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Tuesday 26 January 2016
Asia Pacific Telecom chairman to obtain 100% stake in Macquarie APTT Management
Lu Fang-ming, chairman for mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Telecom and vice president for Foxconn Electronics, has announced that Dynami Vision, a new company he wholly owns,...
Monday 25 January 2016
China December mobile phone user base grows to 1.306 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.306 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2015, growing 0.16% on month and 1.53% on year, and 399.10 million (30.57%)...
Monday 25 January 2016
Asustek eyes 30 million smartphone shipments in 2016; to push shipments in India, Brazil, Russia and Africa
Asustek Computer is aiming to ship 30 million smartphones in 2016 and become a worldwide top-10 smartphone vendor. To achieve the goal, India, Brazil, Russia and Africa will become...
Monday 25 January 2016
Foxconn invests in high-tech construction company Katerra
Icreate Investments, an investment arm of Foxconn Electronics, has invested US$51 million to take a 10.7% stake in the US-based smart building solution vendor Katerra, according to...
Monday 25 January 2016
Ennoconn to invest in Kontron Canada
Ennoconn, an industrial motherboard and all-in-one POS (point of sale/service) maker belonging to the Foxconn Group, will enhance cooperation with Germany-based embedded industrial...
Monday 25 January 2016
Worldwide public cloud services spending forecast to double by 2019, says IDC
According to IDC, worldwide spending on public cloud services will grow at a 19.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) -- almost six times the rate of overall IT spending growth -...
Monday 25 January 2016
HTC announces key promotions
HTC has announced the promotions of Jason Mackenzie to global executive vice president and Andre Lonne, his successor as president of HTC Americas.
Friday 22 January 2016
Foxconn ramps up Pepper robot output in China, say reports
Japan-based Softbank has announced it will begin selling its Pepper robots at 100 physical Softbank Shops on January 28, indicating that its production partner Foxconn Electronics...
Friday 22 January 2016
Global tablet shipment forecast, 2016
In 2016, global tablet shipments will drop 4.8%, compared to a decline of 17.9% in 2015. With the exception of Microsoft and Huawei, most brands will see flat growth or a small decline...
Friday 22 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Non-gaming VR applications showcased at CES 2016
VR (virtual reality) devices showcased at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) highlighted many applications beyond gaming to include education, medical care, social networking...
Friday 22 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Amazon launches Alpine chips to support its entertainment services
Following the acquisition of Annapurna Labs in January 2015, Amazon has recently launched its Alpine family chips for front-end network and multimedia applications. The Internet service...
Friday 22 January 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales to reach 7.5-8.0 million units in 2016
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market are expected to stay flat at 7.5-8.0 million units in 2016 as compared to a year earlier, according to sources from local retail channels.
Thursday 21 January 2016
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2016 and beyond
Global notebook shipments dropped 9% on year in 2015 and the volume in 2016 is expected to drop further by 2.6% to reach 154 million units. Although Windows 10's new functions will...
Thursday 21 January 2016
Inventec to see server revenues grow 5-10% in 2016
Inventec is expected to see its server revenues grow 5-10% on year in 2016, buoyed by orders from the data center sector as well as branded server vendors, according to industry so...
Wednesday 20 January 2016
HTC denies plans to spin off VR business unit
HTC has denied a media report indicating that it plans to spin off its virtual reality (VR) business unit to form an independent company in a bid to boost its VR business. The company...