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Thursday 8 February 2018
China smartphone vendors begin to step up component purchases
Demand for parts and components by first-tier China-based smartphone vendors has rebounded recently, and some supply chain makers have reportedly landed short lead-time orders from...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China makers produce 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017
China-based makers produced 1.4 billion smartphones in 2017, increasing 0.7% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Synnex January revenues up on year
IT and consumer electronics products distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.259 billion (US$1.17 billion) for January, decreasing...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
HTC revenues hit six-month low in January
HTC saw its consolidated revenues dip 15.3% on month and 27% on year to a six-month low of NT$3.403 billion (US$116.42 million) in January.
Wednesday 7 February 2018
China Internet users near 772 million at year-end 2017
The number of Internet users in China increased to 771.98 million as of year-end 2017, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).
Tuesday 6 February 2018
AI-based facial ID accuracy sees dramatic upgrade, says SenseTime executive
AI-based facial recognition technology has advanced drastically to achieve a negligible deviation after outperforming human eyes for the first time in 2014, according to Xiaogang...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Accton sees bright prospects for datacenter switches
Accton Technology sees bright business opportunities ahead for its datacenter switch products as demand from datacenter clients has continued rising, while more telecom operators...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Alpha Networks eyes 5G opportunities
Alpha Networks will leverage its core mobile telecom technologies to tap the emerging business opportunities that come along with the advent of the 5G era and the booming IoV market...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
China December mobile communication user base grows to 1.417 billion
There were 1.417 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of December 2017, increasing 0.52% sequentially and 7.23% on year, and 134.63 million (9.50%) of...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Qualcomm, USI to form JV in Brazil
Qualcomm and Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in Sao Paulo. This joint...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Server chassis maker Chenbro sees bright prospects for 2018
Taiwan-based server chassis supplier Chenbro is upbeat about its revenue and profit performances throughout 2018, with shipments to the China market to surge significantly in the...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Senao expects revenues to top NT$10 billion in 2018
Wireless networking device vendor Senao Networks will begin to ship 100G switch products in the second half of 2018 expecting to boost its revenues to reach over NT$10 billion (US$341.1...
Monday 5 February 2018
Pegatron to ramp up capex in 2018
Pegatron expects the capital spending of its entire group in 2018 to be higher than the US$400-450 million spent in 2017 as the company and its subsidiaries are to ramp up their capacities...
Monday 5 February 2018
Oppo to begin marketing R11s in Japan on Feb 9
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo will begin marketing its R11s smartphone in Japan on February 9 as part of its plans to further ramp up overseas shipments, according to industry...
Monday 5 February 2018
Foxconn to invest NT$10 billion to develop AI applications
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will invest NT$10 billion (US$341 million) over the next five years to develop AI (artificial intelligence) applications for industrial...