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Thursday 18 September 2014
Foxconn donates 3 smart classrooms in Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics will donate hardware, software, integrated system platforms and high-speed Internet to set up smart e-learning classrooms in three senior high schools in Taiwan...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Pegatron component subsidiary Asuspower to acquire equipment
Asuspower, a Shanghai-based subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, will spend NT$701.76 million (US$23.3 million) on acquiring production equipment, according to a Pegatron filing with...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Rakuten Taiwan introduces Taiwan online stores to Singapore
Rakuten Taiwan on September 16 announced that it has helped 27 Taiwan-based online store operators offer more than 5,000 items for sale in the Singapore market through Rakuten Sing...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Taiwan panel makers see increased pressure from China in entry-level, mid-range segments
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to see increased pressure from China makers in the entry-level and mid-range segments as China makers deepen relations with local handset vendors...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Taiwan market: Ultra HD units to make up 10% of retail TV sales in 2014
Taiwan retailers expect Ultra HD TVs to make up 10% of their overall TV sales in 2014.
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Taiwan makes plan for TD-LTE, FDD LTE, says NCC
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has made a draft plan to release frequency band units for TD-LTE and FDD LTE mobile communication operation, according to NCC chairman...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Taiwan market: Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus sell out fast in online pre-order, says paper
Chunghwa Telecom on September 16 began online pre-ordering for Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and sold out 60,000 units available at the first batch in only 40 minutes, according...
Wednesday 17 September 2014
China Mobile chairman calls for cross-strait cooperation in 5G development
China Mobile chairman Xi Guo-hua, in an opening speech for the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) annual conference in Taiwan on September 16, expressed the hope that the telecom industries...
Tuesday 16 September 2014
Central Taiwan Innovation Park inaugurated
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on September 15 inaugurated the Central Taiwan Innovation Park, which will conduct R&D for intelligent equipment technology used in precision...
Tuesday 16 September 2014
LGD said to have sold joint venture to Compal
LG Display has reportedly begun giving up its unprofitable joint ventures and has sold its stake in Lucom Display Technology, a joint venture with Compal Electronics, to the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 16 September 2014
Taiwan assigns too few band units for TDD, says SerComm president
The Taiwan government plans to assign 2600MHz frequency band units of 50MHz bandwidth for TDD (time division duplexing), and the bandwidth takes up only 10% of total bandwidth available...
Monday 15 September 2014
4G smartphone prices expected to fall to below US$100 in 1H15, say Taiwan makers
Mainly because Qualcomm has offered an inexpensive 4G chip solution to compete with Taiwan-based MediaTek and market competition for 4G smartphones among China-based vendors has been...
Monday 15 September 2014
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments in 2Q14 rise to 2.32 million units, says IDC
There were 2.32 million smartphones shipped in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 4% on quarter and 10% on year, according to IDC.
Monday 15 September 2014
Taiwan solar cell makers hesitate about setting up production lines abroad
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers who are considering establishing production lines overseas in locations other than China specifically for exports to the US market...
Monday 15 September 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sets iPhone 6 contract-bundled pricing
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced contract-bundled purchase prices for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which are expected to be launched in the Taiwan market in late September, according...