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Friday 14 March 2014
China Mobile requires 5-mode support for TD-LTE smartphones
China Mobile requires that all TD-LTE smartphones to be certified beginning May 31, 2014 support five mobile communication standards: TD-LTE, FDD LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and GSM, according...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Shipment ratio of 8-core smartphone solutions to be lower in 2014
The shipment ratio of 8-core processors to total smartphone solution shipments will not be higher in 2014 as brand and white-box handset vendors in China will still prefer to use...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Samsung, HP to launch Chrome OS AIO PCs
Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will follow LG Electronics to launch Chrome OS all-in-one PCs later in 2014, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Thursday 13 March 2014
Inventec to launch cloud computing-based storage solutions in Southeast Asia
Inventec will launch cloud computing-based storage solutions for SMBs in the Southeast Asia market in the third quarter of 2014 through cooperation with the Taiwan government-sponsored...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Adlink Technology to acquire Germany-based Penta
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Adlink Technology on March 12 announced the investment of US$7.4 million to acquire a 100% stake in Germany-based Penta GmbH to enhance its...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Handheld games consoles facing threat from smartphones; gaming peripheral players to benefit
As smartphone popularity rises, demand for handheld games consoles has been dropping, especially for Sony's PS Vita. With an the upgraded PS Vita Slim set for release later in 2014,...
Thursday 13 March 2014
ASRock expects growing server business
After one year in the server industry, ASRock is looking to achieve break-even operations in 2014 and expects the profitability of the business to rise significantly in 2015, according...
Thursday 13 March 2014
Ennoconn aims to become 3rd largest Taiwan-based industrial PC maker
Ennoconn has set a short-term goal of becoming the third largest industrial PC maker in Taiwan and will list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on March 28 at an initial price of NT$120...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Direct supply orders account for 90% of Quanta server shipments
As orders for cloud computing servers continue to increase, Quanta Computer is expected to achieve its sales goal for the first quarter of 2014 and see further growth in the second,...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
China market: Huawei Device, Coolpad launch 7-inch phablets at below CNY2,000
Huawei Device and Coolpad have launched 7-inch Android 4.2 phablets (smartphone-tablet hybrids), the Honor X1 and 9976A, for sale in the China market at below CNY2,000 (US$326).
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Lenovo may become second largest Android smartphone vendor, say Taiwan makers
While Samsung Electronics has dominated the global Android smartphone market with a market share of 65% and LG Electronics, HTC, Sony Mobile Communications and Motorola Mobility have...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
BenQ Medical Technology steps into implant dentistry through joint venture with AB Dental Devices
BenQ Medical Technology, a medical equipment and material supplier under the BenQ Group, has announced the establishment of a joint venture, BenQ AB DentCare, with Israel-based AB...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Digitimes Research: South Korea aims to acquire 40% share in wearable device market by 2020
As demand for smartphones and tablets is gradually approaching saturation with related shipment growths slowing down, vendors have been aggressively seeking new growth drivers. Wearable...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
The developments of the security solutions market in Greater China: Q&A with EverFocus product marketing manager Tony Lin
The security solutions market is an increasingly important market as the IT industry develops and security concerns strengthen. In Taiwan, security solutions providers such as EverFocus...
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs impacted by on-month revenue drops in February
Quanta Computer has announced shipments of 3.3 million notebooks in February, decreasing on month from 3.6 million units in January, and corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$69.32...