularity of Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Vehicles (IoV), Industry 4.0 applications and mobile devices. The...
Monday 19 December 2016
BlackBerry secures global smart phone software and brand licensing agreement with TCL
BlackBerry and TCL Communication Technology Holdings have entered into a long-term licensing agreement, providing acceleration to BlackBerry's transition into a security software...
Friday 16 December 2016
Taiwan IT players showcasing Windows 10 innovations at WinHEC 2017 Taiwan
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) makers and chip designers demonstrated their latest Windows 10 smart solutions at Microsoft's WinHEC Taiwan event from December 14-15.
Friday 16 December 2016
Advantech cooperates with Socionext to offer VEGA series image encoding/decoding solutions
Industrial computing solution provider Advantech will offer image encoding/decoding solutions under the brand VEGA through a strategic alliance with Socionext, a Japan-based developer...