Computer market falls: Quanta sales plummet 10%, Acer down 2%
Tweet Taiwan’s top contract PC manufacturer Quanta Computer has seen a sharp fall in its sales. November sales stood at NT$96.86 billion, a 9.7% drop from the preceding month and…
Indonesian phone and internet usage being limited by high prices
Tweet A survey conducted in Indonesia has revealed that telecommunication rates in the country for both data and voice services are too high and this has negatively affected the average…
China switches export focus away from Europe and America
Tweet China’s interest in exporting to developed countries is waning and the south Asian nation is currently focusing more on exporting to developing countries. Speaking Wednesday, a Chinese foreign trade…
Acer close to being Number 2 PC brand in China
Tweet Acer (TAI:2353) is set to become the Number 2 PC brand in China in 2012 behind market leader Lenovo. According to the president of the Taiwan-based international computer maker, Oliver…
China wants to invest in West’s crumbling infrastructure
Tweet The current global economic slow down has had a major impact on the infrastructure in the developed world and China says it wants to help. Its motives however are…
Baidu’s near monopoly of Chinese search engine market could be investigated
Tweet Baidu’s continued dominance on the Chinese online search engine market could soon be a subject of investigation by anti-trust regulators, according to Analysis, an internet research firm. Currently, Baidu…
Symantec’s stake in JV to be bought by China’s Huawei
Tweet Huawei Technologies Co., a Chinese telecom company said Tuesday that it will pay USD 530 million to fully own the company’s current joint venture with Symantec, the international computer…
Facebook takes cloud computing to Taiwan
Tweet The world’s largest social networking site is set to establish a multi-million cloud data center in Central Taiwan Science Park. The move by Facebook will see Taiwan become a…
China’s 3G mobile phone users surpass the 100 million mark
Tweet Users of the 3G mobile phones inChinaare more than 100 million. A report released by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) shows that by the end…
China to subsidise its cloud computing industry
Tweet The Chinese central government is to spend RMB 1.5 billion in attempt to boost cloud computing in the country. The National Development and Reform Commission made the announcement on…
