Taiwan market: Sales of Samsung Galaxy Note reaching over 100,000 units

Feb 24, 14:10

Samsung Electronics has sold more than 100,000 units of its 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphones in the Taiwan market since the model launched in November 2011, making the device one...

Taiwan market: Handset sales to reach 8 million units in 2012

Feb 24, 11:47

Buoyed by strong demand for smartphones, sales of handsets in the Taiwan market are expected to hit eight million units in 2012 compared to 6.5-7.5 million sold in previous years,...

Taiwan market: Samsung to expand product experience shops

Feb 24, 01:30

Samsung Electronics plans to expand the number of its product experience shops in the Taiwan market from 92 in 2011 to 225 in 2012 to promote sales of its complete lineup of products...

Taiwan market: Demand for driving recorders to top 400,000 units in 2012

Feb 23, 14:09

Sales of driving recorders - dashboard mounted cameras set to continuously record a driver's-eye view of the road - in the Taiwan market are expected to reach 400,000 units in 2012...

Taiwan market: Vibo introduces smartphone from SK Telesys

Feb 22, 14:09

Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has unveiled W S150, a smartphone model provided by South Korea-based vendor SK Telesys, for contract sale, according to Vibo.

Taiwan market: PC shipments decline in 4Q11, says IDC

Feb 22, 12:30

There were 705,448 desktop and notebook PCs shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2011, slipping by 17.0% on quarter and by 2.9% on year, according to IDC Taiwa...

Taiwan market: NEC to launch high-lumen projectors

Feb 21, 16:28

NEC plans to launch high lumen projectors, including DLP models that can deliver up to 10,000 lumens of brightness in projector screen sizes of 80-500-inch, in the Taiwan market,...

Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000

Feb 21, 01:10

Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...

Taiwan market: Nikon sees 2011 sales revenues up 50%

Feb 20, 10:52

Nikon saw revenues from digital cameras, mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs) and DSLR cameras in the Taiwan in 2011 increase 50% from 2010, according to general manager...

Taiwan market: Monthly tablet PC sales to top 35,000-40,000 units

Feb 16, 01:35

Sales of tablet PCs in the Taiwan market are expected to top 35,000-40,000 units a month in 2012 compared to 30,000 units on average in 2011, with 7-inch models more popular than...

Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Windows 8 tablet PCs in 2Q12

Feb 15, 15:40

ViewSonic plans to launch Windows 8-based tablet PCs in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012 at the earliest, according to Max Liu, product marketing director of ViewSonic...

Taiwan market: 500,000 tablet PCs to be sold in 2012, says FET VP

Feb 15, 11:34

About 500,000 tablet PCs will be sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, according to executive vice president for marketing Benjamin Ho for Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET).

Taiwan market: Vendors look to 10% sales growth for energy-saving home appliances

Feb 14, 16:35

Taiwan-based household appliance vendors Teco, Sampo and Tatung all expect their sales of energy-saving appliances, including refrigerators, air conditioners and laundry machines,...

Taiwan vendors conservative about promotion of smart TVs, say sources

Feb 14, 15:59

Despite strong efforts rendered by Samsung Electronics to promote the sale of smart TVs, Taiwan-based TV vendors still take a conservative attitude over smart models due to concerns...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service

Feb 10, 16:18

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has filed an application with the National Communications Commission (NCC) for approval for operating mobile satellite-based communication service in the Taiwan...

Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially

Feb 7, 14:41

Branded LCD vendors in Taiwan including Asustek Computer, Chimei, BenQ and ViewSonic will offer incentives to promote sales to students in the local market upon the beginning of the...

Taiwan market: Delta installs 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu

Feb 7, 14:25

Delta Electronics has announced the completion of 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu County, Taiwan.

Taiwan market: Nearly 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q11

Feb 2, 12:22

There were 26,925 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during fourth-quarter 2011, increasing 3% sequentially but decreasing 11.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Taiwan market: Cable TV operator to launch 100Mbps Internet-access service

Jan 31, 11:05

As Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch 100Mbps FTTx access to the Internet in the Taiwan market in March-April 2012, kbro, a local MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV), is capable...

Taiwan market: Symantec records largest 2011 market share for consumer information security software

Jan 19, 16:35

Symantec's Norton series products occupied 34% of the sales value for consumer information security software in the Taiwan market in 2011, followed by Trend Micro with 28% and Kaspersky...

Taiwan market: Aleees to cooperate with transportation industry for electric buses

Jan 19, 13:44

Taiwan-based electric bus player Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) has recently announced it has signed contracts with two Taiwan-based bus transportation service providers...

Qisda, Chimei develop medicare equipment

Jan 18, 16:45

Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda and branded LCD TV vendor Chimei both plan to strengthen their deployments in the health-care industry, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Tatung InfoComm under pressure to expand WiMAX network

Jan 13, 10:57

Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, has set up fewer than 600 base stations and therefore is under the pressure of expanding its network to meet the required minimum...

Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs

Jan 12, 13:48

Taiwan-based retail channel operator Tsann Kuen Enterprise will launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs from Sampo with a price tag below NT$30,000 (US$999) during the Lunar New Year holidays.

Taiwan market: WiMAX services subscribers exceed 130,000

Jan 10, 00:40

The number of WiMAX services subscribers in Taiwan reached 131,000 at the end of November 2011, an increase of 84.5% from the number recorded at the end of June 2011, according to...

Taiwan market: FET to procure over 1.15 million smartphones in 2012

Jan 9, 16:25

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will procure 1.57 million handsets of which 73-75% or 1.15-1.18 million units will be smartphones, according to the mobile carrier.