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Wednesday 29 April 2015
China market: China Telecom 1Q15 revenues, profit down
China Telecom on April 28 released its first-quarter 2015 financial report, with revenues of CNY81.453 (US$13.06 billion) decreasing 2.1% on year and net profit dropping 9% to CNY5.046...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Taiwan market: FET aims at 3 million 4G users by end of 2015
Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) saw the number of its 4G mobile communication subscribers increase from nearly one million at year-end 2014 to 1.5 million at the...
Wednesday 29 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Networking chipset vendors to focus on ARM-based server processors
Networking chipset vendors including Broadcom, Cavium and Applied Micro Circuit (AMCC) have taken the initiative to replace PowerPC and MIPS architectures with ARM's for developments...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
HTC looks to mild sales growth in 2Q15
HTC expects its sales to reach NT$46-51 billion (US$1.5-1.68 billion) in the second quarter of 2015 compared to NT$41.52 billion recorded in the previous quarter, the company said...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
More wearable device vendors looking to in-house developed platforms for smartwatches
Wearable device vendors including Asustek Computer, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have been eagerly developing respective platforms in-house for their smartwatches and other...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments decline 17.5% sequentially in 1Q15
Shipments of smartphones in China totaled 83.6 million units in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 20 million units or 17.5% sequentially from the previous month, according to...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Commentary: Nokia set to become a telecom equipment player
Nokia's recent moves, including its announcement to buy France-based Alcatel-Lucent for EUR15.6 billion (US$16.6 billion) and to review an option for a potential divestment for its...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
ThroughTek and Advance Vision Electronics create IoT smarter home solution
ThroughTek Co., Ltd. (ThroughTek), a leading Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) solution provider, and Advance Vision Electronics Co., LTD. (Advance Vision Electronics)...
Monday 27 April 2015
Over 60 million iPhone 6s to be shipped in 2Q15, say Taiwan makers
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus shipments in the second quarter of 2015 are expected to exceed 60 million units, more than the originally expected 50 million units, according to Taiwan-based...
Monday 27 April 2015
Global handset demand likely to disappoint in 2015, say Taiwan IC design houses
The global handset market could register flat growth in 2015, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses, adding that they have seen customer orders pick up at a slow pa...
Monday 27 April 2015
Communications and computer systems to drive IC sales across all regions, says IC Insights
Communication and computer systems are forecast to account for the greatest percentage of IC sales in every geographic region – Americas, Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific –...
Monday 27 April 2015
Seagate and EverFocus safeguards 400 Taiwanese brand optical shops in Taiwan
Taiwanese brand Optical shops, one of the major professional optometry service providers in Taiwan, has recently deployed EverFocus eZ.IP solution, including enterprise-level CMS...
Friday 24 April 2015
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2015
The retail market was unable to digest the massive inventory of inexpensive notebooks in first-quarter 2015. The result was drastic drops in orders from vendors for their Taiwan-based...
Friday 24 April 2015
Acer showcases range of new products in New York
Acer has unveiled more than 40 new products, including smart bracelets, smartphones, tablets, PCs, projectors and cloud application products at a product presentation held in New...
Friday 24 April 2015
Acer re-launches Predator gaming notebook lineup
Acer has resumed its gaming notebook business line and re-launched a series of products under its Predator-sub-brand.