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Monday 19 September 2016
Taiwan market: APT to set up GSM network for voice communications
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has disclosed it has obtained approval from Taiwan's National Communications Commission for establishing a GSM network on a 900MHz frequency band unit with...
Monday 19 September 2016
Sprint intros MediaTek-powered smartphone
Sprint has introduced the LG X Power, which features the MediaTek Helio P10-series chipset. The device is the first MediaTek-powered smartphone available from Sprint breaking new...
Monday 19 September 2016
China market: Oppo still ramping up component, panel orders, say sources
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo, which had its shipments impeded partially by tight supply of flat panels recently, has continued to ramp up its orders for parts and components,...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Business planning in the cloud: Q&A with Anaplan
Silicon Valley based Anaplan, a cloud-based planning and performance management platform provider, recently announced it has surpassed a US$100 million revenue run-rate and reached...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
China-based wearable device vendors see shipments growth in 2Q16, says IDC
China shipped 9.54 million wearable devices in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 13.2% from the previous quarter and up 81.4% from a year earlier, according to IDC's China...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Inspur starts price war for servers in Europe, say Taiwan makers
China-based server vendor Inspur Technologies has triggered price-cut competition for servers used in cloud data centers in Europe, looking to expand in Europe's cloud computing server...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
OEM servers featuring Aptio V UEFI firmware support for Diablo technologies' Memory1 module shipping now
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), a global leader in BIOS and UEFI firmware, server and remote management tools, data storage products and unique solutions based on the Linux and Android...
Wednesday 14 September 2016
HTC to unveil new Desire smartphones on September 20
HTC is expected to unveil two new models of its Desire-series products, the Desire 10 Pro and Desire 10 Lifestyle, during an online product event to be held on September 20.
Wednesday 14 September 2016
Connected Cars and Big Data Set Creative Intelligent Transportation Wheels in Motion
According to a US-based research institute forecast, by 2020, 36% of car insurance will be converted to usage-based insurance (UBI) where insurance costs are calculated based on individual...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
China market: Xiaomi investigating smartphone explosions
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology has commissioned a third-party organization to investigate two cases of explosions of its smartphones breaking out in China recently,...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
MSI partners with HTC to release VR One backpack PC
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched the VR One, a virtual reality (VR) backpack PC, in partnership with HTC's Vive team, featuring high-end specifications, specially designed...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Japan market: SoftBank to adopt massive MIMO for 4G networks
Japan-based mobile telecom carrier SoftBank will adopt massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) for 100 of its 4G base stations in 43 cities around Japan beginning September...
Monday 12 September 2016
China July mobile communication user base grows to 1.304 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.304 billion mobile communication service subscribers in China as of the end of July 2016, increasing 0.30% on month and 0.73% on year, and 211.28 million (16.20%), of...
Monday 12 September 2016
Smartphone shipments grow 3% on year in Indonesia in 2Q16, says IDC
Total smartphone shipments in the Indonesia market recorded a moderate 3% on-year and 22% on-quarter growth in the second quarter of 2016, according to IDC. Growth was a seasonal...
Monday 12 September 2016
Asustek August revenues up on month
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$39.858 billion (US$1.26 billion) for August, increasing 19.55% on month but decreasing 2.38% on year, and NT$295.795 billion...