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Thursday 11 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors and top-3 ODMs see 5-10% on-month shipment growth in August
Although the IT market has already started preparing for back-to-school demand, the global top-five notebook vendors' combined shipments and top-three ODMs' combined shipments only...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Chunghwa Telecom nets NT$3.49 per share for January-August
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$2.88 billion (US$96 million) for August 2014, resulting in net EPS of NT$3.49 for January-August.
Thursday 11 September 2014
Taiwan market: Dell unveils new Power Edge servers with Intel Xeon processors
Dell has announced its latest Power Edge servers in Taiwan and will offer a total of five models with form factors including blade, rack mount and tower, featuring Intel's Xeon E5-2600v3...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Component suppliers preparing parts for production of 80 million iPhone 6s before year-end 2014
Makers in the iPhone supply chain are preparing parts and components for production of up to 80 million units of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before year-end 2014, according to sources...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Quanta lands half of Acer notebook orders for 2015
Quanta Computer has landed orders for Acer's 15-inch notebooks for 2015, which will account for 45-50% of Acer's overall orders. Quanta will become Acer's largest ODM partner and...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
FIH investment in CExchange targets China market
FIH Mobile, a Hong Kong-listed smartphone ODM belonging to the Foxconn Group, has made a strategic investment of US$10.5 million for a 30% stake in CExchange, a US-based provider...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Intel announces Xeon processors aiming to accelerate data center transformation for the digital services era
Intel has introduced the Xeon E5-2600/1600 v3 processor product families to address the requirements of diverse workloads and the rapidly evolving needs of data centers. The new processor...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
IDF 2014: Intel unveils new developer tools, future technologies spanning tablets, analytics, wearable devices and PCs
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked off Intel's annual technical conference with a set of computing initiatives and projects showing how the company is going to enable new market segments...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Commentary: Apple Watch pioneering user interface will make around 10% of users Think Different
The long rumored Apple Watch (previously widely reported on as the iWatch) has been announced, but while the company believes it has created a pioneering user interface for the emerging...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Apple unveils Apple Watch
Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch featuring new technologies and a new user interface with a design that honors the tradition of precision watchmaking. The Apple Watch introduces...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Synnex Technology sees increased August revenues
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$28.7 billion (US$957 million) for August, increasing...
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Apple announces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Apple has announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus featuring 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays. The new iPhones feature a unibody enclosure of anodized aluminum.
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Samsung, Sony Mobile unveil smartwatches with GPS functionality
Samsung Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications both have unveiled high-end smartwatches with GPS functionality, putting more pressure on GPS device suppliers including Garmin...
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Asustek August revenues increase
Asustek Computer on September 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$42.164 billion (US$1.405 billion) for August, increasing 4.91% on month and 3.1% on year, and NT$297.887 billion...
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Vendors adding dual-SIM card support to tablets to attract demand
Tablet vendors have been pushing models with large displays, phone functions and dual-SIM card support to attract demand from emerging markets such as countries in Southeast Asia,...