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Monday 1 August 2016
Qualcomm, Oppo sign 3G/4G patent license agreement
Qualcomm and GuangDong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China, according to the companies.
Monday 1 August 2016
UMC qualifies 0.18-micron BCD process for auto chips
United Microelectronics (UMC) has verified on silicon its 0.18-micron Bipolar CMOS DMOS (BCD) process for the most stringent AEC Q100 grade-0 automotive chips, according to the foundry...
Monday 1 August 2016
Advantech sees profits up in 2Q16 and 1H16
Industrial computing device maker Advantech saw its net profits increase 11% on quarter and 10% on year to NT$1.46 billion (US$45.72 million) in the second quarter of 2016. The earnings...
Friday 29 July 2016
Gigabyte to ship 16.5 million motherboards, 3.5 million graphics cards in 2016
Gigabyte Technology globally shipped 7.8 million motherboards and 1.6 million graphics cards in the first half of 2016, and is expected to ship 16.5 million units and 3.5 million...
Thursday 28 July 2016
Xiaomi announces new Mi Book Air notebooks
China-based Xiaomi has announced two new Mi Book Air notebooks, featuring 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch displays and priced at NT$16,000 (US$498) and NT$24,000, respectively. The 13.3-inch...
Thursday 28 July 2016
Vizio acquisition expected to push LeEco-Foxconn partnership
With LeEco Global's (LeTV) acquisition of Vizio, some market watchers believe Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), which has a tight relationship with LeEco and has been...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
E-sports expected to push demand for gaming notebooks, desktops in 2H16
Many e-sports contests will be held around the world in the second half of 2016 and this is expected to stimulate demand for gaming notebooks and desktops. Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell,...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Chip orders for notebooks from Huawei and Xiaomi falling, say sources
Chip orders for notebooks from Huawei Device and Xiaomi have fallen rapidly recently, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 July 2016
HTC to face increasing competition in VR market in 2H16
HTC is expected to face increasing competition from other brand vendors in the VR (virtual reality) market in the second half of 2016 as VR or AR (augmented reality) devices appear...
Monday 25 July 2016
Rebound in notebooks in Western Europe boosted PC shipments in EMEA in 2Q16, says IDC
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) performed above expectations, reaching 16.1 million units in the second quarter of 2016 - a 4.7% on-year decrease, according...
Monday 25 July 2016
Oculus tying up with Asustek to promote Rift, says paper
Oculus VR will partner with Asustek Computer to promote the sale of Oculus Rift in the Taiwan market, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
Friday 22 July 2016
MSI becomes the largest gaming notebook vendor worldwide, says paper
Micro-Star International (MSI) has become the largest gaming notebook player worldwide with a market share of 19%, surpassing Asustek's 15%, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 22 July 2016
Wistron slightly reduces 2015 dividend
Wistron on July 21 decided to reduce its dividend per share for 2015 from NT$1.20 (US$0.04) in cash and NT$0.03 in stock to NT$1.1965 and NT$0.02991 respectively, according to the...
Friday 22 July 2016
Worldwide smartwatch market experiences first decline as shipments fall 32% in 2Q16, says IDC
For the first time, the worldwide smartwatch market saw an on-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Smartwatch...
Friday 22 July 2016
Foxconn-incubated Ceewa launches sports drone
Ceewa Intelligent Drones Technology based in Nanjing, eastern China, a start-up cultivated by an incubation center jointly established by Foxconn Electronics and China's Alibaba Group,...