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Monday 25 July 2016
Vendors to launch smartphones supporting biometrics recognition
Smartphone brands have been gearing up efforts to develop biometrics recognition technology, aiming to ramp up their market share with high-end models featured biometrics functionality,...
Monday 25 July 2016
China market: Oppo raises 2016 smartphone shipment target to 100 million units, says paper
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo reportedly has raised its shipment target for 2016 to 100 million units, from the revised 80 million set in June, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 22 July 2016
Wireless charging to become major feature in mobile devices
More mobile devices are expected to feature wireless charging which will stimulate demand for related analog ICs and protective components, according to industry sources.
Friday 22 July 2016
Worldwide smartwatch market experiences first decline as shipments fall 32% in 2Q16, says IDC
For the first time, the worldwide smartwatch market saw an on-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Smartwatch...
Friday 22 July 2016
Sharp to roll out new smartphone utilizing MediaTek 10-core chip, says report
Sharp is reportedly engaged in the development of a new smartphone utilizing MediaTek's 10-core Helio X20 chip (dubbed MT6797).
Thursday 21 July 2016
TWM to cooperate with Nokia in 5G
Mobile Telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on July 21 signed an MoU with Nokia for 5G cooperation consisting of progress from 5G laboratories to a 5G experimental network and forming...
Thursday 21 July 2016
China Mobile 4G user base tops 428 million
China Mobile saw its number of 4G (TD-LTE and FDD-LTE) mobile subscribers increase by 19.225 million in June to 428.541 million at the end of the month, according to the company.
Thursday 21 July 2016
Panasonic to enter robot control industry
Panasonic has announced plans to cross into the robot control equipment market as the company is optimistic about demand for robots from they factory and medical care segments and...
Thursday 21 July 2016
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to introduce Pepper into local market
Asia Pacific Telecom, one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will officially introduce Pepper, a service robot jointly developed by SoftBank and Foxconn Electronics,...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Taiwan market: Garmin launches mobile e-payment-enabled smart band
Garmin on July 19 launched the vivosmart HR, a smart wristband supporting mobile electronic payments (e-payment) via a built-in iPASS chip, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
IPC maker Parpro expected to see strong contribution from aerospace and military businesses in 2017, says paper
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Parpro is expected to see its revenues from the aerospace and military businesses grow significantly in 2017, increasing their combined revenue contribution...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
HTC to participate in US-sponsored AWRI program
HTC has announced that it will participate in the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (AWRI) program launched jointly by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Digitimes Research: SoftBank chairman overoptimistic about benefits from acquiring ARM
For Japan-based SoftBank's plan to acquire a 100% stake in UK-based ARM at GBP24.3 billion (US$32.0 billion), SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son indicated that the acquisition...
Tuesday 19 July 2016
HTC to hold 3Q16 investors conference on August 2
HTC will hold its investors conference for the third quarter on August 2. The company is expected to report a loss of NT$1.5-2 billion for the second quarter, down from a loss of...
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Former Acer executive to helm optical fiber sensor startup
Former Acer Taiwan's president Towny Huang has recently joined Internet of Things (IoT) startup Citpo Technologies and become the chairman of the firm.