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Tuesday 16 December 2014
Business software vendor SAP looks to team up with Taiwan cloud data centers
Enterprise software and service provider SAP is looking to sign a number of strategic alliance agreements with Taiwan-based cloud data centers in 2005, driven by growing demand for...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Smartphone sales grow 20% in 3Q14, says Gartner
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to Gartner. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3% to reach 301 million...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches two metal smartphones
Samsung Electronics has unveiled two metal-clad smartphones, the Galaxy A5 and A3, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to midrange segment.
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Apple, Samsung pushing tablets for year-end holiday sales
Apple and Samsung Electronics have been offering price cuts for their tablet products for the year-end holidays recently, looking to boost their sales performances for the fourth...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Quanta, Wiwynn to achieve 2014 server business goals
Wistron's white-box server subsidiary Wiwynn and Quanta Computer are expected to achieve their server business goals for 2014, but in anticipation of growing competition in the server...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
China market: Meizu steps up cooperation with MediaTek for sub-CNY1,000 smartphones
A China-based smartphone vendor has stepped up its cooperation with MediaTek and will launch sub-CNY1,000 (US$161) models to take on first-tier vendors such as Xiaomi Technology and...
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: US server vendors see growing threat from China competitors
With the server market's rapid growth and the China government's aggressive efforts to build up the country's server industry, China-based server brand vendors have all seen their...
Monday 15 December 2014
FIH Mobile to close India plant
FIH Mobile, the handset arm of Foxconn Electronics, will officially close its handset assembly plant in Chennai, India on December 24, 2014, according to the company.
Monday 15 December 2014
Commentary: Internet service providers still vying for smartphone market
Despite the lackluster performance of initial sales of their own brand smartphones, Internet service providers including Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Baidu, have not yet given up...
Friday 12 December 2014
IoT boosts embedded systems growth, says IC Insights
Since 2006, there have been more embedded systems, industrial equipment, sensor devices, instruments, meters, cameras, animals, and other objects connected to the Internet than humans...
Friday 12 December 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs looking to expand medical electronics business
In view of stagnant demand for notebooks, Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are turning to focus on strengthening their medical electronics business and are forming relationships with hospitals,...
Friday 12 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Global TD-LTE user base estimated at 96.1 million in 2014
The total number of TD-LTE subscribers around the world will keep increasing to 96.1 million at the end of 2014, accounting for 21.6% of the global total number of LTE (4G) users...
Friday 12 December 2014
TCL to meet smartphone shipment target in 2014
China-based vendor TCL Communication Technology Holdings has managed to ramp up its smartphone shipments to over five million units a month since October and will reach its goal of...
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung teams up with bike vendor to sell Gear S and Gear Circle
Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Taiwan-based bicycle vendor Merida to sell its Gear S smartwatches and Gear Circle Bluetooth headphones in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 11 December 2014
Taiwan market: Driving recorder sales see polarized developments
The driving recorder market in Taiwan has seen polarized developments, with white-box makers competing for the sub-NT$2,000 (US$64) segment, and first-tier vendors focusing on the...