Last update: Monday 10 June 2013 [93 news items]
Commentary: End of Symbian Foundation is a blessing in disguise
Nov 10, 11:22
With the Symbian operating system (OS) transforming from a closed platform to an open platform developed by a dozen players, and now once again back under the control of Nokia, it...
HTC WP7 smartphones selling well in Europe, Australia, say Taiwan makers
Nov 3, 09:49
HTC is seeing better than expected sales for its Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphones in Europe and Australia, with the HD7 introduced by O2 in Germany and 7 Mozart by Telestra...
Vendors to debut Chrome-featured smartbooks later in November
Nov 2, 01:45
Global brand vendors are expected to launch their new generation smartbooks featuring the Google Chrome operating system (OS) later this month (November), while Google also plans...
Engineer samples of Android 3.0-loaded tablet PCs to be ready in December
Oct 19, 01:35
Google has recently notified its partners that the Android 3.0 operating system (OS) will soon be completed with the related tablet PC engineer samples set to show up in December,...
First-tier PC vendors unlikely to mass ship tablet PCs this year
Oct 19, 01:30
With most first-tier PC vendors lacking a content supply platform and support from telecom carriers, and with Google's Honeycomb operating system (Android 3.5) not likely to be released...
Android becomes smartphone market's secret sauce for success in 2Q10, says iSuppli
Oct 13, 10:56
In a sign of the growing momentum behind Google's Android, makers of handsets utilizing the operating system represented the majority of the fastest-growing firms among the top 10...
Dell likely to be first vendor to launch Ubuntu Light netbooks, say notebook makers
Oct 8, 12:09
Canonical on October 7 announced its latest Ubuntu 10.10 operating system and Ubuntu Light for netbooks, and noted that consumers should be able to see Ubuntu Light-featured netbooks...
Dual-OS to become a standard for Acer dual-core netbooks
Oct 7, 01:10
Acer, at its new netbook launch press conference, noted that the company plans to adopt dual-operating systems (Windows 7 and Android) as one of the standard specifications for its...
Worldwide smartphone market projections raised 10% for 2010, says IDC
Sep 9, 09:01
The worldwide market for smartphones is expected to grow 55.4% this year compared to 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for the devices. This is 10% higher than the previous forecast...
Taiwan market: FET receives exclusive rights to distribute entry-level Google smartphone
Sep 8, 11:25
Far Eastone Telecommunications (FET) will exclusively distribute in Taiwan a smartphone endorsed with the Google logo at the end of September at the earliest. The new handset, based...
Taiwan market: Asustek cuts Windows 7-based netbook prices
Apr 1, 12:04
Asustek Computer has recently dropped its Eee PC 1001HA with Windows 7 to NT$9,999 (US$314) in the Taiwan market and the company has also reduced the price of its dual-core Intel...
OS battleground expands from handsets to mobile devices, says iSuppli
Mar 25, 10:31
The battle for mobile operating system (OS) dominance is spreading beyond the smartphone arena and into other mobile and consumer devices, forcing developers to create applications...
Android to be number-2 mobile OS by 2013, says IDC
Jan 28, 12:16
By 2013, worldwide shipments of smartphones will surpass 390 million units, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9% for the 2009-2013 forecast period, and Andriod...
Operating system software revenues soar 35% in 2009, says NPD
Jan 25, 16:16
Operating system boxed software revenues in the US increased 35% in 2009, but it was not enough to bring overall non-game software revenues into positive territory, according to NP...
Samsung handset focus to be on Windows Mobile, Android and Bada in 2010, says senior VP
Nov 11, 11:57
Samsung Electronics will continue to adopt Windows Mobile- and Android-based platforms for new smartphones launched in 2010, with another focus on in-house developed open operating...
Symbian handset shipments to double by 2014, says Juniper Research
Oct 5, 11:51
Shipments of open source Symbian handsets are expected to more than double over the next five years, according to Juniper Research. However, the platform faces strong competition...
Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete with Android and iPhone, say handset makers
Aug 19, 11:14
Microsoft plans to adopt a dual platform strategy to promote its Windows Mobile OS (operating system) so as to take aims at both Android- and iPhone-based platforms, according to...
Netbooks to make head start in adopting touch panels, suppliers say
Jun 30, 14:30
Touch panel makers believe that netbooks will make a head start in adopting touch panels to utilize the Windows 7 operating system (OS), compared to regular notebooks and LCD monitors,...
Taiwan network equipment makers receive Windows 7 certification
Jun 23, 11:37
Taiwan-based network equipment makers D-Link, CyberTAN Technology, Gemtek Technology, Alpha Networks and Cameo Communications have obtained Windows 7 Logo compatibility certification,...
Computex 2009: Microsoft Windows 7 expected to be major attraction
May 26, 11:12
Windows 7 is expected to attract much attention at next week's Computer Taipei 2009, where Microsoft will be staging its biggest Computex ever at the event to demonstrate how its...
Android smartphone shipments to grow 900% in 2009, says Strategy Analytics
May 12, 11:36
Global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900% in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. Apple iPhone...
The down economy could give alternative netbook OSes a hand up, says ABI Research
Apr 14, 14:08
Cash-strapped consumers and an economy in recession are bad news for sales of most products, but that may not apply to netbooks, according to ABI Research. Several characteristics...
Smartphones ring in healthy growth in 2009 despite mobile meltdown, says iSuppli
Mar 5, 11:27
Smartphones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1% in 2009, although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, according to iSuppli...
Acer and Intel have announced the Acer Liquid C1 smartphone based on Intel Atom Z2420 processor for the Asia Pacific region. The smartphone will be available with a special promotion...
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HTC and Microsoft have unveiled the first signature Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC. The new HTC smartphones feature the new Windows Phone 8 operating system,...
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Acer Iconia Pad W500 tablet PC
Acer has unveiled a new tablet PC Iconia Tab W500 running on Windows 7 operating system and is equipped with AMD's C-50 processor and Radeon HD 6250 graphics chip for visuals and...
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Gigabyte Technology has announced a new 10.1-inch slate-type tablet PC, the S1080, featuring Windows 7 operating system and powered by Intel Atom N550 dual-core processor. Weighing...
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MSI will unveil two new WindPad tablets. The WindPad 100W features the Wintel platform and the WindPad 100A with the ARM/Android platform. The MSI WindPad 100A features the new...
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- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.