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Thursday 9 March 2017
Adlink sees 2016 net profits slip 29% on year
Industrial PC maker Adlink has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.57 billion (US$309.56 million) for 2016, up 5.5% on year with gross margins reaching 43.5%, up from 41.3% in...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Taiwan to release more frequency bands for 4G
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 8 indicated that it plans to release frequency bands with a total bandwidth of 150MHz for 4G mobile communications, with...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Global tablet market – 4Q 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, global tablet shipments reached 52.25 million units, showing on-quarter growth of 14.3%.
Thursday 9 March 2017
China makers ship 46.86 million handsets in January
Handset shipments, including exports, by China-based makers totaled 46.86 million units in January, of which 45.03 million units were smartphones, according to a ChinaTechNews.com...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Chunghwa Telecom to deal out cash dividend of NT$4.94 for 2016
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$4.9419 for 2016 based on a net profit of NT$40.03 billion or NT$5.16 per share recorded in the year.
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6
HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
The robotic expansion: Q&A with Kuka CEO Stefan Lampa
Kuka Robotics, as the world's leading maker of robots used in automobile manufacturing, has been making efforts to extend robotic application to other manufacturing sectors, especially...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Synnex sees increased February revenues
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$24.419 billion (US$795 million) for February, growing 3.15%...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Quanta Storage to ship over 1,000 collaborative robots in 2H17
Quanta Storage reportedly has landed orders for its own-brand Teckman (TM) collaborative robots from shoemaker Pou Chen Group and Pegatron, with total shipments likely to reach 1,000...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Advantech enjoys over 9% on-year growth in February revenues
Advantech has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$95.67 million) for February, down by 2.5% from January, but up 9.38% from the same month a year ago. The company's...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
HTC February revenues flat on month
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.669 billion (US$152 million) for February, growing 0.09% on month and 11.17% on year.
Monday 6 March 2017
VMware expects demand for hybrid cloud system from Taiwan to rise
General manager of VMware Taiwan Barry Chen, citing research firm figures, pointed out that worldwide public cloud systems' information loading ratio will increase to 30% in the next...
Monday 6 March 2017
China market: Xiaomi, LeEco smartphone sales declining after price hikes
China-based smartphone vendors Xiaomi Technology and LeEco reportedly have reduced their orders for parts and components recently as their smartphone sales have been affected by recent...
Monday 6 March 2017
Smartphone distributor Senao sees earnings up 24% in 2016
Smartphone and consumer electronics products distributor Senao International has reported net profits of NT$997 million (US$32.2 million) for 2016, increasing 24% from a year earlier...
Friday 3 March 2017
Re-launch of Nokia 3310 makes sense, say sources
Considering the keen competition and the high penetration rates of smartphones in more mature markets, it makes sense for HMD to re-launch the classic Nokia 3310, according to industry...