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Friday 26 August 2016
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2016
Smartphone shipments in the China market totaled 149 million units in the second quarter of 2016, representing an increase of 2.7% on quarter and 14.3% on year.
Friday 26 August 2016
Taiwan market: Sharp launches Aquos Z2 smartphone
Sharp has launched its latest smartphone, the Aquos Z2, in the Taiwan market. The device will be available in early September, priced at NT$8,990 (US$284) unlocked.
Friday 26 August 2016
Google to use renewable energy in Taiwan datacenter
Google will use renewable energy to power a datacenter in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, central Taiwan, the company's global energy policy and strategy director Marsden Hanna...
Friday 26 August 2016
Asustek to struggle to reach 2016 smartphone shipment target
Asustek Computer will struggle to attain its revised goal of shipping 25 million smartphones in 2016 due to strong competition it faces from local vendors in China, as well as from...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to up over 16% on quarter in 3Q16
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan IT vendors stepping into IoT business
Due to stagnant growth in the Japan IT market, many Japan-based IT vendors have stepped into developing cloud computing-based IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for the Japan market,...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Innodisk launches power over Ethernet expansion cards suitable for industrial systems
Innodisk, the service-driven provider of flash, memory and peripheral modules for industrial and embedded systems, launches two Power Over Ethernet (PoE) expansion cards: the ESPL-G4P1...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales up slightly in July
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 619,000 units in July, increasing 1.9% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access infrastructure key to development of mobile payments, says NCC
The Taiwan government has been boosting development of mobile payment services in Taiwan, and its is essential to enhance mobile broadband Internet-access infrastructure, especially...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Nvidia unveils Tegra Parker mobile SoC
Nvidia has unveiled its newest mobile processor, the Tegra Parker, which is suited for automotive applications like self-driving cars and digital cockpits.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
IEI Integration sees increased orders for lottery terminals from Gtech
Industrial computer maker IEI Integration has seen inceases in orders for lottery terminals from US-based vendor Gtech. Shipments, which have already started, will peak in fourth-quarter...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Acer, CHT jointly launch smart mobile office solutions
Acer Communications and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have jointly launched smart mobile office solutions for the Taiwan market. The smart mobile office solutions are based on Acer's abPBX...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
China-based selfie app vendor Meitu plans IPO in HK, says paper
China-based selfie application vendor Meitu plans an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the fourth quarter of 2016, aiming to raise US$500 million to US$1 billion through the...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
NEXCOM's full depiction of Cloud-Infused Industry 4.0 at 2016 Taipei Int'l Industrial Automation Exhibition
Putting Industry 4.0 into practice has become a universal lesson throughout the industry. However, most Industry 4.0 interpretations in recent years have mainly focused on the data...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
SerComm, Gemtek ramping up small cell production
Taiwan-based networking device makers SerComm and Gemtek Technology have continued to strengthen their deployments in the small cell sector and will begin to ramp up shipments of...