
Intel Demonstrates Nervana NNP for Cloud, Movidius Myriad VPU for Edge
Intel demonstrated its Intel Nervana Neural Network Processors (NNP) for training (NNP-T1000) and inference (NNP-I1000) — Intel's first purpose-built ASICs for complex deep learning with scale and efficiency for cloud and data center customers...

China’s 5G Smartphone Shipments Reached 485,000 Units in 3Q2019, IDC Reports
According to the latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 5G phone shipments in China reached 485,000 units in 3Q19, as vendors shipped devices in the run-up to the launch of commercial 5G services at the end of October. Most of these units were US$700+ flagships, but there was also activity in lower price bands...

Taiwan’s Taishin Bank Selected as the Regional 2019 Gartner Eye on Innovation Award Winner
Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2019 Gartner Eye on Innovation Award for financial services in the Asia/Pacific region. The award recognizes innovative use of digital technology-enabled capabilities, products or services, in order to highlight “best-in-class” financial industry initiatives launched within the past 12 months and to offer insight about developments in digital innovation...

ITRI Wins Two CES 2020 Innovation Awards
HISNCHU, Taiwan — Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, won two CES 2020 Innovation Awards, including its PECOLA (Personal Companion for Older People Living Alone) in the Smart Home category and iStimUweaR in Wearable Technologies...

Keysight, Black Shark Collaborate to Accelerate Launch of Flagship 5G Gaming Smartphones
Keysight Technologies announced a collaboration with Black Shark Technology to accelerate the launch of flagship 5G gaming smartphones aimed at consumers in China. Black Shark Technology, part of Xiaomi’s MiOT Ecosystem, selected Keysight’s 5G network emulation solutions to accelerate the development and radio frequency (RF) performance validation of the company’s 5G mobile gaming devices...

Over 70% of Taiwanese Netizens Plan to Purchase on Double 11: MIC
A survey of Taiwanese netizens found that over 70% of netizens express their willingness to make purchases on the upcoming Double 11 shopping festival, according to the MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) of III (Institute for Information Industry)...