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Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches rental inkjet color MFP
Seiko Epson has unveiled WF-C869R, an inkjet color MFP (multi-function printer), for use on a 5-year lease contract in the Taiwan market, according to Epson Taiwan Technology &...
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q17 LCD TV shipments lowest in 7 years
Taiwan-based makers together shipped 6.735 million LCD TVs in first-quarter 2017, the lowest quarterly level since first-quarter 2010. The volume represents decreases of 33.2% sequentially...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer pushing gaming, enterprise products in Asia Pacific region
President of Acer Pan Asia Andrew Hou has noted that Acer’s operation directions for 2017 will focus on youth, technology and fashion and mainly target the gaming and enterprise...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Taiwan market: Digital advertising in 2016 valued at NT$25.871 billion, says DMA
Digital advertising service providers in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$25.871 billion (US$809 million) in 2016, growing 33.69% on year, according to Digital Marketing...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Taiwan 1Q17 economic growth estimated at 2.56%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2017 is estimated at 2.56%, upward adjusted 0.11pp from the preliminary estimate made in February 2017, according to the Directorate...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer expects growth in Chromebook shipments
Acer has been expanding its Chrome-based product lines recently and company CEO Jason Chen expects its Chromebook sales to enjoy a double-digit percentage growth in 2017.
Friday 28 April 2017
Taiwan LCD monitors – 1Q 2017
Taiwan's LCD monitor shipments slipped under the 20 million threshold in the first quarter of 2017, slipping 6.2% on year to reach only 18.21 million units, as demand for LCD monitors...
Friday 28 April 2017
Gaming PC sales in North America in 2016 grow 25-30%
Commenting on the gaming PC market in North America, Kevin Jones, vice president for US-based retail chain Micro Center said that overall sales increased 25-30% on year in 2016, and...
Friday 28 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Study of Japan IT industry for 1Q17
While LG Electronics has dominated the global OLED TV market, Japan-based Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba still launched OLED TVs in Japan in the first quarter of 2017, with panels supplied...
Friday 28 April 2017
UMC to roll out 22nm process as early as 2018
Foundry chipmaker UMC has disclosed plans to roll out 22nm process technology as early as 2018. UMC has started IP development for its 22nm process, and expects to introduce the node...
Friday 28 April 2017
PTI eyeing to become largest backend house in Japan
Powertech Technology (PTI) will strive to become Japan's largest backend house following its acquisition of Micron Akita and a majority stake in Tera Probe, according to DK Tsai,...
Thursday 27 April 2017
Magellan, Samsung America to partner on ELD products
Magellan, the GPS brand subsidiary of Mitac International Magellan, has announced cooperation with Samsung Electronics America to supply enterprise-level electronics logging devices...
Thursday 27 April 2017
Taiwan market: More China vendors to follow Oppo to expand share in local smartphone market
Oppo's success in Taiwan's smartphone market is expected to encourage more China-based vendors to duplicate its strategy to penetrate into the local market, which may lead to a drastic...
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Taiwan market: Perobot adds 2 Pepper sales agents
Perobot, Foxconn Electronics' subsidiary for marketing its Pepper service-providing humanoid robot in the Taiwan market, has added two sales agents, Systex and High Performance Information,...