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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...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Adlink posts 1H13 net EPS of NT$1.27
Industrial PC maker Adlink Technology recorded net EPS of NT$1.27 (US$0.04) for the first half of 2013, company CFO Jeff Chou said at an investors conference on August 13.
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Inventec aims to reduce notebook revenue proportion to 55-60% in 2014
Inventec, in view of shrinking demand and profitability for notebooks, aims to decrease the revenue proportion for notebooks from about 60% currently to 55-60%, while raising the...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
FIH Mobile swings back to profitability in 1H13
FIH Mobile (formerly Foxconn International Holdings) has reported net profits of US$17.66 million for the first half of 2013, compared to a net loss of US$226 million a year earlie...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Taiwan market: NCC qualifies all 4G license applicants
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on August 13 announced that all of the seven applicants for 4G mobile communication licenses have passed first-round qualification...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
IT security spend to reach US$30.1 billion in 2017, says Canalys
Canalys has released its latest set of country-level worldwide IT security forecasts. Security remains a priority for businesses and though they may be slashing their IT budgets due...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
HTC seems to be drifting away from WP8, say Taiwan makers
HTC is likely to drift away from Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform as it has seen its share in the global WP8 market drop to below 5%, while rivals Nokia has taken an 80% share in the...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Advantech introduces a new range of WebOP with Level 4 ESD protection: WebOP-3000T series
Ideal for use in machine manufacturing industries such as semi-conductor manufacture, Advantech's Industrial Automation Group has launched an exciting new range of Web operator panels...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
China healthcare IT investments to reach CNY33.65 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC forecasts that the IT investment market size of China healthcare industry will reach CNY33.65 billion (US$5.48 billion) in 2017, with a CAGR of 14.5% during 2012-2017. The growth...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Compal, Kinpo add investment in Vibo Telecom
Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics and electronic device maker Kinpo Electronics on August 12 announced respective additional investments of NT$500 million (US$16.67 million) in...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
China Unicom 3G users top 100 million at end of June
China Unicom) saw its 3G subscribers exceed 100 million as of the end of June 2013, according to the company's financial report for the first half of 2013.
Tuesday 13 August 2013
BYOD initiatives offer new opportunities for consumer security providers, says Gartner
Consumer adoption and willingness to pay for antivirus software on mobile devices is low, according to Gartner. Gartner believes that high consumer use of personal mobile devices...
Monday 12 August 2013
Tablet brand vendors preparing for competition in September
First-tier tablet vendors including Apple, Samsung Electronics and Amazon, have all geared up for the next-generation tablet competition in September, while Intel and Google are also...
Monday 12 August 2013
HTC introduces new ad campaign with Robert Downey Jr
HTC has introduced the Change brand platform. Featuring a broad range of digital, social, PR and above the line activity, the global Change platform will kick off with a series of...