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Tuesday 21 June 2016
Inventec enhancing marketing of cloud computing services in China
Inventec has stepped into providing cloud computing services in Taiwan and China through integrating in-house-produced servers and other hardware with software developed by Taiwan-...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Sales of HTC 10 higher than expected in Taiwan, Japan, says company
HTC expects its sales performance in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2016 to be better than that a quarter earlier due to strong sales of its flagship model the HTC 10,...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
China market: Foxconn enters financial service sector
Foxconn Electronics has entered the financial service market in China and also plans to launch an online financial service platform in 2016, according to media reports in China.
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Himax provides Quad HD display driver IC for Tango-enabled AR smartphone
Himax Technologies has announced its HX8396-A display driver IC has secured the design win in the world's first augmented reality (AR) smartphone, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. The Phab 2 Pro...
Monday 20 June 2016
Qisda expects revenues for medicare, smart solutions to rise to NT$60 billion in 3-5 years
EMS provider Qisda focuses on improving existing business, expanding medical care business and smart solutions, and it expects annual revenues for medicare and smart solutions to...
Monday 20 June 2016
China market: China Broadcasting Network approved to offer fixed line broadband services
The state-owned China Broadcasting Network (CBN) reportedly has secured a telecom operator license, enabling the company to offer fixed line broadband network services, according...
Monday 20 June 2016
Institute for information industry and open connectivity foundation join forces to enable global IoT market opportunities for Taiwan-based vendors
According to a Gartner report, the global communication market growth rate increased from 0.5% in 2013 to 2.9% in 2015 but is expected to gradually decline from 2016 to 2018. As such,...
Friday 17 June 2016
FET to cooperate with Ericsson to set up 5G lab in Taiwan
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasToneTelecommunications (FET) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to set up the first 5G laboratory in Taiwan.
Friday 17 June 2016
Asustek becomes largest client of Arima Communications
Asustek Computer has accounted for about 40% of Arima Communications' smartphone shipments to become the largest client, followed by LG Electronics with about 20% and Sony Mobile...
Friday 17 June 2016
Wearable shipments to reach 213.6 million units worldwide in 2020, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, representing 29% growth over 2015. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable...
Thursday 16 June 2016
Wistron expects strong 2016, say executives
Wistron chairman Simon Lin is optimistic the company's 2016 operations will improve significantly and its revenue ratio for the first and second halves of 2016 will reach 45:55, changing...
Thursday 16 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Growing VR ecosystem to accelerate development of VR video market
Video and gaming applications for virtual reality (VR) devices were the highlights of the recently concluded Computex 2016 as demonstrated by the number of related products and exhibitors...
Thursday 16 June 2016
Lenovo Taiwan eyes growth in PC and server businesses
Lenovo is aiming to increase its PC sales in Taiwan by 10% on year in 2016 and is also looking to raise its share in Taiwan's server market by 10pp, according to Lenovo Taiwan's general...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Taiwan Mobile to speed up overseas expansion projects
The Taiwan Mobile Group will step up its internationalization process in 2016 with plans to expand its online shopping platform, momoshop.com, as well as its telecom services in Southeast...
Wednesday 15 June 2016
Apple stepping up procurement for new Apple Watch
Apple has stepped up procurement of chips and components for the second-generation Apple Watch which is expected to debut later in 2016, according to sources from the supply chain.