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Wednesday 25 December 2013
Acer, HTC, Asustek to rely on China-based supply chain to tap China smartphone market
Taiwan-based vendor Acer has cooperated with China-based IC designer SIM Technology to develop smartphones for launch in the China market in 2014, while Taiwan-based HTC and Asustek...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
GKB installed fire detection in Australia air hangers
In airports, where breaches can cause shutdowns, grounded flights, and put the safety of thousands of passengers at risk, security is essential. GKB could keep pace with Airport's...
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Wistron forms new department for cloud computing
Wistron has recently formed a new department, the TSP, to provide cloud computing software services for education, medical and digital home markets and the company expects the business...
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Microsoft and Sony competing over local multimedia content services on PS4 and Xbox One
Microsoft has recently signed contracts with four multimedia content providers in the Greater China region, aiming to provide related services for its Xbox One and Xbox 360 game consoles,...
Tuesday 24 December 2013
TSMC Solar, TSMC Solid State Lighting chairman to become Chunghwa Telecom chairman
Rick Tsai, chairman and CEO for both TSMC Solar and TSMC Solid State Lighting, two subsidiaries of foundry service provider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will...
Monday 23 December 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom sets target coverage for 4G operation
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, aims to cover 60% of the population in six metropolitan areas in the first year...
Monday 23 December 2013
Apple large-size tablet rumored for launch in October 2014
Apple is rumored to release a 12.9-inch tablet in October 2014, targeting North America's educational market, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Monday 23 December 2013
FET to procure 4G base station equipment
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, has made an open call for tenders for procurement of equipment for 7,000-8,000 4G...
Monday 23 December 2013
BlackBerry partners with Foxconn for smartphone production
Foxconn Electronics has confirmed that its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary FIH Mobile has signed a 5-year deal with BlackBerry to undertake OEM production of the vendor's smartphones.
Friday 20 December 2013
Networked medical device sales to exceed 14 million units in 2018, says Parks Associates
New digital health research from Parks Associates predicts US sales of networked medical devices will exceed 14 million units by 2018, more than five times the sales from 2012.
Friday 20 December 2013
Big brand tablet installed base to surpass 285 million, says ABI Research
Tablets have been on the top of many wish lists since 2010 when Apple launched its first iPad device. The installed base of big brand media tablets is expected to surpass 285 million...
Friday 20 December 2013
Wistron expects 60% of 2014 revenues generated from non-notebook products
Wistron expects revenues generated from its notebook ODM business to account for 40% of its total revenues in 2014, down from 45% at the end of 2013, while sales of other product...
Friday 20 December 2013
Smartphone and tablet AP markets rise 30% in 3Q13, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone application processor (AP) market registered on-year growth of 31% to reach US$4.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, while the tablet AP market grew 30%...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Big Data technology and service market expected to grow to US$32.4 billion in 2017, says IDC
IDC has forecast that the Big Data technology and services market will grow at a 27% CAGR to US$32.4 billion through 2017 – or about six times the growth rate of the overall...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Public cloud services in MENA region on pace to total US$534 million in 2013, says Gartner
The public cloud services market in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) is on pace to grow 24.1% in 2013 to total US$534 million, an increase of US$103 million from the...