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Friday 26 September 2014
Inventec chairman sees no effect on Taiwan government banning Xiaomi smartphone usage, says paper
The Taiwan government is planning to ban the usage of China-based Xiaomi's handsets by government employees due to the possibility of data leakage. However, Inventec chairman Richard...
Friday 26 September 2014
PC shipment value in Japan down 26.8% in August, says JEITA
PC shipments in the Japan market in August 2014 came to JPY44.8 billion (US$410 million) in value, decreasing 26.8% and hitting the lowest monthly level since April 2007, according...
Friday 26 September 2014
Asustek struggling to stay competitive in IT market, say Taiwan ODMs
Compared to Lenovo which is supported by large demand in the domestic market as well as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell which have gained the upper hand in the enterprise segment by...
Friday 26 September 2014
Commentary: Taiwan electronics industry experiencing outflux of talent to China
Taiwan's electronics industry is experiencing an outflux of talent to China while upper management is beginning to retire, leaving many industry analysts worried about the stability...
Friday 26 September 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular aims at 200,000-300,000 4G users at end of 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular, which started 4G commercial operations on August 25 has more than 60,000 subscribers currently and aims to reach 200,000-300,000 at the end of 2014, according...
Friday 26 September 2014
China market: SSD prices drop sharply, say memory module makers
SSD (solid-state drive) prices in the China market have drastically fallen, with prices for a 128GB model dropping to US$50-55 and those for a 256GB model to below US$100, according...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Taiwan makers feel pressure from high-end handset panel production in China
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to see pressure from China makers as they expand production capacity for high-end handset panels.
Thursday 25 September 2014
Korea and Taiwan touch panel makers showing signs of declining operations
Korea and Taiwan touch panel makers are showing signs of declining operations as low-price competition from China makers continues to increase.
Thursday 25 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea touch panel makers see revenue declines in 1H14 as Samsung reduces purchases
Korea-based touch panel makers Iljin Display, Melfas, Smart Mobile Application Company (SMAC) and Taeyang Electronics all saw revenue declines in the first half of 2014 as Korea-based...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Acer expected to take over Chromebook demand left by Samsung in Europe, says paper
Samsung Electronics exiting Europe's notebook market is expected to benefit its competitors Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer, especially Acer as the vendor will have...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Taiwan IT firms diversifying into contact lens sector
Taiwan's IT players are investing in facilities to further enter the medical segment, with production of materials for contact lens expected to be a major focus.
Thursday 25 September 2014
Acer enjoys strong on-year growth in enterprise PC shipments in North America
Acer enjoyed a 51.4% on-year shipment growth in the second quarter in North America's enterprise PC market, registering the biggest growth among all vendors, according to Acer citing...
Thursday 25 September 2014
Taiwan market: NCC offers 5700-6400MHz unlicensed band for 4G Small Cell
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to assign 5700-6400MHz as an unlicensed frequency band for 4G mobile communication operators to deploy outdoor Small...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Digitimes Research: South Korea sets larger than global average goals for IoT development
The South Korea government aims to increase the South Korea market value for the Internet of Things (IoT) from KRW2.3 trillion in 2013 to KRW30 trillion (US$28.9 billion) in 2020,...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Taiwan market: HTC leads in August smartphone sale
HTC was the largest smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in August, accounting for 22% in terms of unit sales and 25% in terms of sales value, according to Taiwan-based Central...