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Monday 23 March 2015
HTC appoints Cher Wang as new CEO
The board of directors of HTC has named Cher Wang, chairperson and co-founder of HTC, as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Former CEO Peter Chou will transition to a...
Monday 23 March 2015
Acer Octon seeking cooperation with top-3 telecom carriers in North America
Acer Octon, a joint venture established in November 2014 by Taiwan-based IT vendor Acer and US-based multimedia application developer Octon, will soon announce the outcomes of talks...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan market: LG launch curved LG G Flex 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the LG G Flex 2, in the Taiwan market, and it will be available starting April 1.
Monday 23 March 2015
Sony to reduce TV and smartphone orders to Taiwan production partners
In the wake of continued slow sales of its LCD and smartphone products, Sony is expected to lower the sales ratio of low-margin products and thus will adjust its outsourcing policy,...
Friday 20 March 2015
China Mobile to cut 2015 capex
China Mobile has set aside a capex budget of CNY199.7 billion (US$31.9 billion) for 2015, decreasing 6.46% from its actual expenditures in 2014, according to the company.
Friday 20 March 2015
FIH Mobile net profits up 118% in 2014
FIH Mobile has reported revenues of US$6.83 billion for 2014, increasing 36.7% from a year earlier. Net profits for 2014 reached US$169 million, up 118% from the previous year.
Friday 20 March 2015
Arima Communications may be hit by Sony Mobile decreasing orders
Taiwan-based handset ODM Arima Communications is expected to face mounting pressure on its operations as its major client Sony Mobile Communications is likely to further reduce its...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan market: Server shipments in 2014 valued at NT$11.11 billion, says IDC
Servers shipped in the Taiwan market in 2014 were worth NT$11.11 billion (US$352 million), growing 18.3% on year. NT$8.88 billion or 79.9% was due to brand vendors and NT$2.23 billion...
Friday 20 March 2015
Join ThroughTek's upcoming IoT/M2M webinar!
ThroughTek Co., Ltd., a leading IoT (Internet of Things) & M2M (Machine to Machine) total solution provider, sincerely invites you to take part in our IoT Webinar, presented by...
Friday 20 March 2015
Sony Mobile to reach revised smartphone shipment target for fiscal 2014, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications saw its smartphone shipments increase 20.2% sequentially to 11.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing combined shipments for the first...
Friday 20 March 2015
Asustek Computer to deal out 2014 dividend of NT$17
Asustek Computer on March 19 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$17 (US$0.54) for 2014, accounting for 64.86% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$26.21.
Friday 20 March 2015
Commentary: Xiaomi heading for a bumpy road
In just over three years Xiaomi Technology has become one of the top-five smartphone vendors globally, and company founder and CEO Lei Jun has stated that Xiaomi will aim to become...
Thursday 19 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Global smartphone shipments in 2015 to reach 1.401 billion units
There will be 1.401 billion smartphones shipped globally in 2015, increasing on year by 16.4%, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 19 March 2015
Asustek recruiting new blood for emerging businesses
Asustek Computer is planning to hire 1,000 new employees in 2015 starting March as the company has been aggressively expanding its emerging businesses such as Internet of things (IoT)...
Thursday 19 March 2015
China February mobile phone user base reaches 1.289 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.289 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2015, slipping by 0.08% on month but growing by 4.01% on year, and 485.51...