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.

Asustek targeting China Internet cafe market, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 21, 14:52

Asustek Computer has recently started assisting its distributors in each province of China to establish sales teams to promote its motherboards to Internet cafes in China, and is...

China market: LED TV market share to reach 25% by the end of 2010

Aug 12, 16:08

LED-backlit LCD TV shipments are expected to account for 25% of the total LCD TV shipments in China at the end of 2010, up from 10.6% in the first half of the year, according to research...

Taiwan market: APBT to offer 3.5G mobile Internet service in March 2011

Aug 10, 14:23

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), the only 3G mobile telecom carrier adopting CDMA2000 in Taiwan, will launch 3.5G broadband mobile Internet-access service in March 2011, according...

Internet-enabled TV trumps 3D TV in 2010, says iSuppli

Aug 2, 10:09

While the consumer electronics headlines this year have been dominated by 3D TV news, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-enabled TVs (IETVs), according to iSuppli.

China Internet user base grows to 420 million at end of June 2010, says CNNIC

Jul 23, 10:08

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 420 million as of the end of June 2010, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by China Internet Network...

Taiwan's 2Q10 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 411Gbps

Jul 22, 16:26

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 411.590Gbps as of the end of second-quarter 2010, increasing 13.36%...

Samsung takes lead in US LCD TV market in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jun 15, 12:17

Samsung Electronics in the first quarter of 2010 regained the leading position in the US LCD TV market, as the company capitalized on rising consumer demand for TV sets with advanced...

IC design house Asix expects flat growth in 2Q10 revenues despite low season

Jun 9, 11:47

Despite seasonal effects, IC design house Asix Electronics still expects second-quarter revenues to be about the same or slightly better than those of the first quarter thanks to...

Computex 2010: Broadcom, Atheros, Ralink and Realtek showcasing latest 802.11n wireless solutions for Internet TVs and STBs

Jun 3, 14:16

Broadcom and Atheros Communications as well as Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor all are showcasing their latest 802.11n wireless solutions...

Taiwan market: TBC to offer 20Mbps Internet service based on DOCSIS 3.0

May 4, 14:38

Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), an operator of multi-system cable TV and broadband cable modem Internet-access services, is upgrading its infrastructure based on DOCSIS (data...

Asustek prepares Wintel tablet PC; Acer Internet device expected to eye on iPad

May 3, 13:59

Asustek Computer is preparing a tablet PC adopting the Intel Atom and Windows 7 operating system in addition to its Google Android/Chrome tablet PC, while Acer's recently revealed...

Taiwan international Internet bandwidth rises to over 363Gbps in 1Q10

Apr 23, 10:16

Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 363.077Gbps as of the end of the first quarter of 2010, increasing...

TV makers continue to breathe new life into TV market, says DisplaySearch

Apr 7, 13:59

A deluge of new product announcements so far this year shows that TV set makers are far from running out of ideas, and will continue to bring new features to the global TV market,...

Taiwan market: Internet user base over 16 million

Mar 31, 15:30

There are an estimated 16.22 million fixed-line Internet surfers in Taiwan, equivalent to a penetration rate (divided by population) of 70.46%, according to the government-sponsored...