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Tuesday 16 December 2014
SSD/HDD hybrid business-use notebooks expected to increase in 2015
In view of continual drops in SSD prices, notebook vendors are more willing to adopt SSD/HDD hybrid storage devices for business-use models in 2015, with the proportion of hybrid...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches two metal smartphones
Samsung Electronics has unveiled two metal-clad smartphones, the Galaxy A5 and A3, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to midrange segment.
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Taiwan market: China-based MLS to wage LED lighting price war
China-based LED packaging house MLS has set up a Taiwan subsidiary in a bid to launch LED light tubes and bulbs in the Taiwan market at retail prices 30% lower than market levels...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
ASE Kaohsiung plant allowed to resume operations
The K7 factory of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) located in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan - suspended for months in the wake of major pollution violations - has been allowed...
Monday 15 December 2014
Knowles Corporation celebrates 40th anniversary in Taiwan, showcasing multiple innovative solutions
As smart mobile devices become daily necessities, various new devices including smartphones, smart watches, and smart glasses are emerging, and along with them come diverse market...
Monday 15 December 2014
Xiaomi plans to launch sub-CNY500 smartphones in 2015
Xiaomi Technology, which has become the fifth-largest smartphone vendor by virtue of launching inexpensive models in 2014, plans to launch entry-level smartphones for sale at below...
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Above 40- to 50-inch LCD TVs become mainstream in Japan
In the Japan market, the sales proportion of 40-inch and below LCD TVs has decreased, and the proportion of above 40-inch models has increased, with above 40- to 50-inch models becoming...
Friday 12 December 2014
Taiwan market: Artifacts introduces Romo
High-end retail chain Artifacts has introduced Romo, a programmable robot toy that can be controlled via a connection with an iPhone, for sale in the Taiwan market at a retail price...
Friday 12 December 2014
Japan October digital camera shipments drop on year for 30th time straight, says CIPA
Japan-based digital camera vendors shipped 4.546 million units in total in October 2014, decreasing 29.3% on year, and down for the 30th consecutive month. Shipment value was JPY100.82...
Friday 12 December 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs looking to expand medical electronics business
In view of stagnant demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are turning to focus on strengthening their medical electronics business and are forming relationships with hospitals,...
Friday 12 December 2014
GlobalWafers Japan to expand 8-inch wafer capacity in 2015
GlobalWafers Japan (GWJ), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers, will expand its 8-inch wafer production capacity by about 10% in 2015,...
Friday 12 December 2014
Global demand for e-paper on the decline
Global demand for e-paper from e-book reader vendors is decreasing mainly due to competition from tablets and as a result, several vendors including Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic have...
Thursday 11 December 2014
GW Instek expects sales from Europe to rise 30% in 2015
Taiwan-based test and measurement instrument maker GW Instek has been eagerly expanding its sales in overseas markets and expects sales generate from the European market to increase...
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan market: Driving recorder sales see polarized developments
The driving recorder market in Taiwan has seen polarized developments, with white-box makers competing for the sub-NT$2,000 (US$64) segment, and first-tier vendors focusing on the...
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan smartphone panel makers faced with growing pressure from China competitors
As China-based TFT-LCD panel makers BOE Technology and Tianma Micro-electronics have been upgrading manufacturing technology and offered price cuts to compete for orders from China-based...