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Wednesday 10 May 2017
Qualcomm ramping up shipments of mid-tier smartphone CPUs
Qualcomm is expected to ramp up shipments of its Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 CPUs for the mid-tier smartphone segment, putting more pressure on Taiwan-based smartphone AP provider...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
HTC reports eighth quarterly losses in 1Q17
HTC has reported net losses of NT$2 billion (US$66.12 million) on revenues of NT$14.5 billion for the first quarter of 2017. The company has booked losses for eight consecutive qua...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan market: JPW to offer VR motion solutions for arcades
More than 10 VR arcade entertainment centers will be set up across Taiwan starting June using VR motion solutions developed by the newly established JPW International Technology,...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
China market: Xiaomi Mi 6 reportedly faces production issue
Xiaomi Technology reportedly is facing difficulties ramping up shipments of its newly released flagship smartphone, the Mi 6, due to low yield rates at the supply chain makers as...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung launches new 9.7-inch tablet; Galaxy S8 in short supply
Sales of Samsung's Galaxy S8, particularly the Galaxy S8 Plus, in the Taiwan market have been better than expected resulting in a short supply of the smartphones in the local channels,...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Digitimes Research: 5G commercial use to take off ahead of schedule
While 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) plans to decide on first-stage 5G standards in the second half of 2018, some mobile telecom carriers showcased field testing of 5G...
Monday 8 May 2017
New iPhone mass production on schedule, says report
There will be no delay for the launch of the next generation iPhone devices, with the new devices to be unveiled in September, and Apple will begin selling the products in October,...
Monday 8 May 2017
Apple is top wearables vendor in 1Q17, says Strategy Analytics
Global wearables shipments reached 22 million units in the first quarter of 2017, rising 21% on year from 18.2 million shipped a year earlier period, according to Strategy Analytic...
Monday 8 May 2017
HTC sees revenues down in April
HTC has reported revenues of NT$4.713 billion (US$156.14 million) for April, down 9.29% on month and 18.03% on year. For the first four months of 2017, revenues totaled NT$19.245...
Friday 5 May 2017
IPC supplier Ennoconn revenues up over 17% on year in April
IPC supplier Ennoconn has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.266 billion (US$41.98 million) for April, down 7.59% on month but up 17.42% on year.
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: FET posts highest ARPU for mobile service in 1Q17
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) posted the highest ARPU of NT$883 (US$29.29) for its mobile service subscribers in the first quarter of 2017, compared to NT$861 of Taiwan Mobile...
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: Price competition for mobile telecom services expected to ease
Price competition in Taiwan's mobile telecom service market is expected to ease shortly as the prevailing low rates for unlimited 4G services have significantly cut into the profits...
Friday 5 May 2017
Acer expanding digital signage business
Acer has extended its business to providing total digital signage solutions covering hardware, content, operation and maintenance, and has expanded marketing from Europe initially...
Friday 5 May 2017
China market: Local vendors ramp up smartphone shipments at the expense of iPhone in 1Q17
Apple suffered a serious setback in shipments of iPhone devices in the China market in the first quarter of 2017 as China-based brands including Huawei, Oppo and Vivo managed to continue...
Friday 5 May 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2017
In terms of the shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) in China, downstream vendors started early inventory preparation in the fourth quarter of 2016 resulting in higher...