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Thursday 3 April 2014
Taiwan ODMs seeing increased direct-account orders for data center servers
Quanta Computer and Wiwynn have seen large increases in direct-account orders for data center servers from Facebook and Microsoft, with production capacities already fully utilized,...
Thursday 3 April 2014
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 estimated at 4-5 million units, say Taiwan makers
Global Chromebook shipments in 2014 are expected to reach only 4-5 million units mainly because cloud-based storage is not popular enough and 4G mobile access is not sufficiently...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
China-based Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi aim at annual shipments of 100 million smartphones
Huawei Device and Xiaomi Technology aim to ship 100 million smartphones globally in 2015, while fellow vendor Lenovo aims to hit 100 million in its 2014 fiscal year (April 2014-March...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Commentary: Taiwan handset vendors, ODMs advised to optimize rising supply chain in China
Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs are advised to optimize the advantages of the handset supply chain in China to sharpen their competiveness and to avoid of being marginalized...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Middle East IT spending to reach US$211 billion in 2014, says Gartner
Middle East (ME) IT spending is projected to total US$211 billion in 2014, an 8% increase from 2013, according to Gartner.
Wednesday 2 April 2014
China starts 700MHz TD-LTE trial
Trials of TD-LTE base stations using 700MHz band units have been established in a small city in eastern China, according to China-based media reports.
Tuesday 1 April 2014
China market: Asustek braces for strong smartphone competition
Asustek Computer's plan to boost sales of its new ZenFone series smartphones in China with low prices could meet strong competition from local brands including Huawei, TCL, Xiaomi...
Tuesday 1 April 2014
Taiwan 2600MHz frequency release plan objected by WiMAX operators
The Taiwan government plans to release two 2600MHz frequency band units with total bandwidth of 140MHz for FDD LTE and a 2600MHz band unit with bandwidth of 40MHz for TDD LTE, but...
Tuesday 1 April 2014
iCatch inc, a leading brand in security surveillance industry
A young company comes with global perspective, firm determination in international market penetration and ambitious, iCatch inc. arguably is a world-class leading brand in security...
Monday 31 March 2014
Huawei Technologies 2013 revenues up 8.55% on year
China-based telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies on March 31 released its 2013 financial report, with consolidated revenues of CNY239.025 billion (US$39.463 billion) growing...
Monday 31 March 2014
Synnex Technology nets NT$3.32 per share for 2013
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on March 31 reported consolidated revenues of NT$330.3 billion (US$11.1 billion), net...
Monday 31 March 2014
China has 1.24 billion mobile phone users in February, says MIIT
There were 1.24 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of February 2014, growing 0.36% sequentially and 9.52% on year, and 429.79 million (34.67%) of them...
Friday 28 March 2014
Acer announces Greater China president Scott Lin to retire; posts losses for 2013
Acer has announced that Scott Lin, Senior Corporate VP and President of Greater China regional operations will retire on April 30, 2013. Lin has been at the company for 30 years,...
Friday 28 March 2014
Mitac International nets NT$0.40 per share for 2013
Mitac International posted net EPS of NT$0.40 for 2013, the company announced at a March 27 investors conference.
Friday 28 March 2014
Worldwide PC, tablet, ultra-mobile and mobile handset shipments to grow 6.9% in 2014, says Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultra-mobiles and handsets) are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 6.9% increase from 2013, according to Gartner...