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Tuesday 15 April 2014
HTC, Samsung to offer alternative chassis choices for flagship smartphones, say Taiwan makers
HTC and Samsung Electronics both reportedly plan to expand the product families of their latest flagship smartphones, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Software AG releases Intelligent Business Operations to handle next generation smart data applications
Software AG recently unveiled its Intelligent Business Operations Platform to address the business challenges posed by the explosive growth in the number of interconnected personal...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Taiwan market: FET launches LTE smartphone
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, has announced the launch of Smart 405, an own-brand 700MHz-supporting LTE smartphone...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Initial shipments of most new flagship smartphones running high, but Xperia Z2 in shortages
Initial shipments of new flagship smartphones launched by Samsung Electronics, HTC and LG Electronics have been stable, but Sony Mobile Communications reportedly has encountered a...
Monday 14 April 2014
Taiwan market: Lenovo expects 200% increase in 2014 PC sales to SMBs
Lenovo expects desktop, notebook and tablet sales to small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the Taiwan market to triple in 2014, according to Lenovo Taiwan general manager Justin...
Monday 14 April 2014
China market: Apple dominates 4G smartphones sales in January-February 2014, says Sino Market Research
Apple had a dominant market share of 58.7% for 4G smartphones sold in the China market in January-February 2014, followed by Samsung Electronics with 26.4%, Coolpad 9.4%, K-Touch...
Friday 11 April 2014
Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market to reach US$2.5 billion by 2018, says IDC
As the traditional worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market experiences relative maturation and the lofty gains of the past two years begin to flatten, the WLAN...
Friday 11 April 2014
Worldwide wearables shipments to reach 112 million in 2018, says IDC
The worldwide wearable computing market (commonly referred to as "wearables") is finally expanding beyond early adopter status to more functional and stylish lifestyle accessories...
Friday 11 April 2014
Synnex Technology March revenues up
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$30.03 billion (US$987 million) for March,...
Friday 11 April 2014
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$1.32 per share for January-March
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 10 reported net profits of NT$3.13 billion (US$103 million) for March 2014, resulting in net EPS of NT$0.91 for January-March.
Thursday 10 April 2014
Microsoft may release server orders to Taiwan ODMs
Microsoft will set up four additional Azure data centers in 2014 and is expected to expand its procurement orders to server ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Wiwynn, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Vee TIME to merge 2 WiMAX subsidiaries
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in central and southern Taiwan, on April 9 announced the merger of its two subsidiary WiMAX operators, Tatung InfoComm in central and southern Taiwan and...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
KYEC, Sigurd look to double-digit revenue gains in 2Q14
IC backend service companies King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to post double-digit revenue growth in the second quarter of 2014 thanks to increasing...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Taiwan panel makers have order visibility for the Transformer Book T1000 until June
Panel makers Innolux and AU Optronics (AUO) have order visibility for Asustek Computer's Transformer Book T1000 until June, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Acer to open cloud computing center in Taiwan; will see over 50% gross margins from related licensing
Acer's cloud computer experiencing center will open in Taoyuan, Taiwan at the end of May. The company hopes to use the facility to provide more details on its Build Your Own Cloud...