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Wednesday 15 October 2014
Elderly home monitoring growth drawing new players to the market, says ABI Research
Over the next five years, a new generation of elderly home care services will drive wearable device shipments to more than 44 million in 2019 up from just six million in 2013. In...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Japan market: KDDI to launch mid-range Firefox smartphones in December
Japan-based mobile operator KDDI will team up with its hardware production partner LG Electronics to release a Firefox-based smartphone in December, targeting the mid-range segment,...
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Acer cooperates with Octon to offer enterprise switch solution
Acer on October 14 announced a strategic partnership with Octon, a Cayman Islands-registered Taiwan-based provider of contact center software solutions and services, to launch abPBX...
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Acer working with Panasonic on cloud computing battery management system
Acer reportedly is cooperating with Panasonic to develop a battery management system for its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform for Internet of Things (IoT) business opportunities,...
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Ergotech showcases 3G smartwatch at Hong Kong Electronics Fair
Taiwan-based Ergotech Technology is exhibiting a smartwatch featuring 3G voice communication functionality at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair Autumn Edition 2014 from October 13-16.
Monday 13 October 2014
Government IT spending in India forecast to reach US$7.2 billion in 2015, says Gartner
Government IT spending in India will total US$7.2 billion in 2015, a 5% increase over 2014, according to Gartner. Government IT spending is on pace to total US$6.6 billion in 2014.
Monday 13 October 2014
Hong Kong Electronics Fair Autumn Edition kicks off
Hong Kong Electronics Fair Autumn Edition 2014, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) from October 13-16, has a total of 4,100 exhibitors showcasing their latest...
Monday 13 October 2014
HTC unveils HTC Desire Eye, Re camera
HTC has unveiled its new selfie phone, the HTC Desire Eye as well as a small, handheld camera called the Re camera.
Monday 13 October 2014
iPhone 6 pre-orders in China reach 20 million, says report
Pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China are estimated to have reached 20 million during the pre-order period from October 10-13, according to a report from China-based...
Monday 13 October 2014
Supply chains conservative about 4G handset development in China during 4Q14
Handset supply chain makers are continuing to see the effects of lagging 4G handset sales in China as vendors clear out reserves of 3G units.
Monday 13 October 2014
Foxconn, 21Vianet to set up IDC joint venture
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and 21Vianet Group, a China-based Internet data center (IDC) service provider, will invest US$25 million initially to establish Smart...
Monday 13 October 2014
Foxconn, Pegatron see large sequential growth in September revenues
Foxconn Electronics saw its September consolidated revenues of NT$415.412 billion (US$13.7 billion) increase 51% on month and 22.95% on year, while ODM Pegatron had those of NT$105.988...
Monday 13 October 2014
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$3.94 per share for January-September
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$3.48 billion (US$115 million) for September 2014, resulting in net EPS of NT$3.94 for January-September.
Thursday 9 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Enterprise segment to benefit, but PC segment to suffer from HP spin-off
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will separate into two companies, HP Inc. and HP Enterprise with the former focusing mainly on PC and printer products and the later on servers, storage, software...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Microsoft rumored to cease Surface tablet business
Microsoft continues to see weak sales for its Surface Pro 3 tablet and is reportedly planning to cancel the product line since shipment performance has been far lower than expectations,...