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Thursday 3 October 2013
Worldwide integrated infrastructure and platform sales increase 50% on year 2Q13, says IDC
The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platform market experienced 50.2% on-year factory value growth during the second quarter of 2013, totaling US$1.3 billion in system sales...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Xiaomi outperforms HTC to become fifth most used smartphone brand in China, says TrendForce
While Samsung Electronics and Apple remain the top-2 brands in China, Xiaomi Technology has managed to outperform HTC to take the fifth spot in China's most used smartphone brand...
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Global demand for entry-level, mid-range LTE smartphones to emerge in 2014, say Taiwan makers
Mainly due to the promotion of TD-LTE by China Mobile, global demand for entry-level LTE smartphones for sale at around US$200 and mid-range models at about US$300 is expected to...
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Foxconn secures large-volume handset orders from Indonesia-based distributor, says report
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has secured annual orders of about 50 million handsets including feature phones and smartphones from Erajaya, Indonesia's largest...
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: License competition getting red hot
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for 4G licenses in Taiwan, the total of the highest temporary bid prices rose to NT$72.425 billion (US$2.43 billion)...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
ChipMOS to enjoy mid-to-high single digit sales growth in 3Q13
IC backend services company ChipMOS Technologies is expected to see its revenues grow by a mid-to-high single digit rate in the third quarter of 2013 buoyed by strong demand from...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
China market: Smartphone vendors launch new models for early October peak sales
Targeting expected peak sales in the China market during the holidays beginning October 1, smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics, Apple, Sony Mobile Communications and...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers not enthusiastic about selling iPhone 5s, say sources
While iPhone 5s is very likely to be launched in the Taiwan market in late October or mid-November, local telecom carriers including Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Ongoing infrastructure investments in datacenters fuels growth of enterprise hardware market in Turkey, says IDC
Turkey's enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and storage solutions, recorded solid double-digit growth in the first half of 2013, according to IDC. The research firm has...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Significant IT security investments drive double-digit growth in MEA security appliance market, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) security appliance market recorded on-year growth in both customer revenues and shipments during the second quarter of 2013, according to IDC. IDC...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
More handset ODMs likely to become targets for acquisition
Taiwan-based handset ODMs including Arima Communications, Wistron NeWeb and FIH Mobile are likely to be the targets for acquisition after Compal Electronics announced its plans to...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
IPC firms aggressive about listing
Taiwan-based Industrial PC (IPC) firms have been aggressively applying for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) with PEC, Aewin and AIC set to be listed in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Wearable wireless device revenues to exceed US$6 billion in 2018, says ABI Research
Wearable wireless device revenues will grow to exceed US$6 billion in 2018. Of the four segments tracked, sports, fitness and wellness is the largest, never dropping below 50% share...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom cloud surveillance services adopted by local government
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has disclosed its rental cloud computing-based surveillance system has been adopted by the government of Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, to monitor traffic...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Intelligent and Interactive Digital Signage Spurs Retail Sales Boom
In the past, digital signage only provided one-way information playback. As technological development and Internet of Things (IoT) have advanced the graphics and sensing technology,...