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Monday 16 March 2015
VAIO expected to become strong competitor to Sony in smartphone industry
Japan-based notebook brand vendor VAIO, originally Sony's notebook department that was later sold to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), has recently launched a VAIO...
Monday 16 March 2015
Taiwan market: TWM to begin contract-bundled sale of HTC One M9
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on March 16 announced the sale of HTC One M9, a flagship smartphone offered by Taiwan-based vendor HTC,...
Monday 16 March 2015
Compute and data hungry applications drive EMEA server spending growth of 3.4%, says IDC
In the fourth quarter of 2014 the EMEA server market continued the strong growth seen in the past few quarters, reporting US$3.7 billion in revenues and 630,000 units shipped, for...
Monday 16 March 2015
Xiaomi seeking to set up India production plant jointly with Foxconn, Inventec
Xiaomi Technology is currently in talks with its Taiwan-based production partners Foxconn Electronics and Inventec for the possibility of jointly setting up a smartphone plant in...
Monday 16 March 2015
Xiaomi to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan handset supply chain
Xiaomi Technology looks to further expand its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers in the handset supply chain as it continues to ramp up its shipment volume, according to company...
Monday 16 March 2015
Handset vendors shifting strategies due to competition from Apple and Samsung
Handset vendors are adjusting their strategies for 2015 to focus more on mid-range models and lower-priced, high-specification units as Apple and Samsung Electronics are expected...
Friday 13 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ready to develop smartphone payment system in 2015
With 4G service subscribers accounting for 13% of Taiwan's overall telecom service users and the number of smartphone users in the country surpassing 13.5 million in 2014, Taiwan's...
Friday 13 March 2015
National Instrument transforms Taiwan office to independent company
National Instrument has announced it has transformed its branch office in Taiwan to become an independent company starting March and expects the company to achieve 20-40% on-year...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC expects M9 to be top-selling smartphone in flagship segment
The HTC One M9 will continue to rank as the top-selling flagship model among its peers in the Taiwan smartphone market, as did its predecessor the One M8, according to Jack Tong,...
Friday 13 March 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom expects 4G user base to reach 2 million at beginning of 2Q15
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) had 1.33 million 4G subscribers at the end of 2014 and expects the number to increase to two million at the beginning of the second quarter of 2015, according...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC to launch HTC One M9
HTC will launch its flagship smartphone, the HTC One M9, in the Taiwan market on March 16 at a recommended retail price of NT$21,900 (US$694) for 32GB and NT$23,900 for 64GB, according...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Development of Wi-Fi Only Phone service gaining momentum
The launch of Google's Nova project and Cablevision's Freewheel services will help push the deployment of Cable Wi-Fi as well as the implementation of Wi-Fi Only Phone and Wi-Fi First...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Sony Mobile Taiwan head refutes rumors of selling mobile business
Jonathan Lin, general manager of Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan, has re-stated that Sony does not have any plans to put its mobile device business unit up for sale, and will continue...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Automation equipment supplier Aurora sees 5% on-year growth in February revenues
Taiwan-based office automation machines and furniture distributor Aurora has announced consolidated revenues of NT$779 million (US$24.59 million) for February, down 21% on month,...
Thursday 12 March 2015
Taiwan market: LG launches mobile products for teenagers and children
LG Electronics has launched a new mid-range smartphone the LG AKA for the 10-18 age group and the KizOn smart bracelet for children in the Taiwan market.