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Monday 14 July 2014
Microsoft expands coverage of free Windows licensing
Microsoft reportedly is expanding its subsidies to vendors for Windows-based tablets, and in addition to sub-9-inch models, tablets priced below US$250 will also receive free Windows...
Monday 19 May 2014
AMD said to acquire SATA Express IP from ASMedia for next-generation platform
AMD reportedly will cooperate with Taiwan-based ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, to integrate transmission interfaces such as SATA Express onto its next-generation...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Acer to open cloud computing center in Taiwan; will see over 50% gross margins from related licensing
Acer's cloud computer experiencing center will open in Taoyuan, Taiwan at the end of May. The company hopes to use the facility to provide more details on its Build Your Own Cloud...
Monday 7 April 2014
Microsoft and MediaTek rumored to be looking to push Windows tablets in the China white-box tablet market
Microsoft reportedly has been aggressively trying to persuade MediaTek to push Windows-based tablets in China's white-box market and with the software giant's announcement of offering...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Microsoft and Dell sign patent licensing agreement
Microsoft and Dell have announced a patent licensing agreement allowing the companies to share technology and build on each other's innovations. It is the continuation of a nearly...
Tuesday 18 March 2014
China market: Second-tier China handset vendors plan to request anti-trust probe into Android licensing
Some second-tier and small China-based handset vendors feel that Google has unreasonably high charges for some applications under the Android platform, and therefore plan to request...
Monday 24 February 2014
Microsoft to lower Windows 8.1 licensing fees for entry-level PCs, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft plans to further decrease Windows 8.1 licensing rates for entry-level PCs priced below US$250 and tablets, from nearly US$50 currently to about US$15, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 14 November 2013
Hydis and Innolux sign cross-licensing agreement
E Ink has announced that its Korean subsidiary Hydis Technologies has signed a cross-licensing agreement for TFT LCD products with Innolux of Taiwan.
Friday 2 August 2013
Spansion and XMC announce licensing agreement
Spansion and China-based 300mm semiconductor foundry XMC have announced an agreement for XMC to license Spansion's floating gate NOR flash technology. The agreement expands the companies'...
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Microsoft SST program not attracting brand vendors
Microsoft's Small Screen Touch (SST) program, which offers Windows licensing discounts on touchscreen devices with a display size of 11.6-inch or below, is struggling to attract notebook...
Thursday 16 May 2013
Taiwan NCC sets floor pricing for 4G licenses
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 15 announced floor prices for acquiring frequency band units to operate next-generation (4G) mobile broadband communications...
Monday 13 May 2013
Fortrend shipped Turn Key to China first licensing partner
Fortrend Taiwan Scientific Corp. has developed its unique OGS technique, material and equipment ahead of others in the same business and obtained the affirmation from international...
Monday 1 April 2013
PC component shipments to enjoy 20-50% growth in 2H13
PC supply chain shipments in the second half are expected to enjoy growth of at least 20% compared to the first half and may even reach 50% due to Intel's new Haswell-based processors...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Taiwan market: Vee TIME plans to compete for 700MHz 4G license
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, is likely to compete for a 700MHz 4G license through open bidding to be held by the National Communications Commission (NCC) by the...
Thursday 24 January 2013
Taiwan NCC details 4G licensing plans
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 23 details its tentative planning for the release of a total bandwidth of 270MHz for operating next-generation mobile...