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Monday 8 October 2018
Taiwan IC firms under pressure to lower quotes for smartphone clients
Major China-based smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi have gained more bargaining chips when negotiating prices with their chip suppliers, according to sources...
Friday 5 October 2018
Blockchain can boost smart medical payment security, says Innova executive
While advanced hospitals are adopting smart systems to let patients save payment time, blockchain technology can be applied to further boost quality and security of the systems, according...
Friday 5 October 2018
Samsung expects to post record operating profit in 3Q18
Samsung Electronics has provided its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2018, estimating record operating profits of about KRW17.5 trillion (US$15.5 billion) on consolidated...
Friday 5 October 2018
Apple to face iPhone pricing issue during transition to 5G
With the global communications industry beginning to migrate from 4G to 5G from 2019 onwards, Apple may find it difficulty to determine its iPhone product mix and pricing strategy,...
Friday 5 October 2018
Taipei mayor outlines smart city concepts
Taipei has been workign towards becoming a smart city based on three core concepts: government as a platform, city as a living laboratory, and innovation is the DNA of development,...
Friday 5 October 2018
APT becomes Taiwan sales agent for companion robot Kebbi
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has announced that it has obtained an exclusive sales agent right for Kebbi, a companion robot developed by Hong Kong-based Nuwa Robotics and produced by...
Thursday 4 October 2018
China smartphone vendors pushing overseas shipments with sub-brands
China-based smartphone vendors have continued to launch sub-brand products targeting different markets with diverse positioning and marketing strategies as they look to further expand...
Thursday 4 October 2018
Sharp to launch new flagship smartphone in 4Q18
Sharp has announced a plan to launch a new flagship smartphone, the Aquos zero, in the fourth quarter of 2018 in Japan and Taiwan initially.
Thursday 4 October 2018
Foxconn extending smart city deployment to Wisconsin
As part of the efforts to transform itself into a tech service group from an EMS provider, Foxconn has been actively proceeding with deployments in smart city and smart residential...
Thursday 4 October 2018
ATrack works with SkyEyes for car fleet management
ATrack Technology has announced a strategic alliance with SkyEyes GPS Technology to develop new car fleet monitoring and management platforms and hardware by integrating ATrack-developed...
Thursday 4 October 2018
Global VR device shipments lower than expected in 2018, say sources
Despite efforts by makers including Samsung Electronics, HTC, Sony and Oculus to accelerate the development of the VR industry globally, sales of VR devices, particularly, the high-end...
Thursday 4 October 2018
Global smartphone shipments to be under 1.5 billion units in 2019, says Digitimes Research
Global smartphone shipments are likely to be capped below 1.5 billion units in 2019 as the emerging 5G-enabled phones have yet to spur replacement demand and the building of a 4G...
Thursday 4 October 2018
IC designers see pickup in orders for new Android phones
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen chip orders for Android smartphones pick up recently as China brand vendors including Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are rushing to release...
Thursday 4 October 2018
NXP launches new radar solution
NXP Semiconductors has expanded its radar ecosystem with an automotive radar solution that combines its S32R processors, RF transceiver and antenna design on a new reference platfo...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Blockchain players tapping opportunities with new business models
With blockchain technology applications gaining momentum for rapid development, bockchain specialists including Acute Angle Cloud (AAC) and Flowchain are aggressively deepening their...