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Friday 2 May 2014
Foxconn, HP to set up server joint venture
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will establish a joint venture specifically for producing servers for cloud computing and offering related...
Friday 2 May 2014
Acer unveils smart bracelet Liquid Leap
Acer unveiled its first smart bracelet model, Liquid Leap, and a 5-inch smartphone model, Liquid Jade, in New York on April 29.
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Acer debuts new products
Acer held a global launch event themed A Touch More Connected in New York on April 29, unveiling four new notebooks, two tablets, two AIO (all-in-one) PCs and a notebook/tablet 2-in-1...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
APLEX introduces railway Box PC with EN50155 compliance
APLEX Technology Inc., a global industrial computer product solution provider, announced its first railway BOX PC with EN50155 compliance - ACS-2563, which is specially designed to...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
TWM to start 4G operations in July, says president
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the six next-generation (4G) licensees in Taiwan, will kick off commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency bend in July 2014, company president James...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
China March mobile phone user base up to 1.248 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.248 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2014, growing 0.7% on month and 8.96% on year. 445.02 million (35.65%) were 3G...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to rise in 2Q14
There will be 61.42 million tablets shipped globally in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 4.9% on quarter and 30.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Taiwan market: HTC to price Desire 816 lower to boost market share
HTC will launch its high performance mid-range model, the Desire 816, in the Taiwan market in May at a price lower than market expectations, a move which will add more pressure on...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Highlands Coffee in Vietnam deploys GKB Diplomat IP surveillance to boost chain stores safety
Background: Highlands Coffee is a brand of Viet Thai International Joint Stock Company (VTI). Highlands Coffee brand launched into high-end hotels and supermarkets in 2000 via packaged...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
AIC SB301-TO Storage Server solution based on Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 family
AIC announced the release of its Tolimon Series Storage Server. By implementing Intel's most advanced designs to date in Intel Xeon processors and chipsets with AIC-patented MAX I/O...
Monday 28 April 2014
Taiwan market: FET to launch 2nd own-brand 4G smartphone, the Smart 403
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, on April 28 unveiled the Smart 403, its second own-brand 4G smartphone...
Monday 28 April 2014
Merry Electronics expanding overseas capacity with investment of NT$2.1-2.3 billion
Taiwan-based handset component maker Merry Electronics is setting up a new factory in Thailand and expanding production capacity at a factory in southern China and another in eastern...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to grow over 40% in 2Q14
Taiwan-based handset ODMs and brand vendors are expected to see their combined handset shipments grow over 40% on quarter and also on year to a total of 23.4 million units in the...
Monday 28 April 2014
Acer sets internal targets of 10 million smartphones and tablets for 2014
Acer has set an internal goal of shipping 10 million smartphones and 10 million tablets in 2014, increasing from the 1.5 million and five million shipped in 2013, according to Acer's...
Monday 28 April 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular to acquire Vibo Telecom via stock swap
Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six next-generation (4G) licensees in Taiwan, will hold a 100% stake in Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, through a stock swap...