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Thursday 9 October 2014
Worldwide PC shipments down in 3Q14
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 78.5 million units in the third quarter of 2014, an on-year decline of 1.7%, according to IDC.
Thursday 9 October 2014
New battery and charging technologies required for 8 billion mobile devices in 2019, says ABI Research
ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of mobile devices (smartphones, basic mobile phones, wearables, tablets, and notebooks) will reach eight billion by 2019, providing...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Server players eye data center orders from Europe
As demand for data center hardware in Europe has started growing strong recently, server players including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Quanta Computer have been aggressively investing...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Smartphones with screen sizes over 4.8-inch make up 80% of Taiwan own-brand shipments in 3Q14, says MIC
Shipment volume of the Taiwan smartphone industry has topped around 5.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014, according to MIC. "The new rollouts of Samsung, Sony, and...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Advantech seeking cooperation with Haier for IoT
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Advantech is said to have sought a partnership with China-based Haier recently, looking to enter the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, according...
Thursday 9 October 2014
Last Mile to Conquer: Tatung's Bendable Optical Cables Cleverly Resolve Problems Related to Optical Fiber Establishment
After many years of construction, most developed nations now have fiber-to-the-building (FTTB). However, FTTB alone will not be enough to satisfy the bandwidth demands of the various...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan-based IC design houses look to slow sales in 4Q14
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues slide 10-15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2014 as order visibility for the quarter remains lower than...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Xiaomi expects to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, 100 million units in 2015
Xiaomi Technology shipped 26.11 million smartphones in the first half of 2014 and aims to ship a total of 60 million units for all of 2014, according to company president Lin Bin.
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan ODMs say little impact from HP split in short term
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will split into two companies, HP Enterprise and HP Inc., but this will not cause a substantial change to its ODM orders in the short term. But if this is the...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Digitimes Research: Availability of Android One phones to affect sales of low-priced models in India
The launch of Android One smartphones by India-based vendors in their local market starting September will affect sales of current models priced at around INR6,000 (US$98) as well...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
You know EverFocus! But do you really know EverFocus?
Yes we can! For the past 19 years, EverFocus has been supporting and working with our partners down the river of success. "Partner for growth" is what EverFocus has been...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Synnex September revenues hit record
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33.9 billion (US$1.12 billion) for September, a monthly record...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Taiwan market: TWM to offer tier pricing for 4G services
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will offer tiered usage-based pricing for its 4G services in place of existing unlimited plans, with the new pricing effective from November, according to company...
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Ship 'Smart Home' to you - the LuxHome online shop
DIY security systems became instant hits when they were introduced to the industry due to their practicality and convenience. With the increasing need of smart home systems, the global...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Apple adjusts supply ratio for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Seeing that demand for the iPhone 6 Plus is much stronger than expected, Apple has already adjusted its supply ratio for the two new smartphones, according to sources from the upstream...