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Page 2 offers content beyond the scope of the daily news content provided by DIGITIMES. Extended content includes insights into industry players, musings on the market in the form of blogs, commentaries, and market gossip, and commentary on issues outside of the high-tech industry. (13 news items)
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Microsoft sees Taiwan as key cloud computing development center Nov 6, 17:05 One key reason that is seldom discussed as to why Microsoft has been able to enjoy continued successful with its Windows operating system in the PC and mobile device market is that the software giant has always sought to maintain close partnerships with hardware OEMs, especially makers in Taiwan. Read more |
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer arrives in Taiwan for one day visit Nov 5, 17:09 While originally scheduled for a one day November 4 trip to Taiwan, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer slipped into Taiwan late November 3 amid little fanfare. Ballmer came to Taiwan to help Microsoft celebrate its 20 year anniversary on the island. Read more |
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Micron talks Windows 7 impact Oct 23, 15:14 Micron Technology has posted a Q&A blog post discussing the impact the company expects Windows 7 to have on the memory industry. Matthias Buchner, director of segment marketing for Micron's DRAM product group, gave his comments on how DRAM demand will be influenced on the launch of Windows 7. Read more |
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AUO announces carbon footprint verification on 32-inch LCD TV Sep 23, 16:27 AU Optronics today announced it has completed the carbon footprint verification on its 32-inch LCD TV set according to international carbon footprint standard PAS2050: 2008. Succeeded in the third party verification by SGS, AUO's 32-inch LCD TV is the worldwide first LCD TV set gaining carbon footprint verification, which establishes the benchmark on the carbon footprint management for consumer electronic products, the company said. Read more |
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AUO added to 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index Newswatch - Sep 11, 14:06 AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has been selected as a constituent stock on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (DJSI Asia/Pacific), making it the only pure TFT-LCD manufacturer worldwide to join the index.
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Acer is quick to reiterate launch of dual-OS netbooks in September Aug 3, 17:14 Acer last week acted quickly to reiterate that it will launch its first dual-OS netbook with both Windows XP and Android in September 2009 as scheduled, following claims by industry sources that it might delay the launch. Read more |
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Questions remain as Foxconn reportedly reaches settlement with family of dead engineer Jul 24, 15:43 Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is said to have reached a preliminary agreement with the family of an engineer who is believed to have killed himself after losing a prototype unit of Apple's next-generation iPhone. Read more |
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Acer Shih needs to stop worrying about management problems at Dell and start looking a bit closer to home Jul 8, 15:38 Stan Shih, founder of Acer, has waded in with his opinion on the recent pair of pricing mix-ups by Dell Taiwan laying the blame on interference from Dell HQ, commenting that Dell Taiwan was slow to respond to the situation because the subsidiary does not have enough autonomy to make decisions without running them by management in the US. Shih added that this is a common problem with US and European businesses operating in Taiwan. Read more |
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China not aware of its own call for a new global currency Jul 2, 16:55 Bloomberg is reporting that the strength of the US dollar improved on July 2 after a Chinese government official voiced support for a stable dollar and said he "was not aware" of any plans to discuss a new global currency at the upcoming G8 meeting. Read more |
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China manufacturing shows signs of life, but only slightly Jul 1, 12:27 June marked the third consecutive month that production levels increased for manufacturers in China, according to brokerage firm CLSA. It was also the third consecutive month that order books improved, after a period of contraction that lasted eight months, CLSA stated. Read more |
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Are Asustek and Intel falling out over gray market Atoms? Jun 26, 11:46 Back in May we published a commentary raising concerns about the Atom CPU inventory situation among Taiwan's notebook vendors, following reports that Intel was cracking down on chip dumping in the China market. Read more |
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Commentary: Free-to-air was the theme of mobile TV during Computex Jun 23, 16:46 Looking back at the product offerings at the recently concluded Computex Taipei 2009, you couldn't help notice that companies highlighting mobile DTV solutions based on the DVB standard were focusing on free-to-air solutions (DVB-T) as opposed to solutions targeting the subscription-based DVB-H standard, despite the latter being the technology standard developed specifically for digital mobile DTV. Read more |
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SiRF and extending GPS: It's not only about location Jun 17, 15:52 Sitting in the Digitimes office last week, GPS IC design house Sirf founder Kanwar Chadha took out an idea book that he had commissioned back in 1995 when Sirf was just getting started. "You have to remember, at that time there really was no established market for GPS devices," explained Chadha. "Therefore, I had to hire a designer to work with me on this book to draw up scenarios that we thought would be ideal for GPS." Read more |
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