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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
11:12 (GMT+8)
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| 500 news tagged Taiwan market |
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Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendor ranking in October 2009 Nov 20, 17:10 Chimei shipped 15,000 LCD TVs in October 2009, remaining the top vendor in the Taiwan LCD TV market, according to market sources. Chimei expects to ship over 150,000 units in 2009, up about 30% on year, the sources noted. Read more |
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Taiwan monitor shipments to decline in 4Q09 Nov 20, 17:09 Shipments of Taiwan monitors may see a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2009 mainly due to a high baseline set in the third quarter thanks to government procurement projects which boosted shipment volumes, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft ties up with Senao to promote Windows 7 and Windows Mobile OS Nov 20, 17:06 Microsoft will team up with Taiwan-based Senao International, an IT and telecom retain chain, to promote its newly released Windows 7 and Windows Mobile operating systems, according to the companies. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbook sales through carriers decline in October 2009 Nov 20, 16:27 Sales of netbooks bundled with 3G services in the Taiwan market dropped to 12,000-13,000 units in October from the monthly 15,000-16,000 units in July and August, according to market sources. The ratio of netbooks sold via bundles compared to retail sales declined to 40% in October, compared to around 50% in July and August. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson unveils Android-powered Xperia X10 smartphone Nov 20, 14:59 Sony Ericsson has unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone, the Xperia X10, in the Taiwan market and plans to start deliveries in the first quarter of 2010, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: FET expects fast growth of online application store Nov 20, 10:22 Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) launched S Marketplace, its online store for handset-based applications, in October 16, 2009 and expects to reach cumulative downloads 4.66 million in 2012, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches Blu-ray equipped high-end notebook Nov 19, 17:03 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on November 18 launched a Blu-ray equipped high-end gaming notebook, the Pavilion dv8, manufactured by Quanta Computer in the Taiwan market priced NT$72,900 (US$2,269). Read more |
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Asustek announces 15.6-inch 3D notebook with price at NT$50,000 in Taiwan Nov 19, 16:05 Asustek Computer has announced a 15.6-inch 3D notebook, the G51J 3D, featuring Nvidia's 3D Vision solution priced about NT$50,000 (US$1,556), high than Acer's 15.6-inch 3D notebook's NT$37,900 (US$1,180) in Taiwan. However, Asustek's 3D solution will give consumers better image quality, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: 56% of new online games imported from China in January-October Nov 19, 15:06 Of the online games launched in the Taiwan market during January-October 2009, 56% were developed by China-based companies, higher than the 49% in 2008, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Transcend offers 4GB USB flash drives with eSobi software Newswatch - Nov 19, 15:03 Transcend Information has teamed up with Internet information search and management firm eSobi to offer its 4GB JetFlash V33-series USB flash drives with eSobi software in the Taiwan market, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT unveils own-brand Android-powered smartphone Nov 19, 12:41 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has unveiled an own-brand Android-powered smartphone, the CHT 8000, which will be available in the Taiwan market in mid-December, and the company aims to ship 30,000 units of the Android phone, made by China-based Huawei Technologies, within one year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony announces LCD TV price cuts Nov 19, 12:09 Sony has made a wave of LCD TV price cuts in the Taiwan market on products including mid-range and high-end V- and W-series models in an effort to generate more sales moving into the end of the year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Kaspersky plans to enhance marketing by setting up subsidiary Nov 18, 17:06 Kaspersky Lab., a Russia-based provider of anti-virus software and information security solutions, will strengthen sales promotion in the Taiwan market and thus plans to establish a local marketing subsidiary in 2010, according to the company's Asia Pacific managing director Harry Cheung. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Apple launches MacBook, iMacs and Magic Mouse Nov 18, 16:48 Apple has launched its latest MacBook, and 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac made by Quanta Computer in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan Mobile expects handset procurement to increase 10-15% in 2010, says paper Nov 17, 15:41 Taiwan Mobile expects its purchase of handsets in 2010 to increase 10-15% from the 1.2 million units it purchased in 2009, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted Cliff Lai, COO of consumer business group at Taiwan Mobile as indicating. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches four Photosmart MFP models Nov 17, 12:14 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled four new Photosmart series home-use touch-screen photo inkjet MFP (multi-functional peripheral) models for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to HP Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT cuts 3G mobile Internet-access fee Nov 17, 10:56 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a 20% reduction in fixed monthly rate for its 3G-based unlimited mobile Internet-access service from NT$850 (US$26.3) to NT$680. Read more |
