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Monday 10 November 2014
Supply chain utilizations drop as China 4G development lags
Following the release of the iPhone 6 coupled with less-than-expected 4G developments in China, handset vendors in China anticipate limited 4G handset shipments throughout the end...
Monday 10 November 2014
North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific heading to US$8 billion in-building wireless market in the build up to 5G, says ABI Research
According to research by ABI Research, North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific are heading to an estimated US$8 billion in-building wireless market as 5G advancements occur. North...
Monday 10 November 2014
Commentary: Is it possible for Nokia to re-enter the mobile device market?
Nokia, as hinted by its CFO Timo Ihamuotila at the company's latest conference call, is mulling the possibility of making a re-entry into the mobile device market, most likely in...
Monday 10 November 2014
EverFocus announces the release of EMV401/801/1601 hybrid mobile DVR
The latest EverFocus hybrid digital video recorder generation is based on H.264 compression technology, resulting in enhanced recording capacity and improved network image transmission...
Friday 7 November 2014
Avalue Technology posts 3-quarter net EPS of NT$2.54
Embedded computing and industrial computer maker Avalue Technology recorded consolidated revenues of NT$2.674 billion (US$88.8 million), gross margin of 24.2%, net operating profit...
Friday 7 November 2014
Lenovo to launch low-cost Chromebook in early 2015
Lenovo reportedly will launch Chromebook models targeting the sub-US$170 segment in early 2015, a move which will further drag down profits for notebook vendors, according to Taiwan-based...
Friday 7 November 2014
Lenovo 3Q14 device sales hit record
Lenovo on November 6 indicated that it sold 35.6 million notebooks, desktops, tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices globally during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 (ended...
Thursday 6 November 2014
Global tablet market – 3Q 2014
Global shipments of tablets in the third quarter of 2014 rebounded to quarterly growth thanks to inventory preparation for the traditional high season. Shipments reached 63.4 million...
Thursday 6 November 2014
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2014
The third quarter is traditionally the peak season for the small- to medium-size panel industry. But overall shipments from Taiwan-based makers saw a decline in third-quarter 2014,...
Thursday 6 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Thread to compete with ZigBee ZHA initially
Thread, a new networking protocol for household appliances initiated by Google's Nest Labs, looks to compete with the ZHA (ZigBee Home Automation) standard, but there is a possibility...
Thursday 6 November 2014
NAND flash controller unlikely the cause of recent iPhone 6 Plus problem
Reports claimed recently that some 128GB iPhone 6 Plus users have their devices shut off without warning when downloading apps, with some users stating the phone has issues when more...
Thursday 6 November 2014
China market: China Unicom aims to ship 100 million dual-mode 4G devices in 2015, says report
China United Network Communications (China Unicom) aims to sell 100 million FDD-LTE/TD-LTE dual-mode terminal devices in 2015, according to a report.
Wednesday 5 November 2014
Taiwan market: Garmin begins marketing tire pressure detectors
Garmin has started marketing tire pressure detectors packaged with its PND devices, in the Taiwan market as the government has ruled that new small-size sedans rolled out from November...
Wednesday 5 November 2014
HP-Foxconn server joint venture starts competing for data center orders
The server joint venture set up by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Foxconn Electronics has begun to exercise its muscle to solicit data-center server orders from Microsoft, Facebook and...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
China market: China Mobile to start TD-LTE MVNO cooperation
China Mobile, currently the dominant TD-LTE mobile telecom carrier in the China market, will begin cooperation with TD-LTE mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), in a bid to quickly...