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Monday 3 November 2014
HTC looks to moderate sales growth in 4Q14
HTC expects its revenues to grow 2.6-12.2% sequentially to NT$43-47 billion (US$1.41-1.54 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Friday 31 October 2014
Worldwide smartphone shipments increase 25.2% in 3Q14, tablet shipments increase 11.5%, says IDC
New smartphone releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets drove global smartphone shipments above 300 million units for the second consecutive quarter. According to IDC,...
Thursday 30 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs, component makers eye orders from China mid-range, high-end smartphone vendors
Taiwan-based ODMs and component makers have been seeking orders from China-based vendors of mid-range and high-end smartphones, mainly Vivo, Oppo and Meizu, because of their considerable...
Thursday 30 October 2014
Inspection service company Sporton reports strong performance for 3Q14
Sporton International, a Taiwan-based testing, inspection and certification service provider for electronics products, has reported all-time high revenues and profits for the third...
Thursday 30 October 2014
Larger smartphone displays drive minutes of use in apps and more mobile data consumption, says IHS
Larger smartphone screen sizes strongly correlate with increased app minutes of usage and higher resolution screen smartphones have higher data consumption, according to IHS.
Thursday 30 October 2014
Project Ara modularized smartphone to enter commercial production in 2015
Project Ara under Google's Advanced Technology and Projects Group (ATAP) is currently working with more than 20 partners and aims to bring its modularized smartphone into commercial...
Thursday 30 October 2014
Quanta said to be main supplier of Google Project Ara
Project Ara, Google's development plan for modular smartphones, is expected to become available on the market in 2015 with Quanta Computer reportedly being the main hardware supplier...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Chunghwa Telecom aims to save 10% of 2014 capex budget
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has set aside a capex budget of NT$40.1 billion (US$1.32 billion) for 2014 but has been making efforts to control actual expenditures to 90% of the budget through...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
LG Electronics announces 3Q14 performance
LG Electronics has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of KRW14.92 trillion (US$14.54 billion), an increase of 7.4% on year, and operating profit of KRW461.3 billion (US$449.61...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Elitegroup Computer Systems nets NT$1.67 per share for January-September
Motherboard, desktop, notebook and tablet maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) on October 28 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2014, with consolidated revenues...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Asustek launches ZenFone 5 in Japan
Asustek Computer on October 28 announced its ZenFone 5, a 4G-enabled smartphone, in Japan for launch on November 8 and will additionally launch a smartwatch, the ZenWatch, in late...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Taiwan market: FET leads in 4G users as of September, says president
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) had 410,000 4G subscribers as of September, the highest among all 4G telecom carriers in Taiwan with a market share of 35%, according to company...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
ITRI eyes flexible display development as wearables market estimated to reach 100 million in 2017
Following the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart home, vehicle and automation applications, coupled with expected growth in the wearables market, FlexUP Technologies...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Huawei to be strong competitor in cloud computing industry, says CCAT executive
Commenting on recent cloud computing developments, Tzi-Cker Chiueh, secretary general of the Cloud Computing Association in Taiwan (CCAT), has pointed out that business opportunities...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-3 Japan-based telecom operators promoting smartphones differently for winter season
The top-three Japan-based telecom operators, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI au and SoftBank Mobile, have adopted different approaches to promote smartphones for the winter season, according to...