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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...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Global smartphone shipments grow 38.8% on year in 3Q13, says IDC
The worldwide smartphone market grew 38.8% on year in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. Vendors shipped a total of 258.4 million smartphones in the third quarter, establishing...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
FET sees growth in 3Q13 mobile Internet-access revenues, user base
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has reported revenues of NT$5.906 billion (US$198 million) from mobile Internet-access services for the third quarter of 2013 up 6.07% on quarter...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
iPad mini with Retina display may see shortages due to limited supplies of Sharp panels, say sources
The availability of the iPad mini with Retina display may not be enough to meet market demand because Sharp's supply of 7.9-inch Retina display panels based on its Oxide TFT process...
Wednesday 30 October 2013
SK Hynix develops 6Gb LPDDR3 for mobile devices
SK Hynix has developed 6-gigabit (6Gb) low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) using 20nm-class process technology. The new mobile memory solution is designed for premium mobile devices, according...
Tuesday 29 October 2013
IC distributor Edom cautious about 4Q13
Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom Technology has expressed caution about its performance in the fourth quarter of 2013, after posting brisk results for the third quarter.
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Non-iPad tablets account for over 50% of global shipments in 3Q13
In the third quarter of 2013, global tablet shipments reached 35.68 million units, up 15.3% sequentially and 34.6% on year, driven mainly by non-iPad tablet shipments, which reached...
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Taiwan International Smart Green City Summit commences November 1, 2013
The 2013 Taiwan International Smart Green City Summit, an event from the Taiwan International Smart Green City Expo hosted by Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of...