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Thursday 11 September 2008
China DRAM market tries to shake off Olympic blues, says iSuppli
China was hoping for an economic boost from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, but for the nation's DRAM market, the event actually had the opposite effect, plowing a trough in demand...
Monday 25 August 2008
White-box handsets popular during Olympics; MediaTek expected to see higher sales growth in August and 3Q08
The China government's crackdown on unlicensed handsets prior to the Olympics had an influence on sales for white-box handset makers as well as chipset provider MediaTek. However,...
Friday 15 August 2008
Game Flier's Hong Kong IPO hindered by Olympics
Online games operator Game Flier International originally scheduled its IPO (initial public offering) on the Hong Kong stock market in the first quarter of 2009, but the IPO will...
Thursday 14 August 2008
DRAM prices to stabilize after the Olympics
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) chairman Frank Huang, who said earlier that demand for DRAM will only emerge after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, anticipates that corresponding...
Thursday 14 August 2008
Stronger seasonal demand for IT goods expected in China after Olympics
Despite that demand for IT goods in China has been suppressed by natural disasters and stricter customs checks, industry players anticipate that the upcoming strong season in the...
Thursday 24 July 2008
Post Olympic blues unlikely to hit China's PC industry, says Gartner
Because of China's massive economy, the Olympic games are expected to have limited impact on China's PC market, according to Gartner. Analysts said a post Olympics slowdown is unlikely...
Thursday 24 July 2008
Taiwan IT industry sees stricter pre-Olympics customs checks
Sources at PC distributors indicate that the China government has enacted stricter customs checks prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, resulting in longer transportation times...
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to keep MOD broadcast of Olympic games by divesting in Elta Technology
Chunghwa Telecom, in response to National Communications Commission's (NCC) decision that CHT should not directly operate live broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Games through its open...
Friday 18 July 2008
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom tripped up as it looks to provide Olympic Game coverage
While Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained the Taiwan exclusive rights to live broadcast events of the Beijing Olympic Games using an IPTV service that would run on its MOD (multimedia...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with MSN, PChome for Olympics coverage
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on July 8 announced its cooperation with two local web portals, MSN Taiwan and PChome Online, for joint broadcast events from the Beijing Olympic Games.
Monday 7 July 2008
Motherboard makers to focus sales activities in China during July and September, says paper
Due to China government plans to start restricting transportation in Beijing in August this year to ease traffic during the Olympic games, plus consumers are expected to put most...
Friday 27 June 2008
DRAM demand becomes even weaker as the China government steps up contraband investigations
Due to the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the government in China has started investigations into contraband among local Internet cafes, leading to a sharp drop in the demand...