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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...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Global server shipments to see CAGR of 14% between 2018-2023, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide server shipments will grow at a CAGR of 14% in the forecast period 2018 to 2023 as demand from social media, e-commerce and digital enterprises applications continues growing...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
IC packagers warming up to 5G opportunities
Globally leading IC designers are keen to develop 5G-related chipsets as the new generation mobile communications technologies are set to kick off commercial applications in 2020,...
Tuesday 2 October 2018
EMEA server spending increases 29% on year in 2Q18, says IDC
In the second quarter of 2018, the EMEA server market reported an on-year increase in vendor revenues of 29% to US$4.1 billion, with an on-year decline of 3.7% in units shipped to...