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Thursday 21 June 2012
Taiwan attracts January-May foreign direct investment of over US$2.1 billion
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 966 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.115 billion in January-May 2012, respectively...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Branded handset vendors cutting orders to component suppliers, say sources
A number of branded handset vendors, including Nokia, Motorola Mobility, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, RIM, HTC, Huawei Device and ZTE, have reduced...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Lenovo reportedly to launch dual-screen notebook similar to Asustek Taichi
As notebook vendors are gradually turning to push new notebook industrial designs hoping to attract consumers, Lenovo reportedly plans to develop a dual-screen notebook similar to...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Intel to host supply chain symposium focusing on ultrabooks
Intel plans to host what it call the Intel Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium in two locations, one in Taiwan on July 31 and one in China on August 2, according to sources from notebook...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Taiwan May export order value up on month, down on year
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.47 billion in total in May 2012, increasing 1.07% on month but decreasing 3.04% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Delta chairman announces retirement
Delta Electronics chairman Bruce CH Cheng announced his official retirement in the company's shareholders meeting on June 19. Delta plans to hold the board of directors meeting on...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Spreadtrum supplies TD-SCDMA IC for Samsung Galaxy S3
Spreadtrum Communications has announced that its TD-SCDMA baseband modem, the SC8803G, and RF transceiver, the SR3200, are shipping in Samsung's latest TD-SCDMA smartphone offering...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Microsoft outsource Surface tablets to Pegatron; expected prices above US$599
Sources from notebook players have revealed that Microsoft's 10.6-inch Surface tablet PCs will be outsourced to Pegatron Technology for assembly; however, there is still not a firm...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Taiwan market: Sony launches Handycam HDR-GW77V
Sony has unveiled the HDR-GW77V Handycam for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866).
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 650D
Canon has unveiled its EOS 650D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$25,900 (US$866) for body only.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Microsoft own-brand tablet PCs a ploy to drive Windows 8 adoption, says Acer founder
While Microsoft's unveiling of two own-brand tablet PCs has surprised the supply chain in Taiwan and brought worries on PC vendors, Acer founder Stan Shih has commented that Microsoft...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Entry-level models driving China smartphone market growth, says Canalys
China will account for more than one-third of the global increase in smartphone shipment volumes in 2012 (over 2011), according to Canalys. The country is already the largest smartphone...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Crystalvue Medical launches portable fundus camera
Taiwan-based Crystalvue Medical Corporation has launched a portable fundus camera for diagnosing of retinal diseases and glaucoma, according to the company.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft-made hardware to be available starting with release of Windows 8 and Windows RT
At an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant...