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Thursday 6 October 2016
Taiwan market: Dell launches 4 new PowerEdge servers
Dell has launched four new enterprise PowerEdge servers in Taiwan, aiming to expand its presence in Taiwan's 4U server market. Currently, Dell's servers are manufactured by Inventec,...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Japan market: Foxconn to launch in-house-produced smartphones
Foxconn Electronics is expected to introduce its entry-level and mid-range smartphones into the Japan market through its subsidiary Sharp in the first quarter of 2017, according to...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Google Pixel shipments expected to reach 3-4 million in 2016
The recently launched Google Pixel smartphone is expected to reach 3-4 million shipments in the second half of 2016, according to Luke Lin, senior analyst of Digitimes Research. While...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Internationalization, smartization, and providing products as services, Microsoft IoT Expo gives birth to Taiwan's IoT ecosphere
Microsoft IoT Expo will take place on October 13 and 14, and Cathy Yeh, Principal PM Manager, Cloud + Enterprise Product Group, Internet of Things Development Center of Microsoft Taiwan,...
Thursday 6 October 2016
VR, AR, AI developments to have greater scalability, says Google Taiwan head
In addition to applications related to virtual reality (AR), augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT), the development of artificial intelligence will have a greater scalability...
Thursday 6 October 2016
Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure revenues grow 14.5% to US$7.7 billion in 2Q16, says IDC
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenues from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT,...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
IPC supplier Ennoconn reports increased sales for September
Industry PC supplier Ennoconn has reported revenues of NT$1.367 billion (US$43.429 million) for September, increasing 8.8% on month and 32.5% on year.
Wednesday 5 October 2016
MediaTek lands chip orders from Amazon for Echo Dot
MediaTek reportedly has landed tablet chip orders from Amazon for production of its second generation smart home device, the Echo Dot. Shipments of the chips will peak in October-November,...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
FIH Mobile warns net profits to fall 52% in 2016
FIH Mobile has warned that its net profits for 2016 will be lower than US$110 million, decreasing 52% from the US$229 million recorded a year earlier.
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Government IT spending in India to reach US$7.2 billion in 2016, says Gartner
The government in India is on pace to spend US$7.2 billion on IT products and services in 2016, an increase of 2.4% over 2015, according to Gartner. This forecast includes spending...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
China MIIT forms alliance to promote VR industry
Under the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a total of 180 businesses, research institutes and academic organizations have jointly established...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Datacenter server players eye orders from Europe
Quanta Computer's server subsidiary Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) has opened a branch office for Europe in Dusseldorf, Germany and the company expects revenues from Europe to start...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Oppo aims to ship 130-140 million smartphones in 2017
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo aims to ship 130-140 million smartphones worldwide in 2017, compared to 100 million units targeted for 2016, according to sources from Taiwan's handset...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Connecting IoT business opportunities: The world's first 'Microsoft IoT Expo' will take place in Taiwan on October 13 & 14
As technologies such as cloud computing and big data analysis are gradually improving, their costs have also decreased significantly. The next big thing for the industry, Internet...
Monday 3 October 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenFone 3 Max, targeting price-performance ratio-oriented buyers
Asustek Computer launched its ZenFone 3 Max smartphones in Taiwan on October 3, featuring a 5.2-inch or 5.5-inch display, 4100mAh battery and a function to serve as a power bank. For...