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Friday 16 August 2013
Hybrid indoor location to dominate billion unit smartphone market, says ABI Research
Apple's acquisition of WiFiSLAM has brought smartphone indoor location technologies to the fore. With over one billion new smartphones forecast to utilize indoor location technologies...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Component orders for Hongmi smartphones lag behind estimates, say Taiwan makers
Pre-orders for Hongmi (Red Rice), an entry-level smartphone launched recently by China-based Xiaomi Technology, have reportedly reached seven million units, but Taiwan-based supply...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Tsann Kuen, E-Life Mall 1H13 net EPS down on year
Tsann Kuen and E-Life Mall, two IT and consumer electronics retail chains in Taiwan, saw first-half 2013 net EPS of NT$1.60 dropping 38.5% on year, and NT$2.82 down 15.1% respectively,...
Thursday 15 August 2013
China IT security appliance market to reach US$1.56 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC expects that China's IT security appliance market will grow 14.7% to US$950 million in 2013; and this figure will reach US$1.56 billion by 2017, with a 2012-2017 CAGR of 13.5%.
Thursday 15 August 2013
Smartphone sales grew 46.5% in 2Q13, says Gartner
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 435 million units in the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 3.6% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner. Worldwide...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Foxconn sees over 10% growth in 2Q13 revenues
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$895.6 billion (US$29.91 billion) for the second quarter, up 10.7% sequentially with gross...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Advantech to acquire POS maker AdvanPOS
To strengthen its smart service business, Taiwan-based intelligent system developer Advantech has announced it will spend NT$319 million (US$10.64 million) to acquire a 70.2% stake...
Thursday 15 August 2013
Taiwan market: Total 4G bidding price likely over NT$50 billion, says CHT president
While Taiwan's National Communications Commission has set floor prices for 12 available frequency band units at a total of NT$35.9 billion (US$1.2 billion) for open-bid competition...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Quanta to expand operating bases for cloud computing business
Quanta Computer is planning to increase its operating bases worldwide to strengthen its cloud computing business. The company will initially focus on North America and Asia Pacific...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Chipbond sales to grow up to 5% sequentially in 3Q13
LCD driver IC backend service company Chipbond Technology is expected to see its revenues grow moderately within a range of 5% sequentially in the third quarter of 2013 as demand...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
China banking industry IT solution market size to reach CNY32 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC is expecting China's banking industry IT solution market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7% from 2013 to 2017 to reach CNY32.44 billion (US$5.3 billion)...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
BlackBerry likely to be sold in parts as it looks for strategic alternatives, say sources
The chance is low for BlackBerry to be acquired by any rival companies after the Canada-based smartphone vendor announced recently that it has formed a special committee to explore...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Intel introduces Android-based education tablet reference design
Intel has introduced an education-focused tablet reference design, featuring an Intel Atom processor and the Android operating system. The Intel Education tablet is specifically for...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom sees 1H13 setback
Asia Pacific Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has revealed it suffered significant on-year decreases in consolidated revenues and profitability in the...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Over 45% of Wi-Fi chipsets in CE devices in 2017 to support 802.11ac, says IHS
The increasing demand for bandwidth from mobile devices will spur the rapid adoption of next-generation Wi-Fi technology, with shipments of chipsets supporting the new 802.11ac standard...