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Wednesday 4 September 2013
Microsoft-Nokia deal moves handset market from product to ecosystem battlefield, says IDC
The announcement of the Microsoft-Nokia deal signals the end of an era, not just for Nokia, but also for Microsoft. Both companies have now embraced different strategies to be able...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Taiwan market: kbro expects to reach 100% cable TV digitization in 2015
kbro, a major MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in Taiwan, expects its cable TV networks to be completely digitized in 2015, according to the company.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Record share for Windows phones, says Kantar Worldpanel ComTech
The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, for the three months to July 2013, showed Windows Phone posted its highest ever level of 8.2% across the five major...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
WP platform likely to become closed OS, forcing other brands to develop alternatives
The Windows Phone (WP) platform is likely to become a closed OS after Microsoft completes its acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business, a development which will force...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
China-based Xiaomi to unveil new 7-inch tablet with help from Taiwan players, says paper
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi is ready to unveil its new 7-inch tablet, the Mi-Pad on September 5 with a price of CNY999 (US$163), according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Acer to show new innovations at IFA 2013
At IFA 2013, Acer will unveil the new 10.1-inch Iconia A3 Android-based tablet, the new Liquid S2 smartphone, Acer's first smartphone with Ultra HD recording; and the refreshed Ezel...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Senao aims at record revenues for 3Q13
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, generated record consolidated revenues of NT$11.104 billion (US$373 million) for first-quarter 2013 and...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Microsoft to acquire Nokia Devices and Services business
Microsoft and Nokia have jointly announced that the boards of directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Adoption of new technologies continues in China as IT spending grows to US$323 billion in 2013, says Gartner
Mobile data services, external controller-based storage systems, business IT services and enterprise application software will all contribute to healthy growth in information technology...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Taiwan market: 4G license bidding kicks off
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on September 3 started the bidding process for 12 frequency band units of 270MHz in total bandwidth available for next-generation...
Monday 2 September 2013
LG announces the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet
LG Electronics has announced the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the latest addition to its G Series lineup of mobile devices. The company boasts that the LG G Pad 8.3 is the first Full HD display...
Monday 2 September 2013
Micro-server vendors push into the Asia Pacific region
In addition to Hewlett-Packard (HP) and IBM, Dell recently launched its latest micro-server, the PowerEdge T20, targeting small enterprises and personal studios. Since these types...
Monday 2 September 2013
China market: TD-SCDMA smartphones outsell WCDMA, CDMA 2000 EV-DO models
In the China market, TD-SCDMA smartphones have surpassed WCDMA and CDMA 2000 EV-DO (evolution-data optimized) models in terms of sales volumes, mainly due to subsidized sales by China...
Monday 2 September 2013
HTC shares under downward pressure amid possible leak of trade secrets
HTC share price plunged to an intraday low of NT$146 (US$5) before closing down NT$10 or 5.75% at NT$147.50 on September 2 as investors dumped the company's shares on concerns of...
Monday 2 September 2013
Samsung enters mass production of DDR4 memory
Samsung Electronics has announced that it is mass producing DDR4 memory for enterprise servers in next-generation data centers.