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Tuesday 25 October 2016
AMD reports 3Q16 results
​AMD has announced revenues for the third quarter of 2016 of US$1,307 million, operating losses of US$293 million, and a net loss of US$406 million, or US$0.50 per share. Non-GAAP1...
Monday 24 October 2016
Foxconn to expand its operations in India in 2017, says paper
Foxconn Electronics plans to expand significantly its operations in India in 2017, with projects including building a new production for production of iPhone devices, restoring a...
Monday 24 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Mobile telecom carriers prefer LPWA technologies on unlicensed bands for IoT operations
SK Telecom, the largest mobile telecom carrier in South Korea, began to provide nationwide IoT (Internet of Things) services in July 2016 through adopting LoRaWAN (long range wide...
Monday 24 October 2016
ICP DAS expects new products to drive 4Q16 revenues
Taiwan-based industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider ICP DAS expects its fourth-quarter revenues to be driven by new IoT products, which are expected to obtain certification...
Monday 24 October 2016
Samsung rolls out 8GB LPDDR4 DRAM package
Samsung Electronics has introduced an 8GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM package designed for Ultra HD, large-screen devices. The 8GB mobile DRAM package utilizes four of 16Gb LPDDR4 memory chips...
Monday 24 October 2016
FET to budget NT$10 billion on acquisitions and investments in 2017-2019
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to allocate NT$10 billion (314.89 million) for acquisition and investment projects in the next three years in order...
Monday 24 October 2016
Taiwan market: iPhone 7 tops market share in September, says paper
There were 684,000 smartphones sold in the Taiwan market in September, increasing 3.1% on month, and iPhones had the largest market share at 29% in sales volume and 61.6% in sales...
Friday 21 October 2016
Leadtek pushing into medical market
Taiwan-based professional graphics card vendor Leadtek Research has been aggressively pushing into the medical electronics market during the past few years and has recently sent its...
Friday 21 October 2016
China smartphone vendors to buy more panels and other parts from local suppliers in 2017
China-based smartphone vendors are expected to purchase more parts and components such as LCD panels from local suppliers for their smartphone production in 2017 amid their growing...
Friday 21 October 2016
India market: 35 million smartphones shipped in 3Q16, says Counterpoint
Shipments of smartphones totaled 35 million units in India in the third quarter of 2016, increasing 21% on quarter and 25% on year, according to data released by Counterpoint Technology...
Friday 21 October 2016
China Mobile nets CNY88.1 billion for January-September 2016
Mobile telecom carrier China Mobile recorded net profit of CNY88.1 billion (US$13.39 billion) for January-September 2016, growing 3.1% on year, according to the company's financial...
Friday 21 October 2016
Baidu adopts Xilinx to accelerate machine learning applications in the data center
Xilinx has announced that Baidu is utilizing Xilinx FPGAs to accelerate machine learning applications in their data centers in China, and the pair is collaborating to further expand...
Friday 21 October 2016
Verizon launches MediaTek-powered smartphone
Verizon Wireless has launched the first-ever MediaTek-powered CDMA/LTE smartphone. The LG Stylo 2 V marks its debut as a certified smartphone chipset provider for Verizon, according...
Thursday 20 October 2016
Global IT spending to reach US$3.5 trillion in 2017, says Gartner
Driven by growth in software and IT services revenues, worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach US$3.5 trillion in 2017, up 2.9% from 2016 estimated spending of US$3.4 trillion,...
Thursday 20 October 2016
Asustek ZF3 smartphones enjoy strong sales in the US, says paper
Demand for Asustek Computer's latest smartphone series products, including the entry-level ZenFone 3 (ZF3), mid-range ZF3 Ultra, and high-end ZF3 Deluxe, in the US market has been...