258 news items tagged battery
China market: Xiaomi announces Hongmi 3
Monday 11 January 2016China-based Xiaomi has announced its Hongmi 3 smartphone, priced at CNY699 (US$106) and is marketing the product by mainly pushing its long battery life.
Taiwan market: Gogoro sees increasing electric scooter sales
Tuesday 29 December 2015Gogoro has sold nearly 1,000 electric scooters in Taiwan in December, the highest monthly record since it was founded, and the company is now planning to add another 21 battery exchange...
Simplo achieves net profits of NT$797 million in 3Q15
Thursday 12 November 2015Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.14 billion (US$493.8 million) for the third quarter, while gross margins were 10.22%, net...
Acer establishes subsidiary to enter electric vehicle power system and battery industries
Friday 23 October 2015Acer's Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business recently established a new subsidiary, MPS Energy, to focus on developing car-use batteries and electric vehicle power systems and will...
Acer positive about Microsoft Surface Book release
Tuesday 13 October 2015Commenting on market watchers' concerns that Microsoft's Surface Book could potentially hurt its PC brand partners, Acer's president of corporate business planning and operations...
Sysgration lands OEM orders for automotive battery modules from China
Wednesday 23 September 2015Sysgration has obtained OEM orders for 8,000 battery modules worth NT$800 million (US$24.4 million) from a new energy vehicle maker based in northern China, with shipments to begin...
Simplo expects 4% growth in 3Q15
Thursday 13 August 2015Battery module maker Simplo Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.65 billion (US$489.28 million), net profits of NT$745 million and EPS of NT$2.34 for the second...
Simplo, Dynapack to supply battery modules for use in new Surface, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 21 July 2015Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have landed orders for battery modules for use in new Surface devices to be launched by Microsoft in the third quarter, according...
Wei Chi Energy, APPSRC co-develop hybrid battery system for electric vehicles
Wednesday 1 July 2015Battery maker Wei Chi Energy Technology and Advanced Propulsion and Power System Research Center (APPSRC) of Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University have co-developed a hybrid battery...
LG Chem to mass produce hexagonal battery for smartwatches
Monday 29 June 2015LG Chem has developed a hexagonal battery for use in smartwatches, a move that will allow for 25% more energy efficiency than a rectangular battery, according to various Korea media...
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches new flagship Xperia Z3+, Xperia Z4 Tablet
Thursday 28 May 2015Sony Mobile Communications has launched its latest flagship smartphone the Xperia Z3+ in London, the UK and has also hosted a launch conference in Taiwan.
Simplo under pressure in competition for next-generation iPhone battery orders
Tuesday 26 May 2015Taiwan-based Simplo Technology is coming under strong pressure from China makers in competition for Apple's battery orders for the next-generation iPhone, according to industry sou...
Simplo pushing new businesses
Tuesday 31 March 2015Notebook battery maker Simplo Technology is preparing to enter the automation and Internet of Things (IoT) industries in 2015 and is developing a smart robotic arm that will be installed...
Cylindrical battery demand to see 32% increase in demand during 2015, says firm
Wednesday 11 March 2015Cylindrical battery demand will see an on-year increase of 32% from 882 million in 2014 to 1.171 billion units in 2015, according to EnergyTrend.
Sysgration lands orders for electric bus-use battery modules from CSR
Tuesday 3 March 2015Sysgration has obtained orders for battery modules for use in 500 electric buses from China-based maker CSR, with each module priced at CNY750,000 (US$119,590) and shipments to begin...
Toes Opto-Mechatronics launches flexible thin-film battery, seizing smart wearable application opportunities
Monday 12 January 2015According to IEK, shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 191.2 million units, with total market value reaching up to US$20.55 billion in 2018. This will trigger rising...
Simplo, Dynapack reportedly to supply batteries for Microsoft products
Monday 10 November 2014Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology and Dynapack reportedly have successfully entered Microsoft's supply chain with Simplo having landed most of the battery orders for the...
Battery material supplier Aleees reports strong on-year revenue gains for October
Wednesday 5 November 2014Taiwan-based electric bus (e-bus) and lithium ferrous phosphate cathode material maker Aleees has reported revenues of NT$89 million (US$2.92 million) for October 2014, down 5% sequentially...
Plug-in electric vehicles expected to make up 2.4% of global light-duty vehicle sales by 2023, says Navigant
Thursday 23 October 2014The rapidly changing market for electric vehicles (EVs), which includes hybrids (HEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), is a small but growing part...
Taiwan Li-ion battery makers look to data center applications
Tuesday 21 October 2014Taiwan-based Li-ion battery module makers, in view of weak global demand for notebooks and slow growth in tablet sales, are looking to new business opportunities from data center...
Acer working with Panasonic on cloud computing battery management system
Tuesday 14 October 2014Acer reportedly is cooperating with Panasonic to develop a battery management system for its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform for Internet of Things (IoT) business opportunities,...
New battery and charging technologies required for 8 billion mobile devices in 2019, says ABI Research
Thursday 9 October 2014ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of mobile devices (smartphones, basic mobile phones, wearables, tablets, and notebooks) will reach eight billion by 2019, providing...
Simplo, Dynapack see revenue growth in September thanks to iPhone
Tuesday 7 October 2014Battery maker Simplo Technology has announced revenues of NT$5.4 billion (US$177.3 million) for September 2014, up 7.85% on month and 1.66% on year, with combined revenues for the...
Simplo confident of earning paid-in capital for 2014
Tuesday 12 August 2014Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology is confident it will attain its target net profit equal to its paid-in capital for 2014, company chairman Raymond Sung said at an August...
Simplo, Dynapack see increased July revenues
Wednesday 6 August 2014Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology saw July consolidated revenues of NT$4.8 billion (US$160 million) rise 4.3% on month and 6.69% on year, while fellow maker Dynapack International...
- iPhone X/8: Wireless charging will wear out the battery faster than cable charging (Mar 12) - ZDNet
- Microsoft confirms Surface Book 2 battery drain problems while gaming (Nov 22) - Tech Radar
- Galaxy S9 to use Substrate-like PCB to fit larger battery (Aug 6) - SlashGear
- Qualcomm intros Snapdragon 660 and 630 mobile chips (May 9) - Company release
- Beyond lithium-ion: Researchers reveal a safer, longer-lasting, solid-state battery alternative (Mar 3) - PC World
- Samsung to use Sony batteries in Galaxy S8 phone (Feb 17) - Wall Street Journal
- Higher battery density not the root cause of Note 7 fire: Samsung (Jan 23) - ZDNet
- Samsung Electronics probe finds battery was main cause of Note 7 fires: source (Jan 15) - Reuters
- Samsung profit estimate surges despite Note 7 battery fiasco (Jan 6) - BBC News
- Lattice Semiconductor advances FPGA capabilities (Dec 12) - ZDNet