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Wednesday 11 October 2017
Acer revenues flat on year in September
Acer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.357 billion (US$739.44 million) for September 2017, representing a 11.47% increase on month and 0.77% drop on year.
Wednesday 11 October 2017
HTC sees revenues more than double on month in September
HTC saw its consolidated revenues more than double sequentially to NT$6.51 billion (US$214.41 million) in September, buoyed by shipments of Pixel 2 smartphones to Google. The monthly...
Wednesday 11 October 2017
TCL sells shares of handset business unit to strategic partners
China-based TCL Group has disclosed that it has transferred up to 49% of its holdings in TCL Communication Technology Holdings to three strategic partners for HK$490 million (US$62.79...
Friday 6 October 2017
Win Semiconductors reportedly enters iPhone X supply chain
Win Semiconductors, one of Taiwan's top-3 GaAs PA (power amplifier) suppliers, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.395 billion (US$144.58 million) in the third quarter of 2017,...
Friday 6 October 2017
Telecom firms conservative about network virtualization for 5G, says VMware executive
Despite the strong interests in 5G technologies, global telecom service providers have remained conservative about making investments in network virtualization needed to build the...
Thursday 5 October 2017
PC vendors eyeing medical care market
PC brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have shown interests in entering the medical care device market and are partnering with their component suppliers to design...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Low yield rates for 3D sensing modules to blame for smartphone shipment delays
Low yield rates during production for 3D sensing modules to be incorporated into Apple's iPhone X and other Android-based smartphone brands have forced major global vendors to postpone...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Nvidia partners with Gigabyte and Leadtek for AI, says paper
Nvidia has been recruiting Taiwan-based hardware manufacturers such as Gigabyte Technology and Leadtek Research to join its alliance for artificial intelligence (AI), according to...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Ways to explore Indonesia ICT market: Q&A with Aptiknas chairman Franky Christian
When making forays into the Indonesia market for ICT products, Taiwan makers would curiously ask where their business opportunities are after finding that the smartphone market is...
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches mid-tier Xperia XA1 Plus
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its new mid-tier model, Xperia XA1 Plus, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$11,900 (US$392) unlocked.
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Xiaomi aims at monthly shipments of over 10 million smartphones in 4Q17
Xiaomi shipped over 10 million smartphones worldwide in September and will strive to also ship over 10 million units each month in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to company...
Friday 29 September 2017
HTC likely to launch HTC U11 Plus in 4Q17
HTC is expected to launch a new flagship smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2017 as it has vowed to continue to strive in the global smartphone market despite Google taking over...
Friday 29 September 2017
Partnerships that matter: Q&A with HMD Global CMO Pekka Rantala
HMD Global, which began to market Nokia-branded feature phones and smartphones through a license agreement with Nokia at the end of 2016, has further enriched its product portfolio...
Friday 29 September 2017
Ibase Gaming seeking to become system integrator
Taiwan gaming machine maker Ibase Gaming, an affiliate of industrial PC maker Ibase Technology, will take a road not taken by peer makers in its future business development, with...
Friday 29 September 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone vendors also eyeing entry-level, mid-tier segments
A number of smartphone vendors are gearing up efforts to promote entry-level and mid-tier models in the Taiwan market despite mounting competition brought upon by the availability...