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Wednesday 1 December 2021
New iPhone sales surge in Taiwan and China
Strong unit sales of the new iPhone 13 already boosted Apple's share of China's smartphone market to over 20% in October, up from less than 5% in September, according to figures from...
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Metaverse to drive ICT business opportunities
Everyone from hardware, software, platform and application service providers want to play a role in the metaverse. However, with the gradual popularization of different AR/VR applications,...
Tuesday 30 November 2021
Heat dissipation vendors cautiously optimistic about 2022 as Samsung reintroduces vapor chambers to new phones
Samsung Electronics reportedly is looking to once again use vapor chambers (VCs) in its new mobile phone models slated for launch in 2022. While it may not all be smooth sailing,...
Monday 29 November 2021
IPC makers see record order visibility, may suffer from component shortage
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) makers, including Advantech, Ennoconn, DFI, Axiomtek and Adlink Technology, all see record order visibility thanks to strong order placements from clients...
Monday 29 November 2021
Notebook ODMs mull plans to set up assembly lines in Europe
Notebook DOMs reportedly are mulling plans to set up assembly lines in Europe to further diversify production bases and better serve clients in the region, according to industry so...
Monday 29 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Honda Thailand to make EVs locally
Honda Thailand is considering building EV manufacturing facilities in Thailand as EV demand grows in the country, while Malaysia's 5G handset shipments are projected by IDC to grow...
Friday 26 November 2021
Thailand 5G smartphone shipments hit new high in 3Q21
Thailand's smartphone shipments decreased 14% on-year in the third quarter this year but shipments of 5G models hit a new high, according to Counterpoint Research. COVID...
Friday 26 November 2021
Huawei begins mass production of next-gen foldable smartphone
Huawei has kicked off volume production for its next-generation foldable smartphone since November, according to industry sources. The model will be rivaling Samsung Electronics'...
Friday 26 November 2021
US puts China quantum computing companies on trade blacklist
The US Department of Commerce has imposed trade sanctions on a total of 27 foreign companies with 12 of them based in China, 13 in Pakistan, one in Japan and one in Singapore. These...
Friday 26 November 2021
Samsung eyes reduced dependence on Qualcomm chips
Samsung Electronics will reportedly increase the production of its Exynos chipsets for Galaxy smartphones to raise the proportion of its in-house processors in Galaxy devices and...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Mitac optimistic about 2022
Mitac Holdings has expressed optimism about its operations next year, thanks to robust orders for servers, as well as recovery in demand for automotive and industrial tablets.
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Heterogeneous chips stimulating demand for cooling solutions, says Jentech
Demand for cooling solutions has been driven by heterogeneous chips integration, according to thermal heat spreader maker Jentech Precision Industrial.
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Highlights of the day: Smartphone chip vendors reserving 12-inch fab capacity for PWMICs
Shortage of foundry supply is sending major smartphone application processors vendors booking 12-inch fab capacity in advance to facilitate shipments of their power...
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Vietnam IT sector grows 9% in January-October
In the first 10 months of 2021, Vietnam's IT sector generated VDN2,560 trillion (US$112.78 billion), 9% higher than the same period in 2020. Local Vietnamese IT firms accounted for...
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Wonderful Hi-Tech expects rising sales from LEO satellite equipment
Cable maker Wonderful Hi-Tech has become a supplier of transmission cables used in ground receivers for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites thanks to its experience in making directly...