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Wednesday 25 September 2013
Taiwan market: HTC may lose top-rank title due for lack of new flagship models
HTC may lose its top-rank title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2013 as it has failed to deliver a new flagship model for the second half of the year in the...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Mobile devices markets in Australia, New Zealand fall for two consecutive quarters in 1H13, says IDC
For the first time in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), all three mobile devices markets – notebooks, tablets and mobile phones – declined for two consecutive quarters...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
BlackBerry agrees to acquisition deal with consortium
BlackBerry has announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) under which a consortium to be led by Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire the company for US$4.7 billion...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Avalue Technology to set up subsidiary for marketing healthcare solutions
Industrial computing device maker Avalue Technology has focused on medical and healthcare applications and will set up a subsidiary, Remedi, specifically to globally market related...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Ichia keypad shipments to BlackBerry unaffected by acquisition agreement
Flexible PCB and keypad maker Ichia Technologies has said that its production of keypads for BlackBerry for the rest of 2013 will remain unchanged for the time being. The smartphone...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Wiwynn, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to launch cloud solution
Wiwynn, a cloud computing hardware system provider wholly-owned by Wistron, and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on September 24 jointly announced the launch of AP500, a server/storage appliance...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
More than half of mobile devices able to connect to external displays in 2018, says ABI Research
Developments in display interface technologies are making it possible such that personal mobile devices may become the hub for all computing experiences at home, in the office, and...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Highest price for C5 band rises to 5.52 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 bid for the C5 band (1755-1770MHz...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Senao to increase investment in joint venture retail business in China
Senao International, which operates a handset and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, has decided to inject an extra US$50 million into four China-based subsidiaries to expand...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Microsoft unveils Surface 2, Surface Pro 2
Microsoft has announced expansion of its Surface family of tablets. Two new Surface models - Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 - along with an expanded portfolio of new Surface accessories,...
Monday 23 September 2013
Makers see increasing 18650 lithium battery demand
The price of the 18650 cylindrical lithium battery will have a chance to rise as demand from electric cars and cloud computing data centers have started to pick up recently, according...
Monday 23 September 2013
LCD monitor shipments drop 5.45% in 1H13 amid competition from mobile devices
LCD monitor shipments reached 71.1 million units in the first half of 2013, down 5.45% on year.
Monday 23 September 2013
Nokia to step into large-size smartphone market in October, say sources
Nokia reportedly will join the large-size smartphone segment by releasing its 6-inch Lumia 1520 in October after BlackBerry announced its 5-inch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone recently,...
Monday 23 September 2013
Taiwan market: Gray market prices for iPad mini may drop after release of new model
In the Taiwan market, gray market prices for iPad mini stand at NT$8,000-9,000 (US$267-300) currently, 14-24% lower than the official price of at least NT$10,500, and with the speculated...
Monday 23 September 2013
Taiwan handset supply chain to be affected by restructuring plans at BlackBerry
Sales of Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker Wistron and handset component suppliers Silitech Technology and Ichia Technologies are likely to be affected by the planned restructuring program...