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Taipei,
Friday, December 5, 2008
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| 129 news tagged Taiwan market |
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Taiwan market: TWM launches daily-charged 3.5G Internet-access service Dec 4, 14:43 Taiwan Mobile (TWM), on December 3, announced the launch of HSDPA mobile Internet-access service based on a daily charge scheme. Read more |
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Taiwan market: APBT breaks even two months ahead of schedule Dec 3, 14:16 Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom's (APBT's) 3G telecoms service in the Taiwan market reached breakeven in October 2008, two months earlier than originally scheduled, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sparq becomes first provider of E.164 VoIP services Nov 27, 16:30 New Century InfoComm Tech (Sparq), a fixed-line telecom carrier in Taiwan, on November 26 announced the launch of its E.164-format VoIP service, becoming the first provider of such services in Taiwan. Read more |
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HP Taiwan shuffles up high-end personnel, says paper Newswatch - Nov 27, 15:58 The server business unit of Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) regional office in Taiwan has gone through a large personnel reshuffle with 6-8 assistant managers, each with over 10-years working experience, having left the company, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Felix See, managing director of HP Taiwan has taken over as manager of the server division. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony starts price war for LCD TVs Nov 27, 12:29 In order to stimulate sales during Taiwan's upcoming IT Month, a promotional event organized by the Taipei Computer Association, Sony will lower its LCD TV prices, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP to launch Compaq Mini Q nettop with dual-core Atom processor Nov 26, 15:56 Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch the Compaq Mini Q nettop featuring Intel's dual-core Atom processor during IT Month 2008 in Taiwan, Nov 29 - Dec 7, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Nokia launches 5800 XpressMusic handset Nov 26, 15:13 Nokia on November 25 launched its first touch panel 5800 XpressMusic handsets in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$14,900 (US$446). Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG and Buffalo to launch new Blu-ray drives Nov 26, 14:42 LG Electronics has unveiled a network Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, a BD Combo drive and a 8x BD burner while Japan-based vendor Buffalo debuted an external 8x BD burner and internal 8x BD burner on November 25. The new BD models are to be launched in the Taiwan market at the IT Month fair scheduled for November 29-December 7, 2008 in Taipei, according to LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei (LGETT) and Buffalo Technology (Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan 3.5G user base may grow to 1 million in 2009, says Vibo Telecom Nov 25, 16:20 The total number of HSDPA subscribers in Taiwan is expected to reach 300,000 at the end of 2008 and may be increasing to between 600,000 and one million in 2009, according to Vibo Telecom president Feng-hsiung Chang. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer to start selling Core i7-based desktop PC at IT Month 2008 Nov 24, 14:35 Acer has announced that it will start selling its first Intel Core i7-based desktop PC, the Aspire M7720, in Taiwan at IT Month 2008 which begins November 29. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom reveals details of new value-added service platform to launch alongside iPhone 3G Nov 21, 17:24 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on November 20 unveiled Hami, a package of free value-added services specifically designed for CHT 3G subscribers using iPhone 3G handsets. Hami will be launched alongside the iPhone 3G in December, according to CHT. Read more |
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Tatung InfoComm granted first WiMAX operating license in Taiwan Nov 20, 11:18 Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 19 decided to grant the country's first WiMAX operating license to Tatung InfoComm. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom gets iPhone 3G Nov 17, 10:43 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), on November 14, announced it has obtained exclusive sales rights for the iPhone 3G in the Taiwan market, with launch tentatively slated for December 2008. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung launches i8510 handset for high-end segment Nov 11, 16:34 Samsung Electronics on November 10 launched its Symbian S60 3.2-based Innov8 i8510 in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$28,800 (US$878). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to boost adoption of 3.5G data card services in 2009 Nov 7, 16:17 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been actively promoting its mobile Internet-access service and has set a goal of increasing its number of HSDPA data card subscribers by 100,000 in 2009. CHT also aims to increase subscriptions of its 3G-based mobile Internet service designed for business use, mPro, by 100,000. Read more |
