Rajiv MenonElectronics
Taiwan Indicts Eight over Smuggling 74 Nvidia AI Servers to China
Prosecutors seized 56 advanced units in Taipei while illicit shipments generated over $21.2 million through routing hubs in Japan and Indonesia.
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Sarah ChenFinance
Asian Shares Hold Flat as Investors Await Nvidia Earnings and US Sanctions Plan
Tech exporters in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei pause ahead of chipmaker revenue forecasts of 92 billion dollars and fresh trade tensions.
Rajiv MenonElectronics
Chinese Robot Makers Unveil 150 Humanoids for Warehouse and Factory Work
More than 300 domestic robotics firms brought 2,000 exhibits to Beijing, pitching automation hardware for logistics hubs and electronics assembly lines.
Aiko TanakaElectronics
Bang & Olufsen Unveils Asias Largest Flagship Store in Singapore: A New Era of Luxury Electronics Experience
Established Danish electronics manufacturer, Bang & Olufsen, recently unveiled its flagship store at Singapore’s Scotts Square shopping complex. With a retail area of approximately 2853 square feet, this site represents the company’s first Culture Store in…
Maria SantosElectronics
Electronics Retail Giant Dien May Xanh Soars with $505m IPO in Vietnams Largest Market Listing in Two Years
Mobile World Investment Corporation, a renowned retail conglomerate in Vietnam, recently made a significant move in the business world by separating its electronics retail chain, Dien May Xanh, through an initial public offering (IPO) valued at US$505…
Wei ZhangElectronics
Yamada and Edion Set to Merge, Establishing Japans Largest Electronics Retail Empire
Yamada Holdings, Japan’s premier consumer electronics retailer, is scheduled to merge with its competitor, Edion. This amalgamation is set to form Japan’s most extensive electronics retail conglomerate with an estimated annual turnover reaching 2.5 trillion…
Wei ZhangElectronics
Xiaomi Vietnam Fined $11,000 For Breach Of Consumer Protection Laws
Xiaomi Vietnam, a distributor of consumer electronics under the Chinese brand Xiaomi, has been penalized with a fine of VND290 million (US$11,000) for breaches of consumer protection laws, especially involving the use of personal data for marketing purposes.…
Wei ZhangGeneral
Thai Giant Central Retail Waves Goodbye to Vietnam’s Electronics Market, Selling Nguyen Kim Amid Mounting Losses
Thai conglomerate Central Retail has finalized the sale of its entire share in Nguyen Kim Electronics, signifying its departure from the consumer electronics industry in Vietnam following successive years of financial losses. Deal Details The transaction,…
Wei ZhangElectronics
Japan’s Tech Leap: Quadrupling Budget for Semiconductors and AI Amid Global Rivalry
The government of Japan is preparing to significantly increase its investment in the semiconductors and artificial intelligence sectors. In the forthcoming fiscal year, the governmental budgetary support for these sectors is predicted to be almost four times…
Aiko TanakaElectronics
Apple’s First Foldable Iphone: Predicted Lower Hinge Costs May Impact Retail Price
Apple is reportedly developing its first foldable iPhone, a topic that has been garnering significant interest in recent months. The latest inside information comes from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has offered some insight into the potential cost of…
Wei ZhangElectronics
Microsoft Unveils Ambitious Multimodal AI Vision for Windows 2030 Experience
Microsoft’s ambitious Windows 2030 Vision unveils a future where artificial intelligence (AI) is woven into the very fabric of its operating system, dramatically reshaping the user experience. Imagine a world where AI agents tackle mundane tasks, freeing…
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
JD.com To Acquire German Retailer Ceconomy In €2.2 Billion Strategic Expansion Move
JD.com, one of China’s leading online retailers, is set to acquire German electronics retailer, Ceconomy. The acquisition deal is worth an estimated 2.2 billion euros (US$2.5 billion). This strategic move signals JD.com’s intentions to expand beyond its…
Rajiv MenonElectronics
Judge says Apple and one of its executives lied during Epic Games trial in 2021
Remember Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers? She was the judge who made the ruling in Apple’s 2021 legal battle against Epic Games that resulted from Apple’s decision to boot Epic and its popular Fortnite game from the App Store. Apple said that Epic included a…
Maria SantosElectronics
Honor’s upcoming flagship wants a seat at the champions table
Although specs and price should be the deciding factor when purchasing a phone, “brand” is one of the most important aspects that convinces customers to buy certain products. To put it bluntly, Apple and Samsung have monopolized certain markets like the…
Wei ZhangElectronics
Is the EU’s push for more iPhone openness going too far?
Apple’s relationship with the European Union has always been complicated, but the latest set of demands might be the point where the company starts pushing back more aggressively. Under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple is being asked to open up even…
Rajiv MenonElectronics
iPhone 16 series to be available in Indonesia next month
Teach giant Apple announced that the iPhone 16 will be available in Indonesia from April 11, indicating the sales ban in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy had been lifted. The government in October prohibited the marketing and sale of the model over the US…