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Thursday 9 February 2017
Robot maker Hiwin sees revenues up on year in January
Robot and motion control mechanical component maker Hiwin Technologies has reported revenues of NT$1.268 billion (US$40.85 million) for January, down 19.2% on month but up 26.5% on...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat announces low-power global IoT network
Inmarsat and Actility have announced a LoRaWAN&-based network that has the potential to allow customers and partners to cost-effectively bring to market IoT solutions that can...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Taiwan Mobile to offer 1Gbps service in 2018
Taiwan Mobile will continue to expand its hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) broadband networks to enable a data transmission speeds of 1Gbps in 2018, according to company president James...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Samsung leads VR device makers in 2016, says report
Samsung Electronics led the global VR (virtual reality) device makers by shipping a total of 4.51 million units of its Gear VR devices in 2016, according to a Korea-based ET News...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Taiwan market: FET, MSPE Asia withdraw buyout bid for local cable TV network
Far EasTone Communications (FET) and its partner Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPE Asia) have decided to withdraw a buyout bid for Taiwan-based cable operator China Network...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Fire at Samsung SDI factory caused by defective batteries
Just weeks after Samsung stated that it was defective batteries that caused its Note 7 to burst into flames and that the company had implemented several controls to prevent it from...
Thursday 9 February 2017
IBM, Nokia and AT&T get together to foster trust in IoT
In a 2016 AT&T survey, 58% of the companies they spoke to stated that were not confident in the security of their IoT devices. This is not surprising considering that in the past...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Intel announces US$7 billion investment for 7nm fab
Intel has announced plans to invest more than US$7 billion to complete Fab 42, which is expected to be the most advanced semiconductor factory in the world. The high-volume factory...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Digitimes Research: China makers ship over 181 million smartphones in 4Q16
Including export sales, China-based smartphone makers shipped a total of 181.8 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 4.4% on quarter and 12.8% on year, according to...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Samsung developing clam-type smartphones, said sources
Samsung Electronics reportedly is developing clam-type smartphones and is expected to begin small production of its first foldable model featuring a flexible AMOLED display in the...
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to promote DDoS protection services
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will strive to promote multilayer DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection services to business clients in 2017, the company has said.
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Number of connected things to surpass global population in 2017
The number of connected "things" in the overall installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) worldwide in 2017 will surpass the total global population for the first time...
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Digitimes Research: Various robots showcased at RoboDEX 2017
Various types of robots were exhibited at RoboDEX 2017 in Tokyo, Japan, during January 18-20, including collaborative, humanoid, assistant and receptionist robots, according to Digitimes...
Wednesday 8 February 2017
MediaTek announces chipset for dual-camera smartphones
MediaTek has announced the launch of its MediaTek Helio P25, the newest addition to the MediaTek Helio P series mobile processor family. The new chipset combines a 16nm Octa-core...
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Litemax 7 products received the 25th Taiwan Excellence Award
Litemax Electronic Inc. (stock code: 4995), the world-leading high brightness LCD panel and industrial computer manufacturer, 7 products (100% hit rate) had been awarded in the 25th...