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Taiwan market: TWM offers new hourly charge scheme for 3.5G mobile access to Internet Nov 16, 16:08 Taiwan Mobile (TWM), a major mobile carrier in Taiwan, has offered a new rate scheme for its 3.5G Internet-access service. A monthly fee of NT$350 (US$10.8) will be charged for the first 10 hours, and an additional NT$60 per hour afterwards, the company said. But the monthly total payment will not exceed NT$1,300. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbooks account for more than 40% of total notebook sales in 1-3Q09 Nov 16, 12:42 Taiwan's netbook sales in the first three quarters of 2009 accounted for more than 40% of total notebook sales. As a result local PC vendors' 2009 revenues and profits are expected to see an impact, according to sources from channel vendors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: IBM, III to jointly set up Smart City Demo Center to tout government IT procurement Nov 13, 16:17 IBM and the Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) on November 12 jointly announced their cooperation to establish a Smart City Demo Center in Taipei specifically for promoting sales of smart city software/hardware solutions to local governments in Taiwan, according to IBM Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Toshiba launches Snapdragon-based TG01 smartphone Nov 13, 12:19 Toshiba has launched its Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphone, the TG01, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$20,900 (US$647). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer unveils 3D notebook in Taiwan Nov 12, 16:20 Acer on November 11 unveiled its 15.6-inch Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook and the company has already prepared 3,000 units to sell at the IT Month consumer trade show in Taiwan. The show will run from November 28 to January 1, 2010. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new tablet PC and ultra-thin notebooks Nov 11, 15:46 Japan-based PC vendor Fujitsu has launched the 12.1-inch LifeBook T4310 tablet PC priced at NT$52,800 (US$1,625) in Taiwan along with the 11.6-inch LifeBook P3110 and 12.1-inch LifeBook P8110 ultra-thin notebooks priced at NT$29,800 and NT$48,800, respectively. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek, Lenovo, MSI lower prices to clean inventories Nov 10, 14:41 Taiwan-based PC vendors Acer and Asustek Computer and China-based Lenovo have lowered retail prices for their ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks in the Taiwan market, while Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) has also lowered its all-in-one PC prices, in a bid to clear out inventories by the end of 2009 in preparation of Intel's upcoming dual-core Arrandale CPUs and Calpella notebook platform and Pine Trail-M netbook platform, according to players in the retail channel. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chimei aims at NT$5 billion in revenues for 2010 Nov 9, 16:41 Chimei aims to challenge NT$5 billion (US$154.68 million) for revenues in Taiwan in 2010 as the company plans to launch large-size LCD TVs with features including white LED backlighting, 240Hz refresh rate and DLNA wireless, and LCD monitors with features including LED backlighting and 3D display in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT, FET and Taiwan Mobile competing for e-book services Nov 6, 15:11 The top-three Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Mobile are all eager to offer e-book services in order to help boost their ARPU (average revenue per user), according to industry sources. Read more |
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LGE expects 20% growth in handset shipments in 2010, says executive Nov 5, 12:12 LG Electronics (LGE) expects its handset shipments to increase 20% in 2010, a growth as strong as that in 2009, according to Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications. Read more |
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HTC handset shipments and revenues to post sequential growth in 4Q09, says CEO Nov 5, 11:14 HTC's handset shipments and revenues will both grow sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to strong demand for its recently released Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 smartphones, according to company CEO Peter Chou. Read more |
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Door open for 4 Taiwan telecom carriers to adopt TD-SCDMA or TD-LTE Newswatch - Nov 4, 15:29 Four of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan have adopted the WCDMA standard while reserving a 5MHz frequency band which may be used for TDD (time-division duplexing) technologies including the China-developed TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE standards, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Garmin launches three new PNDs, aims to capture top-rank in 2010, reports paper Newswatch - Nov 4, 15:14 PND vendor Garmin has introduced three new PND devices, the nuvi 1470T, 1480 and 1350, into the Taiwan market, all featuring in-house developed Taiwan map and travel information, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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IBM China Research Lab introduces cloud services to Taiwan Nov 3, 14:14 Beijing-based IBM China Research Laboratory (CRL) and the Institute of Service Science (ISS) under Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University on November 2 jointly announced cooperation to replicate CRL-developed Pangoo Smarter Cloud Services in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Google to enhance online adverting service for export-oriented SMBs Nov 2, 11:08 Google has cooperated with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council to provide keyword-search advertising to globally exposed Taiwan-based SMBs focusing on exports and, will provide the service free for one year from October 2009, according to Google's global vice president for greater China sales John Liu. Read more |
