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Monday 1 August 2016
Qualcomm, Oppo sign 3G/4G patent license agreement
Qualcomm and GuangDong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China, according to the companies.
Monday 1 August 2016
Chunghwa Telecom inaugurates cloud data center
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 29 held an inaugural ceremony for a cloud data center in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, the largest of its kind in Taiwan, according to CHT.
Friday 29 July 2016
CHT spends only 22.2% of 2016 capex in 1H16
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has set aside a capital expenditure (capex) budget of NT$30.6 billion (US$956 million) for 2016, but actual spending totaled only NT$6.8 billion, or 22.2% of...
Friday 29 July 2016
Taiwan market: Flagship smartphones unable to boost 4G subscriptions, says TWM president
New flagship smartphones, including Apple's upcoming iPhone, are not expected to boost the number of 4G subscribers in Taiwan's telecom market in second-half 2016 because demand for...
Friday 29 July 2016
Adlink Technology nets NT$0.70 per share for 1H16
Industrial computing device maker Adlink Technology posted net EPS of NT$0.70 for the first half of 2016, CFO Jeff Chou said at a July 28 investors conference.
Thursday 28 July 2016
Samsung 2Q16 operating profits rise 18% on brisk smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics has announced operating profits of KRW8.14 trillion (US$7.24 billion) for the second quarter of 2016, up 21.9% on quarter and 18% from a year earlier, while revenues...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
BlackBerry launches new Android smartphone
BlackBerry has launched its second Android smartphone, the DTEK50, priced at US$299. The DTEK50 features a 5.2-inch display with a 1920 by 1080 resolution, Qualcomm 8-core Snapdragon...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Over 4,000 models of LTE-enabled devices launched as of February 2016
Based on GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) statistics, there were 4,416 models of LTE-enabled mobile terminal devices cumulatively launched around the world as of the end...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Launch of Android-based Pepper to ramp up market size
SoftBank's launch of Android-based Pepper service robots will encourage Android software developers to develop applications for Pepper, which in return will help ramp up Pepper's...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Samsung likely to unveil Galaxy Note 7 on August 2
Samsung Electronics has announced a product event on August 2 in New York City where the vendor is expected to officially announce its new flagship smartphone for the second half...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Taiwan to be flexible in allocating frequency band for IoT, says minister
The Taiwan government, specifically for IoT application, will allocate frequency band units based on flexibility and application-oriented considerations, according to minister of...
Tuesday 26 July 2016
HTC to face increasing competition in VR market in 2H16
HTC is expected to face increasing competition from other brand vendors in the VR (virtual reality) market in the second half of 2016 as VR or AR (augmented reality) devices appear...
Tuesday 26 July 2016
Pepper enters Taiwan service market
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has started selling its Pepper robot in Taiwan via its subsidiary and will initially focus on the B2B market mainly. Several Taiwan-based...
Monday 25 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan smartphone ODM/OEM shipments drop in 2Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs/OEMs shipped 12.06 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2016, slipping 13.5% on quarter and 43.5% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 25 July 2016
Adlink-invested measurement product firm JYTek to push into China, says paper
JYTek, a firm with investments from Taiwan-based IPC maker Adlink, will begin operation on July 26. It will focus on measurement products in China and will establish an open platform...