China market: 1Q11 online gaming revenues near CNY 8.5 billion

May 25, 11:18

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY8.498 billion (US$1.29 billion) in first-quarter 2011, rising 6.1% on quarter and 8.7% on year,...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom invests in development of mobile online game

May 17, 11:14

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 16 announced the launch of Navigation Online, a mobile Android-based free social-networking game, at its Hami Apps for open beta test.

Taiwan market: iPad 2 may launch in the next 1-2 weeks

May 17, 01:20

The official launch schedule of Apple's iPad 2 in Taiwan remains unconfirmed despite some channel retailers already rumored that the launch will be on May 20, since Apple product-only...

CHT, China Unicom in online store deal

May 10, 15:40

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 9 announced that it will launch its mobile applications on China Unicom's online store Wo Store, and that the China-based carrier will launch...

TSMC to ramp new 12-inch fab ahead of schedule

May 6, 01:35

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun equipment move-in for the phase 1 facility of a new 12-inch fab (Fab 15) with volume production of 28nm technology products...

Taiwan pre-recorded disc makers facing risk of weakening gross margin

May 5, 01:30

Taiwan-based pre-recorded DVD makers in 2011 are facing strong pressure from increasing raw material costs, with related end sales significantly impacted by online multimedia sharing...

Chinesegamer to launch online games based on tablet PCs, smartphones

May 3, 13:53

Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, is developing online games for tablet PCs and smartphones, with initial launch scheduled for July 2011,...

Game Flier licensed to operate online game developed by Mgame

Apr 27, 11:14

Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, has obtained exclusive operating rights from Korea-based Mgame for New Knight Online, an MMORPG (massively multi-player...

Formosa Sumco gearing up for capacity expansion

Apr 15, 01:25

Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) has revealed plans to expand its capacity for 12-inch silicon wafers to 300,000 units a month from the present 180,000. New capacity is scheduled to...

Taiwan market: Blu-ray disc player sales expected to surpass 100,000 units in 2011

Apr 14, 01:40

Blu-ray disc player sales in Taiwan may surpass 100,000 units in 2011 as players such as Toshiba, Sony, LG, Panasonic and Sharp all launched models with prices less than US$100 in...

GBM new PCB plant in Chongqing to come online in November

Apr 13, 15:40

PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will realize its plan to build a PCB plant in Chongqing, western China slated for volume production in November 2011, according to the com...

Gamania Digital licensed by EA to operate Battlefield in Taiwan

Stockwatch - Apr 7, 16:43

Gamania Digital Entertainment, the second largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on April 6 announced that it has obtained licensing from US-based Electronic Arts (EA)...

Taiwan market: PChomeStore to list on OTC

Mar 18, 17:10

PChomeStore, a B2B2C operator of online shopping services in Taiwan, will be listed on the over-the-counter stock market on April 6 at an estimated price of NT$150 (US$5) per share,...

China market: 4Q10 online advertising totals CNY9.72 billion, says Analysys

Mar 11, 15:24

Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.72 billion (US$1.46 billion) in fourth-quarter 2010, growing 27.3% sequentially and 109.1%...

Sapphire ingot prices to remain unchanged in 2Q11

Mar 10, 13:41

Prices of sapphire ingots for the second quarter of 2011 are expected to stay at the same levels as those in the first quarter as current sapphire ingot supplies are still falling...

Taiwan 2010 online advertising revenues top NT$8.5 billion, says IAMA

Mar 2, 16:51

Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$8.551 billion (US$269 million) in 2010, rising by 22.36% from 2009, according to statistics...

Taiwan analog IC prices affected by TI 12-inch fab going on-line

Mar 2, 01:00

With Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch fab to soon commence production of analog ICs and the company lowering prices since the second half of 2010, a new analog IC price war is expected...

Taiwan market: FET expects Omusic to share 15% of online digital music sales in 2011

Feb 22, 01:25

Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects Omusic, its online digital music services provided in the Taiwan market, to attract 60,000 members and a 15% share...

FET poised to launch eBook Town on China Mobile online store

Feb 15, 11:36

Taiwan-based carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) is waiting for approval from the China government for launching eBook Town, its online store of e-books opened in July 2010,...

FET arranging Taiwan-based publishers for launch on China Mobile online store

Feb 14, 10:34

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, is introducing its Taiwan-based publishing partners for eBook Town, its online e-book store, to China Mobile,...

Lenovo reportedly sees 3.3 million downloads from its online application store

Feb 8, 16:48

China-based PC vendor Lenovo's online mobile applications store has attained 3.3 million downloads since the opening of the store in September 2010, averaging 25,000 downloads a day,...

HTC to buy shares in US online gaming firm

Stockwatch - Feb 8, 12:31

HTC has revealed plans to acquire a stake in US-based online gaming company OnLive. The announcement was made following its recent purchase of UK-based mobile platform firm Saffron...

China market: Baidu occupies over 75% of 4Q10 online search revenues

Jan 27, 11:29

China-based web portal Baidu dominated the online search market in China in fourth-quarter 2010 with a 75.5% share of total revenues, according to Analysys International.

Groupon, Tencent to set up joint venture to tap collective buying market in China, says paper

Jan 19, 01:25

Deal-of-the-day website Groupon, and Tencent, one of the largest web portals in China, will establish a joint venture to operate online collective buying services in the China market,...

Taiwan market: CHT to launch online music service in 2Q11

Jan 11, 01:30

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will launch music shop under its online store Hami Apps in the second quarter of 2011 expecting related music services to jack up revenues for its value-added...

Transcend moves global production base back to Taiwan from China

Jan 11, 01:05

Memory module maker Transcend Information has moved its global manufacturing base from China back to Taiwan. The new facilities in Taipei are equipped with 20 production lines and...

Giga Solar 1Q11 revenues expected to rise 20% sequentially

Jan 4, 01:10

Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials will see revenues for the first quarter of 2011 rise 20% sequentially thanks to orders from vertically integrated solar companies...

FET launches Android-based applications on China Mobile online store

Dec 29, 01:20

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched 25 Chinese-language Android applications om Mobile Market, the online store operated by China...

Taiwan market: Google to reinforce interest-based online advertising services

Dec 27, 11:59

Google launched re-marketing advertising, a type of interest-based online advertising service, in the Taiwan market earlier in the fourth quarter of 2010 and will launch a second...

Polyimide film maker Taimide to ramp up capacity by over 30%

Dec 24, 02:20

Taimide Technology, which supplies polyimide (PI) films for flexible PCBs (FPCB), expects capacity to climb more than 30% when a new plant comes online.

KDDI to invest in Taiwan online music platform KKBOX

Dec 16, 15:24

KDDI, the second largest mobile telecom carrier in Japan, will acquire a 76% stake in KKBOX Incorporated, a Cayman Islands-registered parent company of Taiwan-based online streaming...

Taiwan market: TWM launches online bookstore myBook

Nov 16, 11:19

Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will launch its online bookstore, myBook, in the Taiwan market today (November 16) through cooperation with more than 50 local publishers,...

FET launches S Mart on China Mobile online platform

Nov 5, 10:21

Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 3 launched S Mart, its online Chinese-language Android applications store, on Mobile Market, China...

Apple launches online store in China

Oct 27, 14:33

Apple has announced the introduction of the Apple Store in China. The online shopping website features free shipping, free personalized engraving on iPods and iPads, and the ability...

Taiwan market: 2010 online retail sales value over NT$358 billion, says MIC

Oct 20, 14:09

Web portals of online shopping services in the Taiwan market will generate total sales of NT$358.3 billion (US$11.6 billion) in 2010, growing 21.5% from 2009, according to forecasts...