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Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: US server vendors see growing threat from China competitors
With the server market's rapid growth and the China government's aggressive efforts to build up the country's server industry, China-based server brand vendors have all seen their...
Monday 15 December 2014
FIH Mobile to close India plant
FIH Mobile, the handset arm of Foxconn Electronics, will officially close its handset assembly plant in Chennai, India on December 24, 2014, according to the company.
Monday 15 December 2014
Commentary: Internet service providers still vying for smartphone market
Despite the lackluster performance of initial sales of their own brand smartphones, Internet service providers including Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Baidu, have not yet given up...
Friday 12 December 2014
IoT boosts embedded systems growth, says IC Insights
Since 2006, there have been more embedded systems, industrial equipment, sensor devices, instruments, meters, cameras, animals, and other objects connected to the Internet than humans...
Friday 12 December 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs looking to expand medical electronics business
In view of stagnant demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are turning to focus on strengthening their medical electronics business and are forming relationships with hospitals,...
Friday 12 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Global TD-LTE user base estimated at 96.1 million in 2014
The total number of TD-LTE subscribers around the world will keep increasing to 96.1 million at the end of 2014, accounting for 21.6% of the global total number of LTE (4G) users...
Friday 12 December 2014
TCL to meet smartphone shipment target in 2014
China-based vendor TCL Communication Technology Holdings has managed to ramp up its smartphone shipments to over five million units a month since October and will reach its goal of...
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung teams up with bike vendor to sell Gear S and Gear Circle
Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Taiwan-based bicycle vendor Merida to sell its Gear S smartwatches and Gear Circle Bluetooth headphones in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan market: Driving recorder sales see polarized developments
The driving recorder market in Taiwan has seen polarized developments, with white-box makers competing for the sub-NT$2,000 (US$64) segment, and first-tier vendors focusing on the...
Thursday 11 December 2014
CHT nets NT$4.68 per share for January-November
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$2.83 billion (US$92 million) for November 2014, resulting in EPS of NT$4.68 for January-November.
Thursday 11 December 2014
Synnex Technology sees decreased November revenues
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$846 million) for November, decreasing...
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Taiwan market: Sub-NT$10,000 models account for 50% of local smartphone sales
Nine out of the top-10 best-selling smartphone models sold in the Taiwan market so far in 2014 are priced below NT$10,000 (US$320), and online sales of sub-NT$10,000 models have accounted...
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Acer sees slight on-month growth in November revenues
Acer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$28.49 billion (US$912.92 million) for November, up 0.94% on month, but down 7.33% on year, and combined consolidated revenues for the...
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Smart connected devices continued to grow in Western Europe in 3Q14, says IDC
The smart connected device market posted another quarter of growth in Western Europe, driven mainly by increased demand for personal computers. According to figures published by IDC,...
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Intel announces IoT platform
Intel has announced the Intel IoT platform, an end-to-end reference model designed to unify and simplify connectivity and security for the Internet of things (IoT). Intel also introduced...