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Taiwan market: External slim DVD burners see booming sales, but prices falling Nov 7, 15:26 Thanks to booming sales of netbooks, external slim-type DVD burners have enjoyed increased sales in the Taiwan market since August 2008, but retail prices have dropped by 3-5%, according to local retail channels. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Top local LCD TV brands see strong sales in October Nov 7, 14:42 Despite the sluggish demand in Taiwan's overall consumer electronics market in October, major local LCD TV brands still saw strong sales for the month as a result of pricing campaigns, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Five MSOs, two STB makers form broadband digital multimedia service alliance Nov 6, 16:52 Five major MSOs (multi-system operators) of cable TV services in Taiwan and two Taiwan-based STB (set-top box) makers at a November 5 press conference announced the joint establishment of the Digital Innovative Service Industry Alliance (DISIA), aiming to collaboratively create an operating environment of broadband digital multimedia entertainment services in Taiwan, according to the companies. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Clone PC market shrinks Nov 5, 16:18 The proportion clone PCs of Taiwan's total PC market has dropped greatly from a monthly average of 55-56% in the first half of 2008 to 45% in September this year, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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Taiwan online games market to grow to over NT$12 billion in 2010, says MIC Nov 4, 16:23 Total revenues of online gaming services in the Taiwan market will keep increasing to a forecast of NT$12.256 billion (US$373 million) in 2010, according to the Market Intelligence Center (MIC) under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III). Read more |
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Taiwan C2C and B2C market still growing, says Taiwan's MIC Oct 30, 16:23 Online trade through C2C auction web portals and B2C shopping portals in the Taiwan market is rising, with the combined total sales transaction value projected to increase on year by 32.3% to NT$243.8 million (US$7.3 million) in 2008 and by 31.6% to NT$320.9 million in 2009, according to the Market Intelligence Center (MIC) under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Philips to launch first Blu-ray player Oct 30, 14:02 Royal Philips Electronics on October 29 unveiled the BDP7200 Blu-ray Disc (BD) player for launch in the Taiwan market in November 2008 at a recommended retail price of NT$26,900 (US$808). This will be the first Philips BD player for sale in Taiwan, according to Philips Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon unveils eight digital cameras, aiming at 20% market share in 2008 Oct 29, 16:51 Canon, on October 28, debuted eight new digital cameras, ranging from high end to entry level, for launch in the Taiwan market. Cannon is aiming at a total market share of 20% this year, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Over 90% of Internet surfers have used mobile data services, but adoption still limited Oct 28, 16:07 Of Internet users in Taiwan, 90.7% have at some time used mobile data services on a handset or smartphone, according to an international Worldwide Mobile Data Service Survey (WMDSS). However, SMS messaging was by far the most prevalent service used while adoption of other data services is still limited in the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: x86 server shipments up, but revenues down in 2Q08, says IDC Oct 28, 14:34 Although x86 server shipments to Taiwan in the second quarter of 2008 increased compared to the first quarter, revenues have dropped, according to sources at server vendors citing data from IDC. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung launches Q1 digital media player, aims at 15% market share in 4Q08 Oct 22, 16:04 Samsung Electronics recently unveiled the Q1 digital media player for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$3,990 (US$122) for a 4GB model and NT$4,990 for an 8GB model. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LGE squeezes Motorola out of handset top-5 Oct 22, 14:32 According to retail channels, total handset shipment volumes in September in Taiwan were 610,000 units, and LG Electronics (LGE) surpassed Motorola to take fifth ranking in terms of sales. Read more |
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NEC to launch netbook in November Oct 20, 11:49 Japan-based PC vendor NEC is planning to launch a 8.9-inch netbook, the LaVie Light, in Japan in November this year, according to company president Kaoru Yano. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch new Vaio PCs later this month Oct 17, 16:44 Sony is planning to launch four new series of Vaio PCs in Taiwan on December 24 this year. Sony Taiwan expects its Vaio series PCs to maintain a market share of 10% in 2008 in Taiwan, however the company is conservative about fourth-quarter demand. Read more |
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Taiwan market: NCC gives nod to new Chunghwa Telecom FTTx pricing Oct 16, 15:47 Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on October 15 approved a proposal by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to reduce the circuit-lease fee for its 10M/2M FTTx Internet-access service from NT$650 (US$20) currently to NT$550 per month, and to introduce a new 3M/768K service at NT$430 per month. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Epson launches AcuLaser C9200N A3 laser printer Oct 14, 14:27 Seiko Epson has unveiled the AcuLaser C9200N, its new A3 laser printer for business users, for launch in the Taiwan market on October 14 at a recommended retail price of NT$129,000 (NT$3,994), according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading. Read more |
