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Monday 21 October 2013
Inventec looking to form new company for its cloud computing business
Inventec has recently integrated its cloud computing center, IT department and information center and established a new business unit, the cloud computing information and solution...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Highest price bid for C5 rises to 8.31 times floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating next-generation (4G) mobile communication services in Taiwan, the highest temporary price bid for...
Monday 21 October 2013
IPC maker PEC expects revenue growth in 2014
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker PEC expects its revenues to grow in 2014 due to orders from new clients and the fact that the company's existing clients will finish their merger...
Monday 21 October 2013
TV everywhere spreads among US TV and cable networks; NBCUniversal leads, says IHS
NBCUniversal leads the US TV Everywhere (TVE) effort in providing access to TV content on second screens like smartphones and tablets, while EPIX and HBO share the distinction of...
Monday 21 October 2013
AOpen to see 90% revenues from digital signage business
AOpen, a subsidiary of Wistron, has transformed into a digital signage solution provider, with the business to account for 90% of the company's revenues in 2013.
Monday 21 October 2013
Smartphone vendors ramping up offerings of 5-inch entry-level models
Smartphones with a display size of 5-inch and a price tag of US$300-400 have become mainstream models of the entry-level smartphone segment, attracting not only China-based handset...
Monday 21 October 2013
MediaTek likely to launch first 8-core CPU in 2H November, say sources
MediaTek is expected to officially launch its first 8-core processor, the MT6592, in the second half of November, according to industry sources familiar with MediaTek's roadmap.
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Total bids reach 180% above floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan, the total highest bids on October 18 climbed to NT$100.710...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan lawmakers concerned about hot 4G price bidding
As the total highest prices bid for the 12 frequency band units available for operating 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan on October 17 climbed to NT$98.2 billion (US$3.33...
Friday 18 October 2013
Windows 8.1 models unlikely to ignite PC demand
The PC market is unlikely to reverse its decline in 2013 and 2014 despite the arrival of new Windows 8.1 devices, sources in the supply chain have commented.
Friday 18 October 2013
China white-box tablet players expand presence
China-based white-box tablet players have expanded their presence with several already shipping more than 200,000 units per month, according to industry sources. In addition, the...
Friday 18 October 2013
Taiwan market: BenQ to make comeback in handset sector
BenQ, which phased out of the handset market in the second half of 2008, is expected to make a comeback into the sector later in 2013 with a series of smartphones reportedly manufactured...
Thursday 17 October 2013
Japan SMB IT market to remain virtually flat in 2013, says IDC
IDC has published a forecast for the Japan small and medium-sized business (SMB) IT market from 2013 to 2017. The weaker yen and higher share prices have helped improve Japan's economy,...
Thursday 17 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Total highest price over 167% above floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating next-generation (4G) mobile communication services in Taiwan, the total of highest temporary prices...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Wireless charging unlikely to become standard until 2H14, say module makers
Wireless charging of mobile devices was originally expected to see giant advances in the second half of 2013 and many smartphone brand vendors have been inquiring about related solutions...