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Thursday 24 October 2013
China Unicom to procure TD-, FDD-LTE equipment, says report
China United Network Communications (China Unicom) has started an open-bid process for procuring 34,000 FDD-LTE base stations, 10,000 TD-LTE base stations and 8,000 FDD-LTE small...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Ultra HD tablet market to become focus of vendors throughout 2014
Japan panel makers and vendors are bumping up their presence in the Ultra HD tablet market. Japan Display will mass produce 12.1-inch 365ppi tablet panels featuring low energy consumption...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Intel Capital unveils US$65 million in new investments
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment and M&A organization, has announced investments in 16 new technology companies totaling US$65 million. Spanning nine countries, the investments...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Taiwan IPC makers look to orders arising from gambling machine replacements
As the life-cycles of gambling machines are decreasing due to increasing competition among casinos, Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) makers, including Advantech, IEI Integration,...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
China Mobile January-September revenues up 9.4% on year
China Mobile has reported operating revenues of CNY463.008 billion (US$75.06 billion) for January-September 2013, increasing on year by 9.4%.
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Apple aims to ship 10 million plus 9.7-inch iPads in 4Q13
Apple's 9.7-inch iPad supply chains are preparing for shipments of more than 10 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 October 2013
SunPartner and 3M collaborate to deliver wireless transparent solar charging system for consumer mobile electronics
Sunpartner Technologies and 3M have announced an agreement to collaborate in product development and technical solutions. The two companies are developing a sustainable wireless transparent...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
China chipset vendors accounting for growing share of tablet solution market
More chipset vendors in China, including Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Electronic and Amlogic, have been ramping up solutions to tap the booming global tablet market, which is expected...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Worldwide PC, tablet and mobile phone shipments to grow 4.5% in 2013, says Gartner
Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones are projected to reach 2.32 billion units in 2013, a 4.5% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. The market is being...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan market: FET iPhone 5S/5C pre-ordering dominated by iPhone 5S
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on October 21 indicated that 70-80% of pre-orders so far received for the iPhone...
Monday 21 October 2013
Inventec looking to form new company for its cloud computing business
Inventec has recently integrated its cloud computing center, IT department and information center and established a new business unit, the cloud computing information and solution...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Highest price bid for C5 rises to 8.31 times floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating next-generation (4G) mobile communication services in Taiwan, the highest temporary price bid for...
Monday 21 October 2013
IPC maker PEC expects revenue growth in 2014
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker PEC expects its revenues to grow in 2014 due to orders from new clients and the fact that the company's existing clients will finish their merger...
Monday 21 October 2013
TV everywhere spreads among US TV and cable networks; NBCUniversal leads, says IHS
NBCUniversal leads the US TV Everywhere (TVE) effort in providing access to TV content on second screens like smartphones and tablets, while EPIX and HBO share the distinction of...
Monday 21 October 2013
AOpen to see 90% revenues from digital signage business
AOpen, a subsidiary of Wistron, has transformed into a digital signage solution provider, with the business to account for 90% of the company's revenues in 2013.