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Friday 7 October 2016
Taiwan market: MSOs to procure over 6.5 million STBs by end of 2017
Taiwan's National Communications Commission aims to complete 100% digitization of cable TV networks around Taiwan by the end of 2017. MSOs (multi-system operators) are expected to...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Taiwan market: Dell launches 4 new PowerEdge servers
Dell has launched four new enterprise PowerEdge servers in Taiwan, aiming to expand its presence in Taiwan's 4U server market. Currently, Dell's servers are manufactured by Inventec,...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Japan market: Foxconn to launch in-house-produced smartphones
Foxconn Electronics is expected to introduce its entry-level and mid-range smartphones into the Japan market through its subsidiary Sharp in the first quarter of 2017, according to...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Internationalization, smartization, and providing products as services, Microsoft IoT Expo gives birth to Taiwan's IoT ecosphere
Microsoft IoT Expo will take place on October 13 and 14, and Cathy Yeh, Principal PM Manager, Cloud + Enterprise Product Group, Internet of Things Development Center of Microsoft...
Thursday 6 October 2016
VR, AR, AI developments to have greater scalability, says Google Taiwan head
In addition to applications related to virtual reality (AR), augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT), the development of artificial intelligence will have a greater scalability...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
RoyalTek using pirated software, says BSA Taiwan
Engineers working at RoyalTek, Quanta Computer's GPS navigation device subsidiary, have been found using pirated graphics software mostly developed by PTC and Autodesk. The software...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Taiwan September CPI up, says DGBAS
Taiwan's September 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.46 (2011 as base year) increased 0.45% on month and 0.33% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Taiwan sets 2017 renewable energy feed-in tariff rates
Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has set feed-in tariff rates for generation of renewable energy, with PV power from NT$4.4098/kWh (US$0.1404) to NT$6.1033/kWh, according to the Ministry...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$1.36 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased machinery equipment from Tokyo Electron, United Integrated Services and Topco Quartz Products for a total of NT$1.36...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Tai-Saw to ramp up SAW filter production in Taiwan, Korea, says paper
Quartz component and SAW (surface-acoustic-wave) filter maker Tai-Saw Technology is ramping up its production of SAW filters at its plants in Taiwan and Korea to cope with rising...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Datacenter server players eye orders from Europe
Quanta Computer's server subsidiary Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) has opened a branch office for Europe in Dusseldorf, Germany and the company expects revenues from Europe to start...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan allows use of electronic rear-view mirrors
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on June 17, 2016 approved the use of electronic rear-view mirrors, mainly consisting of cameras and displays,...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Connecting IoT business opportunities: The world's first 'Microsoft IoT Expo' will take place in Taiwan on October 13 & 14
As technologies such as cloud computing and big data analysis are gradually improving, their costs have also decreased significantly. The next big thing for the industry, Internet...
Monday 3 October 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenFone 3 Max, targeting price-performance ratio-oriented buyers
Asustek Computer launched its ZenFone 3 Max smartphones in Taiwan on October 3, featuring a 5.2-inch or 5.5-inch display, 4100mAh battery and a function to serve as a power bank....
Monday 3 October 2016
SAS, Cathay Life Insurance to set up joint venture to invest in PV power generation in Taiwan, says report
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Cathay Life Insurance will establish a joint venture specifically to invest in PV power-generating...