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Taiwan 3.5G mobile Internet-access could grow to 2 million users in 2009, says Vibo Telecom Oct 9, 16:24 Mobile access to the Internet through a notebook PC together with an HSDPA data card is becoming increasingly popular in the Taiwan market. The number of 3.5G Internet surfers, of which a large portion will be shifting from fixed-line ADSL, is likely to reach two million in 2009, according to president Feng-hsiung Chang for Vibo Telecom (one of the five 3G telecom carriers in Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan-based community website iPartment scores points in China Oct 9, 15:40 iPartment, an online community website established in Taiwan in October 2002 and operated by the Taiwan-based company SunFun Info, has attracted 200 million frequent users, including 12 million members, in the China market since the site was launched there in July 2005. The number of China-based members is expected to gradually increase to reach 30 million at the end of 2009, according to SunFun. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon to launch EOS 50D DSRL camera Oct 7, 15:33 Canon, on October 6, unveiled the EOS 50D, its new DSLR camera for launch soon in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$37,900 (US$1,181), according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Dell launches Latitude E-series notebooks for enterprise market Oct 3, 17:07 Dell has launched a series of Latitude E notebooks in Taiwan targeting the enterprise market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft to launch two webcams Oct 3, 16:28 Microsoft on October 2 unveiled two Microsoft LifeCam series webcams, the VX-5500 and NX-8000, for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$1,890 (US$59) and NT$2,990. Read more |
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PCB maker Plotech to see only slight growth in October orders as holiday season demand fails to meet expectations Oct 2, 17:03 Handset PCB marker Plotech expects September consolidated sales of NT$360-370 million (US$11.2-11.5 million) with third-quarter performance better than in the second quarter. However, sales in October will only see slight growth since customers hold a conservative view about the holiday season. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Yahoo! online auction business operation undergoing transformation Oct 2, 16:26 Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) is in the process of transforming the business operation of Yahoo! Kimo Auction, its platform to provide C2C (customer to customer) online auction services, in an attempt to become more competitive in the Taiwan market, according to the company's e-Commerce Business Service vice president Jerry Ku at a press conference to celebrate the seventh anniversary of Yahoo! Kimo Auction. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to launch 8-megapixel C905 handset in October Oct 2, 16:18 Sony Ericsson plans to launch its first 8-megapixel cameraphone, the C905, in the Taiwan market in October, making it the first branded vendor to introduce such a high-profile multimedia model in the local market, according to Steve Yeh, president of Sony Ericsson Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP launches six new enterprise notebooks Oct 2, 15:39 Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched six new enterprise EliteBook notebooks featuring Magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis and longer battery runtime. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Astro launches PlayLand online casino game platform Oct 2, 15:21 Taiwan-based arcade/casino gaming machine maker, Astro has launched PlayLand, a platform for playing casino games online, in the Taiwan market and plans to launch the platform in markets in Southeast Asia and Europe through cooperation with locally-based partners, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: New iPod pricing detailed Oct 1, 16:17 Apple Taiwan has detailed pricing for the latest generation iPod products, including new color iPod shuffles, fourth-generation iPod nanos, the 120GB iPod classic and the second-generation iPod touch for the Taiwan market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbook vendors start cutting prices to clear inventory Oct 1, 16:07 Now that the shortage of Intel Atom processors is over, competition in the segment has heated up triggering some vendors to start cutting prices in order to clear inventory before the end of the year, according to sources in the Taiwan channel. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony unveils DSC-T500 digital camera with 720p HD video-recording Oct 1, 14:52 Sony, on September 30, debuted the DSC-T500, its first Cyber-shot series digital camera model equipped with 1280×720p HD video-recording functionality, for launch in the Taiwan market on October 9 at a recommended retail price of NT$12,980 (US$404), according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC Sep 26, 16:25 PC shipments (including notebooks and desktops) to Taiwan in the second quarter of this year reached 587,200 units, an increase of 5% on quarter, but holding level on year, according to a recent IDC report. Read more |
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Taiwan Market: LG Electronics launches DVB-T mobile TV handsets Sep 26, 16:18 Following with the introduction of DVB-T mobile TV handsets from GSmart and white-box vendors, LG Electronics has also launched the DVB-T-capable HB620T in Taiwan, which has already seen shipments of 100,000 units in two months in Germany, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft lowers Xbox 360 prices Sep 26, 10:34 Microsoft will lower retail prices of Xbox 360 in the Taiwan market on October 1, 2008, with a 27.1% decrease for the Arcade bundle from NT$9,580 (US$299) currently to NT$6,980 and a 12.5% drop for the Elite bundle from NT$15,980 to NT$13,980, according to Microsoft Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Local digital music player vendors quit adoption of touch screens Sep 25, 15:36 Taiwan-and China-based digital music player vendors have stopped adopting touch screens for new models due to component and higher after-sale service costs, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony Style store opens in southern city Sep 22, 11:56 Sony has opened a new store in the southern city of Kaohsiung, the fourth Sony Style outlet in Taiwan. All the other three stores are located in Taipei. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Seagate launches FreeAgent series external hard drives Sep 22, 11:40 Seagate Technology on September 19 announced the launch of its new FreeAgent series external hard disk drives, consisting of 2.5-inch FreeAgent GO for mobile use as well as the 3.5-inch FreeAgent Desk and FreeAgent XTreme, according to the company's local PR agent. Read more |
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