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Thursday 29 June 2017
China and India to account for half of all new mobile subscribers added by 2020, finds GSMA study
China and India, the two most populous countries in the world, will account for almost half of all new mobile subscribers expected to be added worldwide by the end of the decade,...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan market: Xiaomi to open stores, says paper
China-based Xiaomi Technology, in addition to its online shopping website, is planning to establish a total of five physical stores in Taiwan in the second half, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan market: Chief Telecom debuts on emerging stock market
IP telecom service provider Chief Telecom, a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, made its debut on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board with an initial price of NT$85 (US$2.795) on June 28.
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Ibase 1H17 operations subject to impact of currency appreciation, component price hikes
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Ibase Technology has seen a negative impact due to appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar, key component shortages and hikes in prices (mainly for flash,...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
EMEA server spending declines 12.7% on year in 1Q17, says IDC
IDC's EMEA Server Tracker shows that in the first quarter of 2017 the EMEA server market reported an on-year decline in vendor revenues of 12.7% to EUR2.7 billion (US$3.07 billion)...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
China smartphone vendors ramping orders at IC firms
China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their pace of chip orders, while Huawei, Xiaomi Technology and Gionee are expected to increase their chip orders...
Wednesday 28 June 2017
Taiwan lags behind in AI development
Compared to US' leadership in AI (artificial intelligence) technology development, Taiwan lags far behind, according to Ho Mei-yueh, a former economicc minister and currently a presidential...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Intel extends lifecycle support for IoT platforms to strengthen supply chains
Intel has decided to sharply extend lifecycle support for its whole series of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions platforms from seven years to 15 years, in a bid to regain the confidence...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
DRAM ASPs to rise 5% sequentially in 3Q17, says DRAMeXchange
The ASP of DRAM chips is forecast to rise 5% sequentially in the third quarter of 2017, as supply remains tight, according to DRAMeXchange.
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Yield rates, OLED supply may be key in new iPhone shipments
Industry sources have predicted shipments of upcoming iPhones could be interrupted, with yield rates at assembly plants and the supply of OLED panels likely to become issues.
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Global VR investments in 1H17 exceed those in 2016, says HTC executive
Global investments in the VR industry in the first half of 2017 already exceeded the total amount injected in 2016, according to Alvin Wang Graylin, president of HTC Vive Greater...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Taiwan Union Technology adopts Nexcom IoT solution
Copper-clad laminate maker Taiwan Union Technology (TUT) has adopted an IoT (Internet of Things) solution developed by industrial PC maker Nexcom International for application to...
Monday 26 June 2017
China economy, society to fully embrace 5G
China will apply 5G mobile technologies in the construction of key infrastructures needed to fully digitalize its economy and society, ushering in a new era for the nation's development...
Monday 26 June 2017
Taiwan market: FET to enhance IoT deployment
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will strengthen its deployment in the IoT segment to lay down the foundations for its next phase of sustained growth, leveraging the forthcoming...
Monday 26 June 2017
Simplified embedded system development can facilitate software, hardware integration
An embedded system is a dedicated computer system integrating customized software and hardware designed for a specific function. Currently, most embedded systems are applied to industrial,...