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Wednesday 27 December 2017
HTC to limit number of new smartphones for 2018
HTC is expected to focus its R&D and marketing efforts on a limited number of smartphones for release in 2018 as it is struggling to bring a comeback to it smartphone business...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Accelerating 5G developments to push up optical component demand
With the 3GPP having announced the first implementable 5G NR specifications recently, telecom operators and networking device makers are expected to accelerate the developments of...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Acer to pursue maximum group synergies, says Stan Shih
Taiwan's Acer Group is carrying out a new Dragons Project, under which its chairman will pursue the group's maximum operating synergies by consolidating its subsidiaries to be listed...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Data is like crude oil in new tech era, says Applied Materials VP Erix Yu
After progressing from the PC and network generation in 2000-2010 to the mobile device and social networking generation during 2010-2020, the ever-advancing tech development will...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
IC-design houses to see revenues drift downward in 1Q18
Taiwan-based IC-design houses are expected to see their revenues decline 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2018 due to rising component inventory levels at channels as well...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Handset all-screen panel shipments to reach 230 million units in 2017
Global shipments of handset-use all-screen 18:9 panels are expected to reach 230 million units in 2017 with Samsung Display accounting for a 60% share of the segment, according to...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan moving to set up IoT information security standards
Deeply sensing the increasing importance of information security associated with the IoT (Internet of Things) applications, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set 2018...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan makers reportedly hit by Kunshan pollution control in China
The city government of Kunshan, China has reportedly ordered factories, domestic and foreign-invested companies alike, operating along Wusong River to suspend their operations for...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan ODMs looking to transform into industrial brands, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, commenting on Taiwan ODMs' future development, has pointed out that most makers have been keen on transforming themselves into industrial brands similar...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
China smartphone market to become more concentrated in 2018
The smartphone market in China will become more concentrated in 2018 with a number of major brands including Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi Technology dominating the local market,...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Hyperscale data center count approaches 400, says Synergy Research
The number of large data centers operated by hyperscale providers is rapidly approaching the 400 mark, according to Synergy Research. The year-end 2017 total will be over 390, after...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
China has 1.41 billion mobile communication users in November
China had 1.41 billion subscribers to mobile communication services as of November 2017, increasing 0.48% sequentially and 6.86% on year, and 139.12 million (9.87%) of them were 3G...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Southeast Asia tech purchases to see two-digit growth in 2018
Bolstered by the rapid development of e-commerce in Southeast Asia, aggregate tech procurements to be conducted in 2018 by the six regional countries - Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand,...
Monday 25 December 2017
Gigabyte, TPK team up for AI and IoT
Gigabyte Technology has reportedly partnered with touch panel maker TPK Holding to establish a joint venture for obtaining orders from the artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet...
Monday 25 December 2017
Regional integration, digital economy to drive growth of Southeast Asia, says Digitimes Research
After experiencing years of growth plateau, the Southeast Asian region is arriving at a critical turning point, as there are three major favorable development opportunities looming...