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Friday 30 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Google is serious about Project Ara
In April 2014, Google released modular design kits, held its first developer conference, as well as made commitments to release more specifications and a software roadmap for its...
Thursday 29 May 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom kicks off 4G operations
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 29 announced the beginning of its 4G commercial operations, becoming the first LTE telecom carrier in Taiwan.
Thursday 29 May 2014
Tablet shipments to be affected by large-size smartphones
As large-size smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in the market, shipments of tablets, particularly smaller-size units, are expected to be affected, according to market...
Thursday 29 May 2014
Apple to acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics for US$3 billion
Apple has announced that it has agreed to acquire the streaming music service Beats Music, and Beats Electronics, which makes the popular Beats headphones, speakers and audio softw...
Thursday 29 May 2014
Computex 2014: Toshiba, Seagate aggressive about enterprise storage solutions
Toshiba and Seagate are set to showcase their latest storage products at the Computex 2014. Toshiba has unveiled its new enterprise hard drive recently. The hard drive is designed...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Lenovo, Coolpad seeking ways to boost ASPs
Lenovo will try to raise the ASP of its smartphones by ramping its share in the mid-range to high-end segment by optimizing on the brand image of Motorola, while fellow company Coolpad...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Asustek to establish unified cloud platform and increase personal cloud users
Asustek Computer has announced plans for the cloud computing industry at the Asus Cloud Day event on May 28 and the company is set to establish a unified platform to integrate resources...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
ASRock server subsidiary to turn profitable in 1Q15
ASRock Rack, a server subsidiary of ASRock, is expected to achieve break-even operations by the fourth quarter of 2014 and start earning profits in the first quarter of 2015.
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Intel enters into strategic agreement with Rockchip to bring Intel-based solutions for tablets
Intel has announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with Rockchip Electronics to expand the breadth and accelerate the rate at which it brings Intel architecture and communications-based...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Many Windows 8.1 with Bing tablets expected to be launched in 3Q14
As Microsoft has removed licensing charges for Windows used in below 9-inch mobile devices, vendors including Lenovo, Acer and Asustek Computer are expected to launch several tablets...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Lite-On Technology aims at annual revenues of NT$10 billion from medical business
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has extended business operation to the medical sector, providing imaging devices, materials and consumer electronics, and aims to generate annual revenues...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Demand for data center servers to keep growing over 5 years, say Taiwan ODMs
While there is an opinion that strong demand for data center servers may maintain for three years at the most and subsequently there will be demand for replacement and maintenance...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Sapphire substrate applications expected to expand in handsets, says LEDinside
Out of sapphire substrate non-LED applications, mobile devices have shown the strongest demand. Sapphire substrate non-LED applications are projected to reach a 32% share in 2014,...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Tatung Medical & Healthcare Technologies aspires to expand businesses to support elderly people through technologies and services
In a report dated 10 years ago, the Council for Economic Planning and Development made a forecast basing on the dramatic annual increase in Taiwan's aging index that a decade later...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Foxconn rumored to land 5.5-inch iPhone orders; Wistron gets 4-inch phone orders
Apple is rumored to release a 5.5-inch and a 4.7-inch iPhone in 2014 with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) said to be manufacturing both models, while Pegatron has...