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Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple Watch helps smartwatch shipments rebound in 4Q 2016, says Strategy Analytics
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments grew 1% annually to hit a record 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016. Apple Watch...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Global smartphone shipments grow 3% to over 1.5 billion units in 2016, says Counterpoint
Global smartphone shipments grew 3% on year to 1.512 billion units in 2016, with four out of five smartphones shipped being LTE enabled models, according to data released by Counte...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Apple sees record revenues in 1Q fiscal 2017
Apple has announced that it posted all-time record quarterly revenues of US$78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of US$$3.36 for its fiscal 2017 first...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Acer covering all bases with niche notebook offerings in 2017
With the kickoff of the 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) in London, Acer announced multiple notebooks targeting the education market, adding to an already...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung set to recapture top smartphone vendor ranking in 2Q17
Samsung Electronics is expected to recapture the number one title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the second quarter of 2017, powered by its high-performance mid-range models, according...
Thursday 26 January 2017
India market: China smartphone vendors account for 46% market share in 4Q16, says Counterpoint
Smartphones shipped by China-based vendors accounted for 46% of smartphones sold in India in the fourth quarter of 2016, up from 14% a year earlier, according to data compiled by...
Thursday 26 January 2017
Taiwan Mobile expects revenues to grow mildly in 2017
Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator Taiwan Mobile (TWM) expects its revenues to grow 2% on year to NT$118.85 billion (US$3.793 billion) in 2017, while operating income will decline...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Compal ramping up smartwatch shipments to Fossil, says paper
Compal Electronics is expected to double OEM smartwatch shipments to brand vendor Fossil to 1.2 million units in 2017, up from 500,000-600,000 units shipped in the previous year,...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan wearable product shipments to account for 42% of global shipments in 2018, says MIC
The ratio of Taiwan's shipments of smart wearable devices, mainly smartwatches and bracelets, to global shipments will grow from 39% in 2016 to 42% in 2018 and further increase to...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Google develops meldCX via cooperation with AOpen
Google has offered meldCX, customized software and services to enable Chromebox, Chromebase and Chromebook compatibility with retail operators' existing peripheral devices not based...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
ThroughTek listed as Taiwan's first IoT company on the emerging stock board
ThroughTek Co., Ltd., a leading IoT (Internet-of-Things) platform and cloud solutions provider, announced today that it has registered as Taiwan's first IoT company on the Emerging...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan market: CHT expects profits to edge down 8% in 2017
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) expects its consolidated revenues to inch up 0.5% on year to NT$231.16 billion (US$7.373 billion) in 2017, but net profits are likely to decline 8% to NT$6.89...
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Taiwan 4Q16 international Internet bandwidth stands at 2.067Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 2.067Tbps as of fourth-quarter 2016, increasing 16.26% sequentially...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
China December mobile communication user base grows to 1.322 billion, says MIIT
There were 1.322 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2016, increasing 0.17% on month and 1.24% on year, of which 170.81 million...
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Brand vendors to launch smartphones with AI applications to ramp up sales in 2017
Smartphone vendors, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG Electronics and Xiaomi Technology, are likely to introduce models featuring AI (artificial intelligence) applications...