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Wednesday 15 June 2016
Taiwan Mobile posts highest EPS for May
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has reported an EPS of NT$0.52 for May, the highest among Taiwan's telecom operators. Rival companies Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications...
Tuesday 14 June 2016
Flash remains the only bright spot in another lackluster quarter for EMEA external storage, says IDC
Total EMEA external storage systems revenues fell 4.9% on year to US$1.64 billion in the first quarter of 2016, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker...
Tuesday 14 June 2016
Asustek cuts 2Q16 revenue guidance due to weak smartphone demand
Because of weaker than expected demand in the Asia Pacific market, the smartphone industry is entering a new era of competition and smartphone ASPs are dropping. Asustek Computer...
Tuesday 14 June 2016
HTC launches new mid-range smartphone, ties up with Bethesda Softworks
HTC has unveiled a new mid-range smartphone, the HTC One S9, which will be available at its exclusive shops in the Taiwan market on June 17 priced at NT$9,990 (US$309) unlocked. The...
Monday 13 June 2016
China holds 8 spots among top-12 smartphone vendors, says IC Insights
Eight of the world's top-12 smartphone companies during the first quarter of 2016 are China-based including Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, ZTE, Lenovo, TCL and Meizu, according to IC...
Monday 13 June 2016
Arima Communications speeds up expansion into non-smartphone product lines, says president
Smartphone ODM Arima Communications, in view of slow growth in global demand for smartphones and increasing market competition, has adjusted its business operation model to reduce...
Monday 13 June 2016
Taiwan notebook ODMs look to strong shipments in June, says paper
The top-four Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec, are expected to see their notebook shipments remain strong in June after posting...
Monday 13 June 2016
CHT nets NT$2.45 per share for January-May
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded consolidated revenues of NT$18.65 billion (US$572 million), net operating profit of NT$4.27 billion and net profit of NT$3.55 billion for May, leading...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Asustek sees stable performance in Brazil
Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen has pointed out that the company is rather cautious about its operations Brazil, which has see high inflation, increasing unemployment and weakening...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Worldwide smartphone sales to slow in 2016, says Gartner
Gartner expects global smartphone sales twill continue to slow and will no longer grow in double digits. Worldwide smartphone sales are expected to grow 7% in 2016 to reach 1.5 billion...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Advantech revenues increase in May
Advantech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.521 billion (US$109.36 million) for May 2016, representing a 6.68% increase on month and 17.2% increase on year.
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Apple completes sales of first bond issue in Taiwan, says paper
Apple has completed the sale of US$1.277 billion worth of bonds in Taiwan, with the yield for the 30-year bond issue set at 4.15%, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Tablet AP shipments in China to rise 6% in 2Q16
China's tablet-use application processor (AP) shipments will increase 6% sequentially to 20.4 million units in the second quarter of 2016, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 8 June 2016
ASRock expects growing performance in 2016
ASRock had an unsatisfactory performance in 2015 due to decreased motherboard shipments in China and increased expenses on server and industrial PC (IPC) investments; however, the...
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Posiflex Technology expects highest sales-growth in Europe in 2016
Own-brand POS (point of sale) equipment maker Posiflex Technology expects sales in Europe in 2016 to increase the highest on year among its main markets, company president and CEO...