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Beceem expects WiMAX solution shipments to Taiwan to double in 2010 Oct 29, 15:43 WiMAX solution provider Beceem Communications expects its shipments of WiMAX chips to Taiwan to account for 60% of its total WiMAX solution shipments in 2010, compared to 30% in 2009, according to company VP of worldwide sales David Carrol. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vmax, FET and Vee Telecom to start WiMAX services by year-end 2009 Oct 27, 16:11 Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vmax Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Vee Telecom Multimedia will begin commercial operations of their WiMAX services by the end of 2009, while Global Mobile plans to start operations in the beginning of 2010, according to the companies. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to offer 20M/2M FTTx service Oct 27, 14:48 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will roll out a 20Mbps/2Mbps (20M/2M) FTTx service as early as the end of 2009, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to cooperate with Microsoft on cloud-computing service Oct 26, 15:08 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Microsoft will announce cooperation on a service based on cloud computing technologies in the Taiwan market soon, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer launches Aspire 1420P tablet PC Oct 23, 17:09 Acer has launched its 11.6-inch Aspire 1420P tablet PC in the Taiwan market at a suggested price of below NT$25,000 (US$772). The Aspire 1420P comes with a convertible design and is powered by an Intel SU2300 processor and runs on Windows 7. The tablet PC is made by Quanta Computer. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vmax to cooperate with taxi company to promote WiMAX services Oct 23, 15:23 Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Vmax Telecom plans to team up with Taipei-based taxi fleet operator M-Taxi to promote its forthcoming WiMAX services and to ramp up ARPU (average revenue per user), according to company chairman CK Liu. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Nokia launches touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone Oct 23, 14:01 Nokia has launched its touch-enabled N97 mini smartphone in the Taiwan market and will release two additional touch-enabled models - the 5230 in fourth-quarter 2009 and the X6 in early 2010. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Ericsson to showcase mobile broadband devices at Broadband Taiwan 2009 Oct 23, 13:51 Ericsson will showcase a variety of terminal end mobile broadband devices co-developed with international IT players as well as Taiwan makers at the upcoming Broadband Taiwan 2009 trade fair. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Japan-based Brother launches three monochrome laser MFPs Oct 23, 10:37 Japan-based Brother Industries on October 22 unveiled three monochrome laser MFPs (multi-function peripherals), the MFC-8480DN, DCP-7040 and DCP-7030, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, via its Taiwan marketing subsidiary Brother International Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG to ship ultra-thin frameless LED-backlit TVs in November Oct 22, 15:55 LG Taiwan will ship its SL90 series frameless LED TVs with a thickness of 2.9cm to the local market in November, with the 47-inch model priced at NT$86,900 (US$2,682) and the 42-inch one at NT$67,900. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Elta Technology wins Winter Olympic broadcasting rights Oct 22, 14:00 Elta Technology, a Taiwan-based company engaged in the integration and distribution of digital HD content as well as providing related managing/consulting services, has announced it has obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in the Taiwan market. This is the first time broadcasting rights for a Winter Olympics event have been secured for Taiwan, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: ViewSonic announces six ultra-thin notebooks Oct 22, 12:25 ViewSonic has unveiled six Intel-based ultra-thin notebooks – two 12.1-inch ViewBook 120 notebooks, a 13.3-inch ViewBook 130, a 14.1-inch ViewBook 140 and two 13.3-inch enterprise-based ViewBook Pro notebooks. They will all come equipped with the Windows 7 operating system. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP unveils three all-in-one PCs Oct 22, 11:59 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on October 19 debuted three all-in-one PCs in the Taiwan market - the 18.5-inch Pavilion MS218 made by Quanta Computer; and the Pegatron Technology-made 20-inch Touchsmart 300 and 23-inch Touchsmart 600, with both models made by Pegatron featuring optical multi-touch screens, according to HP Taiwan. Read more |
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Huawei poised to tap Taiwan HSPA+ data card market Oct 21, 14:12 China-based Huawei Technology has sent samples of its HSPA+ data cards to mobile Internet-access service providers in Taiwan for testing as local carriers are expected to launch HSPA+ services in 2010, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Transcend lands distribution rights for Samsung memory cards Oct 21, 12:03 Transcend Information has announced it has obtained rights from Samsung Electronics to distribute Samsung-brand memory cards in the Taiwan market. Transcend has also secured sole memory card distribution rights from Samsung for other markets in Asia, Australia and Russia. Read more |
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Taiwan market: AMD launches Radeon HD 5770/5750 Oct 20, 16:56 Following the launch of DirectX 11-supporting Radeon HD 5870/5850 GPUs at the end of September 2009 in the Taiwan market, AMD has now launched the Radeon HD 5770/5750. Read more |
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Samsung launches memory card brand in Taiwan Oct 20, 15:42 Samsung Electronics has announced its premium Samsung memory cards for sale in Taiwan starting from October 2009. The new "Plus" memory cards, which comply with the Secure Digital class 6 ratings for performance, are available in SD, microSD and Compact Flash (CF) formats in 4GB and 8GB densities, plus a 16GB density SDHC card. Read more |
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Taiwan market: FET launches customized Android phone made by FIH Oct 16, 15:16 Taiwan-based carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched a customized Android-powered phone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with US-based Commtiva Technology. Read more |
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