China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC

Feb 2, 13:48

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network...

Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps

Jan 30, 11:21

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing...

Taiwan market: Taipei city government to expand Wi-Fi network of free access to Internet

Jan 4, 01:00

The Taipei City Government will enlarge the coverage of Taipei Free, its free 512Kbps wireless Internet-access service via Wi-Fi hot spots at selected public places, through expanding...

Taiwan government may establish second Internet exchange center

Dec 19, 15:00

The Taiwan government, in response to call from ISPs, is considering establishing a second Internet exchange center (IX) to better the environment for ISP market competition, according...

Taiwan 3Q11 international Internet bandwidth reaches over 554Gbps

Nov 16, 10:00

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached a total bandwidth of 554.751Gbps as of the end of third-quarter 2011, increasing 5.34%...

LTE and 3G driving 30% growth in APAC mobile Internet infrastructure market, says Synergy Research

Nov 11, 11:25

One of the fastest growing technology markets is networking equipment to support mobile Internet access. The second quarter of 2011 saw mobile Internet infrastructure revenues pass...

Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder

Nov 10, 13:59

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea...

New Windows verification process creates controversy between ODM and brand vendors

Oct 25, 01:00

Microsoft's new verification system for Windows 8 - OA 3.0 - which will add complications toward the upstream ODM's production lines and relatively generate significant extra cost,...

China plans big investment in Internet of Things

Oct 24, 11:08

The Chines government has planned total investment of CNY3,860 billion (US$603 billion) to develop the country's Internet of Things industry until 2020, China-based 21st Century...

Ultrabooks expected to impact tablet PCs

Sep 29, 01:10

With notebook players such as Acer, Asustek Computer as well as Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard (HP) all set launch ultrabooks in the near future, sources...

Facebook has Quanta Computer, Wistron set up Internet data centers in US

Sep 14, 16:49

Facebook has skipped original partner Dell to commission Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer to set up a customized data center in Oregon and another one in North Carolina through cooperation...

China Internet user base at 485 million at end of June 2011, says CNNIC

Aug 12, 10:45

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 485 million as of the end of June 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet Network...

Taiwan 2Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises

Aug 11, 11:37

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached a total bandwidth of 526.644Gbps as of the end of second-quarter 2011, increasing 0.14%...

Taiwan market: TWM to complete HSPA+ network by year-end

Jul 14, 10:45

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will complete the upgrade of its base stations around Taiwan to HSPA+ (so-called 3.75G) to offer mobile Internet-access services at a maximum download speed of...

Hard drive supply gap estimated to widen to 15-20 million units in 3Q11

Jun 23, 01:50

Global hard drive demand in the third quarter is estimated to reach as high as 180 million units with the five major hard drive makers only capable of supplying 160-165 million units,...

Taiwan market: TGC launches Internet TV services LiTV

Jun 22, 14:35

US-based TGC on June 21 announced the launch of LiTV, its Chinese-language Internet TV services, in the Taiwan market, aiming to reach 500,000 users at the end of 2012, according...

Taiwan market: NCC approves price cut for fixed-line Internet

Jun 9, 16:39

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on June 8 gave the green light to reduce charge rates for ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services as well as increased download/upload...

Software designer Wistron ITS cooperates with Hitachi over landmark software

May 26, 01:40

Taiwan-based Wistron ITS, a software design subsidiary of Wistron, has recently cooperated with Japan-based Hitachi and plans to import the landmark information software GeoPDF, which...

NXP to cooperate with TCP to provide lighting solutions

May 25, 11:02

NXP Semiconductors recently announced the GreenChip smart lighting solutions to connect lighting networks to the Internet. According to NXP, the market for LED light bulbs will take...

Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones

Apr 7, 01:15

Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...

Samsung aims for 30% of Smart TV market in 2011

Mar 25, 01:45

Samsung Electronics is actively promoting Smart TV to compete with Sony's Google TV and aims to ship 12 million units in 2011, accounting for 30% of the global Smart TV shipments.

Asustek to launch US$200-250 netbook in June

Mar 17, 01:05

Asustek Computer is set to launch a new netbook priced at US$200-250 in June in cooperation with Intel, and hopes to achieve its goal of shipping six million netbooks in 2011, according...

Taiwan Internet of Things Alliance formed

Feb 25, 11:35

The Taipei Computer Association has formed the Taiwan Internet of Things (IOT) Alliance to promote application of IOT technologies, according to the association.

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom, Opera cooperate to promote mobile Internet access based on feature phones

Feb 23, 14:15

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Norway-based Opera Software ASA on February 22 jointly announced cooperation to promote mobile access to the Internet based on feature phones, with the...

China Internet user base growing to 457.3 million at end of December 2010, says CNNIC

Jan 25, 11:04

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 457.3 million as of the end of December 2010, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet...

Sampo cooperates with content provider to introduce Cloud TV

Jan 12, 01:50

TV vendor Sampo is cooperating with content provider 5TV and has introduced an LCD TV called Cloud TV which combines a built-in Internet connection, mobile communications and home...

Qualcomm all set for a 4.5G Mirasol plant in Taiwan

Jan 4, 01:20

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies (QMT) is expected to install equipment at its new Mirasol plant in Taiwan in October 2011, and start volume production at the beginning of 2012, according...

Connected TVs forecast to account for 21% of global TV shipments in 2010, says DisplaySearch

Dec 31, 11:53

While the consumer electronics industry prepares its wares for the CES 2011 in Las Vegas, the foundations of a quiet revolution in TV viewing continue to be built, with 21% of all...

LED backlights used in 20% of LCD TVs sold in US during 3Q10, says iSuppli

Dec 21, 16:44

One out of every five LCD TVs sold in the US during the third quarter of 2010 used LED backlighting, a dramatic increase from the same period in 2009, as availability of sets equipped...

Taiwan 3Q10 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 426Gbps

Nov 2, 11:56

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 426.654Gbps as of the end of third-quarter 2010, increasing by 3.66%...

Netbook shipments of Taiwan-based vendors from 2007-2010

Oct 31, 16:41

Netbooks are low-cost notebooks with screen sizes below 10-inch mainly designed for Internet usage. Devices adopt either a solid state drive (SSD) or traditional hard drive and typically...

Global connected TV shipments to reach 118 million units in 2014, says DisplaySearch

Oct 20, 17:02

While much of the news coverage surrounding TV features concentrates on 3D, the quiet revolution of connected TV is reaching new heights with over 40 million units expected to ship...

Sony to outsource high-end LCD TVs to Foxconn and Wistron

Oct 18, 14:11

Sony is expected to outsource its high-end LCD TVs to Taiwan-based makers, with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) expected to produce frameless ultra-thin models and...

Internet-connected TV market to reach 40 million units, says WitsView

Oct 13, 16:06

Shipments of Internet-connected TVs are expected to reach 40 million units in 2010, accounting for 20% of the global LCD TV market, according to WitsView.