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Thursday 1 June 2017
Amazon Echo series device shipments expected to surpass 10 million in 2017
Amazon has recently cut the price for its Echo Dot from US$99 originally to US$49 and the reduction is expected to greatly boost the company's smart voice assistance device shipments...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Taiwan players expect AI to benefit PC hardware supply chain
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots are both hot topics for Computex 2017 and will become focuses for the IT industry for the next several years. Taiwan's PC and server supply...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer pushing MR, VR hardware
Acer’s mixed reality (MR) head-mounted display (HMD) that it developed jointly with Microsoft has recently begun shipments and the company has already shipped around 1,000 units...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Taiwan server makers see reshuffle of orders from Microsoft, Facebook, Google
For Taiwan-based makers of servers for direct sale to clients, there has been a reshuffle of orders for servers used in cloud computing data centers from Microsoft, Facebook and Google...
Thursday 22 September 2016
Server shipments expected to pick up as Internet service providers place orders
With Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon ready to pull in their new datacenter server orders for the second half, sources from the server-related upstream supply chain expect server...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Hardware vendors optimistic about VR potential to save PC industry
With Sony, Samsung Electronics, Oculus/Facebook, High-Tech Computer (HTC) and Google developing virtual reality (VR) wearable devices, related supply chain players are becoming optimistic...
Tuesday 29 December 2015
Internet service providers slowing down on taking in server orders
Worldwide Internet service providers such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have recently started slowing down on pulling in their server orders from ODMs as they have been...
Friday 11 December 2015
Facebook, Google server outsourcing strategy change expected to impact profitability for ODMs
Facebook is planning to add Wiwynn, a server subsidiary of Wistron, as a new datacenter server supplier, joining its primary supplier Quanta Computer in order to lower its risks and...
Monday 7 December 2015
Virtual reality market value to hit US$70 billion in 2020 due to app developments, says TrendForce
Consumers' relentless pursuit for richer audiovisual experiences has propelled the popularity of virtual reality (VR) devices and drawn in more companies to invest in this market...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan players expect business opportunities from Facebook datacenter
Commenting on reports Facebook is considering plans to establish a datacenter in Changhua, central Taiwan, related upstream supply chain players pointed out that Taiwan's low power...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Facebook assessing plans to set up data center in central Taiwan, says local government
Facebook plans to set up a data center in a site beside Changhua High-speed Rail Station in Changhua County, central Taiwan, according to the county government.
Monday 15 June 2015
Himax, Etron developing chips for VR applications
While most Taiwan-based IC design houses are cautious in developing chips for virtual reality (VR) applications, Himax Technologies and Etron Technology may step into the VR market...
Wednesday 3 June 2015
CMC Magnetics lands orders for 100GB BD discs from Facebook
Blank optical disc maker CMC Magnetics has obtained orders for 100GB Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs from Facebook and expects other providers of Internet services to follow suit, according...
Monday 2 February 2015
Facebook planning to give network switch orders to Taiwan ODMs
Optimistic about software defined network (SDN) development, Facebook is planning to shift its network switch orders from existing brand partners to Taiwan's white-box suppliers in...
Friday 30 January 2015
Facebook opens Taiwan office
Facebook has an office in Taiwan mainly for educating local enterprises on how to use Facebook to attain commercial goals and training local Facebook advertising agents, according...