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Friday 28 September 2018
Asustek dismisses layoff rumor
Asustek Compouter has dismissed a recent media report that claimed the company was ready to axe half of its gaming department's personnel with at least 300 employees to be affected,...
Friday 28 September 2018
Acer, Yulon Motor unveil co-developed self-driving car
Acer and Yulon Motor have unveiled an autonomous driving vehicle, Luxgen S3 EV+, they have jointly developed.
Friday 28 September 2018
iPhone XS Max costs Apple US$20 more in materials than iPhone X, says IHS
The teardowns and cost benchmarking team at IHS Markit has completed its preliminary physical review of the new iPhone XS Max. The model A1921 version of the smartphone sold in North...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Microsoft to release new Windows Server OS in October
Microsoft is planning to release its new Windows Server 2019 operating system worldwide in October and will completely stop support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in 2020.
Thursday 27 September 2018
APT builds 4G smart bus shelters in Taipei
As part of its efforts to help materialize smart mobility in Taiwan, Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has completed the installation of 4G smart display panels at 65 bus shelters in Taipei...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Compal mulling restarting production in Vietnam
Compal Electronics is evaluating the feasibility of restarting its assembly lines in Vietnam amid growing US-China trade tensions and will come to a conclusion by the fourth quarter...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Qualcomm plans to set up two R&D centers in Taiwan
Qualcomm plans to establish a multimedia research and development (R&D) center and a mobile artificial intelligence (AI) enablement center in Taiwan, which are expected to begin...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Clients play key role in enhancement of Sesto IMRs, says company CEO Michael Leong
Following Sesto Robotics' debut at Semicon Taiwan in 2016 and return to the show in 2017, the Singapore-based automated guided vehicle (AGV) and intelligent mobile robot (IMR) developer...
Wednesday 26 September 2018
HTC to launch blockchain-powered Exodus on schedule
HTC will launch its first blockchain-powered smartphone, the HTC Exodus, on schedule, with plans to start taking pre-orders in October and delivering the gadget in December 2018,...
Wednesday 26 September 2018
New iPhone sales momentum likely to slow down in late 2018, say sources
Demand for Apple's iPhone XS series is likely to slow down later in 2018 after the initial fanfares for the new gadgets fade away, due largely to the high pricing set for the new...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
China 5G market unlikely to grow in scale until after 2022, Digitimes Research says
The end-user market for 5G networks in China may not enter a stage with meaningful growth until after 2022, as telecom operators there are aiming to kick off commercial operations...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
Samsung outraces Apple to become top smartphone vendor in Taiwan in August
Samsung Electronics overtook Apple to become the top vendor in Taiwan's smartphone market in August with a 19.6% share in terms of sales volume, buoyed by strong sales of its Galaxy...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
MOEA showcases solutions for irrigation, water pipe leakage check
Taiwan's Water Resources Agency under Ministry of Economic Affairs has showcased its latest Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for agricultural irrigation and water leakage detection...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
Apple reportedly shifting more iPhone XR orders to Foxconn from Pegatron, says paper
Apple has reportedly shifted more of its orders for the iPhone XR to Foxconn Electronics from Pegatron, as the latter has seen its production slowing down due to capacity constraints...
Friday 21 September 2018
ITRI establishes office for power management
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced to establish an office for developing technologies and solutions for power grid management...