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Monday 15 September 2014
Huawei, Lenovo looking to enhance presence in high-end smartphone segment
The new flagship smartphones recently unveiled by China-based handset vendors Huawei and Lenovo aim to enhance their presence in the high-end smartphone segment, according to industry...
Monday 15 September 2014
4G smartphone prices expected to fall to below US$100 in 1H15, say Taiwan makers
Mainly because Qualcomm has offered an inexpensive 4G chip solution to compete with Taiwan-based MediaTek and market competition for 4G smartphones among China-based vendors has been...
Monday 15 September 2014
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments in 2Q14 rise to 2.32 million units, says IDC
There were 2.32 million smartphones shipped in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 4% on quarter and 10% on year, according to IDC.
Monday 15 September 2014
Advantech cooperates with China Mobile M2M to tap China IoT, smart city market
Industrial computing solution developer Advantech and China Mobile M2M, a wholly owned subsidiary of the largest China-based mobile telecom carrier China Mobile, have signed an agreement...
Monday 15 September 2014
Acer looking to reach five million BYOC users by end of 2014
Acer's Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform currently has three million users and the number is estimated to reach five million by the end of 2014 and to surpass 10 million in 2015,...
Monday 15 September 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sets iPhone 6 contract-bundled pricing
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced contract-bundled purchase prices for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which are expected to be launched in the Taiwan market in late September, according...
Friday 12 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to see 9.1% on-year growth in 3Q14
Digitimes Research expects global tablet shipments to reach 68.51 million units in the third quarter, up 23.8% sequentially and 9.1% on year, and non-Apple tablet vendors' shipments,...
Friday 12 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Market share of smartphone brands to undergo significant changes in 4Q14
Market share of smartphone vendors in China is likely to fluctuate significantly soon due to the development of 4G market and the roll-outs of the latest flagship models, highlighted...
Friday 12 September 2014
Intel launches digital signage turnkey solutions
Intel has extended its digital signage business by launching turnkey solutions consisting of its Next Unit Computing (NUC) series and software to retail. The move will put competitive...
Friday 12 September 2014
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 210 for entry-level 4G smartphones, tablets
Qualcomm has announced a range of new products and technologies designed to drive high-performance computing and connectivity to entry-level and mainstream smartphones and tablets...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Foxconn reports slight sequential revenue gains for August
Foxconn Electronics has reported revenues of NT$275.08 billion (US$9.18 billion) for August, up 5.71% sequentially but down 1.91% on year. For the first eight months of 2014, revenues...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see 5-10% on-month shipment growth in August
Although the IT market has already started preparing for back-to-school demand, the global top-five notebook vendors' combined shipments and top-three ODMs' combined shipments only...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$3.49 per share for January-August
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$2.88 billion (US$96 million) for August 2014, resulting in net EPS of NT$3.49 for January-August.
Thursday 11 September 2014
Taiwan market: Dell unveils new Power Edge servers with Intel Xeon processors
Dell has announced its latest Power Edge servers in Taiwan and will offer a total of five models with form factors including blade, rack mount and tower, featuring Intel's Xeon E5-2600v3...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Component suppliers preparing parts for production of 80 million iPhone 6s before year-end 2014
Makers in the iPhone supply chain are preparing parts and components for production of up to 80 million units of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before year-end 2014, according to sources...