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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,...
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...