Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:15

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...

PChome Online runs B2C business in US

Apr 9, 12:30

Taiwan-based PChome Online has started B2C online shopping service in the US market, targetting ethnic Chinese customers, according to company chairman Jan Hung-tze.

Taiwan market: Samsung launches new consumer DSCs; targeting to become the 3rd-largest vendor

Mar 29, 01:05

Samsung Electronics on March 28, launched several new mid-range and high-end consumer digital still cameras in Taiwan, pushing its Smart Camera concept, which connects its DSCs with...

Taiwan 2011 online advertising revenues over NT$10 billion, says IAMA

Mar 20, 14:14

Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$10.215 billion (US$335 million) in 2011, increasing 19.46% from 2010, according to statistics...

Microsoft plans to cooperate with Acer over online app store, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 6, 14:39

With Acer's Acer Cloud online app service set to start in the second quarter of 2012, Microsoft has expressed interest in cooperating with Acer by paying a fee to connect the Windows...

China market: Handset-based online game users top 30 million in 4Q11

Mar 2, 15:01

The China market had an estimated 30.28 million users of handset-based online games in fourth-quarter 2011, growing 12.1% sequentially and 49.4% on year, according to Analysys Inte...

China market: 4Q11 online advertising revenues top CNY14.8 billion

Feb 24, 15:18

Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY14.87 billion (US$2.34 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, growing 6.4% on quarter...

China market: 4Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY 10 billion

Feb 24, 14:51

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY10.29 billion (US$1.62 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, rising 8.2% on quarter and...

Taiwan market: FET expects sharp growth in revenues from online stores

Feb 2, 14:09

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) aims at sharp increases in revenues from its four value-added online stores for mobile applications, e-books, music and video content, hiking...

China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion

Jan 30, 12:08

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based...

China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 billion

Jan 30, 11:52

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY18.78 billion (US$2.90 billion) in 2011, increasing by 70.2% from 2010, according to iResearch Consulting...

China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 billion in 2011

Jan 30, 11:29

Operators of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY51.19 (US$7.92 billion) in 2011, growing 57.3% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch...

China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011

Jan 20, 16:14

Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of...

China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion

Jan 2, 15:56

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year,...

Online game firms post mixed sequential growth in October revenues

Nov 11, 11:04

Soft-World International, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Chinesegamer International, three Taiwan-based developers/operators of online games, had October revenues rising 3.81%,...

Amazon sells Kindle Fire at low profit margin to promote online merchandise sales, says IHS iSuppli

Oct 3, 17:07

An IHS analysis reveals Amazon's business model for its new Kindle Fire tablet, with the company willing to settle for a razor-thin margin on sales of devices and digital content...

China market: 2Q11 online gaming revenues over CNY8.7 billion, says Analysys

Aug 31, 13:57

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY8.76 billion (US$1.35 billion) during the second quarter of 2011, rising 3.1% on quarter and...

Appearance of Android 3.2 to further impact notebook and netbook demand

Jul 26, 01:10

Google has recently revealed its Android 3.2 operating system with its downstream partners Motorola and Asustek Computer both to release plans at the last week of July for their users...

Pegatron receives orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple

Jul 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011,...

Chinesegamer to replace 2/2.5D online games with web games

Jun 24, 12:05

Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, will replace 2D and 2.5D online games to be developed in the future with web versions based on cloud computing...

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%...