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Monday 4 November 2013
Chunghwa Telecom to set up joint venture with Itochu, Benefit One
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has revealed it will establish a joint venture with Japan-based Itochu and Benefit One to provide e-commerce services in Taiwan.
Monday 4 November 2013
TWM increases 2013 capex
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will increase its 2013 capex by NT$660 million (US$22.4 million) to NT$13.5 billion, company president...
Friday 1 November 2013
MediaTek reports 3Q13 consolidated results
MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$39.01 billion (US$1.33 billion) for the third quarter of 2013, up 17.2% from the previous quarter and 32.4% from a year earlier.
Friday 1 November 2013
Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2013
Taiwan's handset ODMs saw significant shipment growth in the third quarter, but brand vendor HTC suffered sharp drops in shipments. As a result, Taiwan's overall handset shipments...
Friday 1 November 2013
Bluetooth smart chip growth to exceed 55% driven by adoption in consumer electronics, says IHS
The global market for Bluetooth Smart ICs that enable low-power wireless pairing of devices is set for remarkable growth in the next five years, with shipments expected to rise nearly...
Friday 1 November 2013
Android growth drives another strong quarter for worldwide tablet market, says IDC
Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 47.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. While slightly below...
Friday 1 November 2013
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments dip 7.3% on quarter in 3Q13
Despite comprehensive upgrades in hardware specifications, and expectations of strong sales during the October 1 holiday season, shipments of smartphones by China-based makers declined...
Thursday 31 October 2013
Wireless networking remains a strong IC market driver, says IC Insights
Wireless networking is now a standard capability in many electronic systems, such as notebooks and desktops, smartphones and residential gateways, according to IC Insights. Built-in...
Thursday 31 October 2013
AIC holds rosy 4Q13 outlook
Server chassis OEM/ODM AIC is optimistic about its business operations in the fourth quarter of 2013 mainly due to expected orders for cloud computing data center server chassis,...
Thursday 31 October 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to start 4G operations in 2H14
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has acquired three frequency band units, B2, C2, C5, with a total bandwidth of 70MHz for operating 4G mobile communication services at a total cost of NT$39.075...
Thursday 31 October 2013
Intel announces first commercial availability of 4G LTE modem; introduces module for 4G connected tablets and ultrabooks
Intel has announced the commercial availability of its multimode, multiband 4G LTE solution. The Intel XMM 7160 platform is featured in the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3...
Thursday 31 October 2013
Windows 8.1 tablet sales 20-30% below expectations
Channel retailers are seeing their Windows 8.1-based tablet sales in October 20-30% below than their original expectations, despite strong price/performance ratios.
Thursday 31 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Bidding ends with total over 3 times floor price
Taiwan has concluded a multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units for 4G mobile communication services, with the total reaching NT$118.65 billion (US$4.02 billion), which...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Intel to cooperate with China white-box players for mobile devices
Intel has started turning to seek business opportunities from China's white-box market and has cooperated with several China-based vendors such as Ramos and Teclast to release Intel-based...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 3Q13 handset shipments up
Taiwan-based ODM, JDMs (joint design manufacturers) and OBMs (own-brand manufacturers) shipped 16.6 million handsets in total in the third quarter of 2013, increasing 2.7% on quarter...