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Tuesday 10 December 2013
Taiwan market: Latest iPads to launch in Taiwan later in December
Apple's iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display are reportedly likely to be launched in the Taiwan market on December 20, according to local retail channels.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
EverFocus announces their upgraded version of Award-winning IP Speed Dome
EverFocus recently announced product release of EPN4220p / EPN4220pi, the newest 2 Megapixel, 20X optical zoom, PoE, true day/night IP speed dome camera.
Monday 9 December 2013
FET plans to procure 2.4-2.6 million handsets in 2014
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to procure 2.4-2.6 million handsets for contract-bundled sale in 2014, growing...
Monday 9 December 2013
US market: Motorola employs aggressive pricing to boost sales
Motorola Mobility has adopted a more aggressive pricing strategy to push sales of its smartphones in the US, aiming to compete more effectively against rivals such as LG Electronics...
Friday 6 December 2013
China market: Lowering 4G chipset specifications to benefit local smartphone vendors
China-based smartphone vendors are likely to continue enjoying the advantage they have gained from the sale of 3G smartphones for pushing sales of 4G LTE models as China-based telecom...
Friday 6 December 2013
Worldwide Ethernet switch and router market sees strong 3Q13 results, says IDC
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached US$5.66 billion in the third quarter of 2013, representing an on-year increase of 6.5%. On a sequential basis the third quarter...
Friday 6 December 2013
Growth in mobility trend spells further decline for PC market in MEA, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to experience a steep decline during the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 15% in volume on year, according to research firm IDC...
Thursday 5 December 2013
Worldwide server market revenues decline 3.7% in 3Q13, says IDC
Factory revenues in the worldwide server market decreased 3.7% on year to US$12.1 billion in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. This was the third consecutive quarter of...
Thursday 5 December 2013
2014 global notebook demand forecast
Digitimes Research estimates that global notebook shipments in 2014 will reach around 160 million units, down from a peak of over 200 million in 2011, but the drop in 2014 will be...
Thursday 5 December 2013
Google intends to set compliance standards for Android-based in-car platforms
Efforts by PND vendors to roll out Android-based devices may impede by Google's intention to hammer out a set of compliance standards for Android-based in-car platforms, according...
Thursday 5 December 2013
China releases TD-LTE licenses
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on December 4 announced the release of TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) licenses to China Mobile, Chine Telecom...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 300,000 4G users by end of 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start 4G mobile communications operations in the second half of 2014 and aims to reach 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year, according to company...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
BlackBerry may replace core hardware devices business with software services
BlackBerry is likely to replace its core hardware devices business with software services due to the growing popularity of its BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) services, according to industry...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Internet of Things to provide new business opportunities and enable business model changes
The Internet changed our life enormously. McKinsey Global Institute recently released a report to highlight the number of connected machines has grown by three times over the past...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Asustek aims to ship 5 million smartphones in 2014
Asustek Computer has geared up marketing smartphones globally, aiming to ship five million units in 2014, and focusing on low-price models with high-end hardware specifications, according...