
Tablet Market Share of Windows OS to Reach Almost 5% in 2015
According to MIC, a Taipei-ICT based ICT research institute, with a limited variety of tablets, the market stepped into the mature phase in 2014, the continued decline in ASP has put manufacturing costs under greater pressure, giving Chinese suppliers with price advantages and higher flexibility a chance to rise...

Acer Expands Its Smartphone Business to the United States
Acer announced today that it is expanding its smartphone business to the United States for the first time by bringing its Liquid M220 smartphone to Microsoft Stores. The Liquid M220, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, is the first Liquid smartphone to run on the Windows Phone 8...

Foxconn to Assemble iPhone 6c: Analyst
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Though it is widely circulated that the 4-inch iPhone 6c will be released by this year’s end. However, according to the latest report from the KGI Securities’ Analyst Kuo Ming-chi, iPhone 6c is going to be launched in 2016, and Foxconn will be the major assembler...

Communications Applications to Be The Biggest Percentage of IC sales in APAC
Communication and computer systems are forecast to account for the greatest percentage of IC sales in every geographic region—Americas, Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific—this year, according to data released from IC Insights...

Acer Launches Aspire V 15, E Series, and All-New ES Series notebooks
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer today announced its new notebook computer lineup for the 2015 back-to-school season, including the new Aspire V 15 with metallic aesthetic cues, the Aspire E Series with solid performance packed into a sophisticated design, and the Aspire ES series with all the essential features at an unbeatable price...

MediaTek Launches Fast Charging Certification Program with UL
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – MediaTek and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced a fast charging worldwide certification program to certify products with MediaTek Pump Express Plus (PE+) technology inside. Pump Express Plus is a fast charging technology for devices powered by MediaTek processors that enables a 75 percent battery capacity charge in approximately 30 minutes...