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Thursday 24 April 2014
Taiwan market: Ambit 4G infrastructure plan raises security concern over Huawei equipment
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has not yet approved the infrastructure construction plan proposed by Ambit Microsystems, one of the country's six 4G mobile communication...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments drop 30% sequentially in 1Q14
Global tablet shipments reached only 58.56 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down almost 30% sequentially, but up 4.6% on year despite Samsung Electronics trying to boost...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Taiwan market: Competition in 4G LTE smartphone segment heating up
Competition for sales of 4G LTE smartphones in Taiwan is expected to heat up soon as Samsung Electronics, HTC and Sony Mobile Communications are likely to introduce mid-range to high-end...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Upstream suppliers eye server orders from Lenovo
Lenovo reportedly has picked up its pace over the acquisition of IBM's entry-level server business with some of IBM's senior executives expected to join Lenovo in May, according to...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Taiwan market: 80% of FET subscribers willing to shift to 4G services
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G licensees in Taiwan, has surveyed its 2G/3G subscribers, with the results showing that 80% are willing to shift to 4G subscriptions,...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Getac, Ennoconn to launch ruggedized tablets
Industrial PC maker Getac Technology will launch a Windows 8.1 8.1-inch ruggedized tablet in the second quarter of 2014, while fellow maker Ennoconn has also finished development...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Vecow debuts ABP-2000A series with 4 GbE LAN and Intel Quad-Core Atom E3845 for IOT, Big Data, Cloud Computing applications
Vecow Co., Ltd., a front-runner in the application fields of embedded system, image processing, and intelligent automation, today announce the cutting-edge ABP-2000A series Fanless...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Clientron introduces its brand new AIO POS terminal - Mia550
Clientron Corp., a world-leading manufacturer of thin client, POS and embedded systems, introduces its latest all-in-one POS terminal Mia550, which features bezel-free front panel,...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Wistron, Inventec to start ODM production of ARM-architecture servers for HP in 2H14
Wistron and Inventec will begin ODM production of ARM-architecture servers for Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the second half of 2014, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 23 April 2014
China Mobile 1Q14 profitability down on year
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, on April 22 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2014, with EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
Vee TIME to spin off WiMAX business
Vee TIME will spin off its WiMAX business operations as a subsidiary, tentatively named Super Corporation, which will issue 100 million new shares to Vee TIME, according to the com...
Wednesday 23 April 2014
China white-box tablet prices expected to drop in 2014
Pricing for white-box tablet products in China are likely to drop during 2014 as demand is expected to decrease while competition intensifies, according to China-based supply chain...
Tuesday 22 April 2014
Xiaomi to increase orders for thin-film touch panels
Xiaomi is expected to increase orders to panel makers for thin-film type touch panels, according to supply chain sources.
Tuesday 22 April 2014
China Mobile aims at 100 million TD-LTE users by end of 2014, says CNS
China Mobile is actively deploying TD-LTE networks around China and aims to have 100 million subscribers to its 4G mobile communication services by the end of 2014, according to China-based...
Tuesday 22 April 2014
China market: Price/performance competition in smartphone segment intensifying
Competition for higher price/performance ratios in China's smartphone space has continued to intensify and is likely to escalate into the mid-range to high-end segment, according...