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Friday 11 September 2020
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Graphics cards vendors to see impressive 4Q20
Graphics cards vendors have seen impressive shipments in the first three quarters of 2020, thanks to demand generated by the stay-at-home economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...
Thursday 10 September 2020
New iPhone series expected to boost adoption of 7P lens modules
Upcoming iPhone devices are expected to feature 7P lens modules, which will prompt Android smartphone vendors to follow suit and heat up competition among Taiwanese and Chinese optical...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Samsung, Apple to compete for smartphone share to be relinquished by Huawei
Samsung Electronics and Apple are poised to compete for the high-end smartphone share likely to be relinquished by Huawei, particularly in markets other than China - a race that will...
Thursday 10 September 2020
Synnex Technology International sees August revenues drop
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$28.405 billion (US$963 million) for August, decreasing 2.38%...
Thursday 10 September 2020
China Internet service providers mull switching to US cloud platforms
The US Clean Network program has prompted China-based Internet service providers to mull switching from Alibaba's Aliyun cloud computing platform to non-Chinese operators such as...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Worldwide server market revenues grow 19.8% on year in 2Q20, says IDC
Vendor revenues in the worldwide server market grew 19.8% on year to US$24 billion during the second quarter of 2020, while global server shipments grew 18.4% on year to nearly 3.2...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Apple to increase 5nm wafer starts at TSMC in 4Q20
Apple will kick off its 5nm wafer starts at TSMC for its new Apple Silicon processors starting the fourth quarter of 2020, with monthly output estimated at 5,000-6,000 wafers, according...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
HTC teams up with FET for 5G, VR developments
HTC has signed a MOU with Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) to jointly develop related 5G and VR hardware devices, applications and services.
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Samsung positive about foldable smartphone sales in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has said it will start taking pre-orders for its Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G in the Taiwan market on September 10 and delivering the devices on September 25.
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Component suppliers see growing orders from wearables and automotive electronics
Orders for components and materials from makers of consumer electronics products such as true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, wearables and smartwatches have begun picking up, as previously...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Highlights of the day: Apple fast expanding datacenters
Apple, keen on boosting its services sales, is fast expanding its opwn datacenters. The US vendor is expected to see a sharp rise in purchases of server...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
FET, APT sign 5G spectrum-sharing deal
Taiwanese telecom operators Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) have announced a collaborative deal marking the first 5G spectrum sharing project in...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Apple raises datacenter server component purchases
Apple has been stepping up its purchases of datacenter server components since second-quarter 2020 with related shipments in full-year 2020 expected to double on year and to continue...
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Open architecture 5G networks gaining momentum
The development of open architecture 5G networks has been gaining momentum recently as telecom operators worldwide are under pressure to reduce capital expenditure amid slower-than-expected...