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Friday 16 May 2014
Gigabyte, MSI see increased 1Q14 profits
Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has reported net profit of NT$725 million (US$23.9 million) for the first quarter of 2014 increasing 81.5% on quarter and 19.3% on year. Meanwhile,...
Friday 16 May 2014
Foxconn developing energy-efficiency containerized data centers
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) server and data center business group has been developing fourth-generation containerized data centers with PUE (power usage effectiveness)...
Friday 16 May 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to add 80,000 MOD users during World Cup
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained rights to broadcast 64 matches from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil to take place during June 12-July 13 and aims to attract 80,000 new MOD (multimedia...
Thursday 15 May 2014
iPad growth slows in 2013 as tablet competitors grow 79%, says ABI Research
In the past year Apple's tablet OEM competitors experienced a growth of 79%, while Apple experienced only 13% growth in shipments largely due to increasing challenges as the tablet...
Thursday 15 May 2014
China Telecom 2014 fixed-line Internet-access equipment procurement down 47.5% on year
China Telecom will procure 6.37 million fixed-line broadband Internet-access devices in 2014, decreasing 47.5% on year mainly because the company has allocated a large portion of its...
Thursday 15 May 2014
China smartphone market and industry – 1Q 2014
This report is divided into two sections; the first covers the China smartphone market, including shipments from international players and China-based players. The second section covers...
Thursday 15 May 2014
New Taipei City building up technology-enabled safe city with smart police administration
Following the student-led Sunflower protests which lasted about 20 days, most people in Taiwan have come to appreciate the police's hard work on the frontline, as well as the capability...
Thursday 15 May 2014
NCC to decide on whether to permit Ambit Microsystems to procure 4G equipment from Huawei within 2 months
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in response to Ambit Microsystems' request for a quick determination on whether to allow it to procure 4G base station equipment...
Thursday 15 May 2014
Handset ODMs ready capacities for wearables, but orders yet to come
Most Taiwan-based handset ODMs have built up capacities for producing wearable devices, but have yet to see any orders coming from major vendors, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 14 May 2014
China market: White-box handset makers using inferior parts and components for 3G smartphones
China-based white-box handset vendors, which have been forced to stay in the 3G sector amid rising popularity of 4G LTE smartphones, reportedly are using inferior parts and components...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Google Glass far more than the sum of its parts, IHS teardown reveals
Teardown analysis is a useful tool for understanding the component and manufacturing cost of electronics devices – but it does not always tell the whole story of the value of...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
A third of smartphones shipped in 1Q14 had 5-inch plus displays, says Canalys
Worldwide, 279.4 million smartphones shipped in first-quarter 2014, representing growth of 29% on year, but a decline of 5% on quarter. About 81% were Android devices, with iOS and...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Motorola launches Moto E for entry-level segment
Motorola Mobility has rolled out what it claims is the most fairly priced smartphone, the Moto E, targeting first-time smartphone buyers who are switching from feature phones.
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Asustek increases Zenfone components orders to meet demand in China
Asustek Computer is expected to attain its target global shipments of 10 million ZenFone smartphnes in 2014 as the devices are seeing significant demand in the China market, according...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Inventec expects 2-digit growth in 2014 server shipments
Inventec expects 2-digit on-year growth in ODM server shipments in 2014 and more than 10% on-year growth in the corresponding revenue, the company said at a May 13 investors confer...