Contract chip manufacturing giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) has been a big beneficiary of the smartphone boom. Smartphones require a wide range of increasingly powerful yet power-efficient chips. This has led not only to an ... ( read original story ...)
HTC working on blockchain-powered Android smartphone: Report
Taipei: Taiwanese tech giant HTC is reportedly working on a new ... and decentralised applications," TheNextWeb reported late on Tuesday. Blockchain smartphones are claimed to offer better security and user experience by integrating "cold wallet" storage ... ( read original story ...)
Triple Lens Smartphone Cameras Tipped To Soar
Smartphone component suppliers are forecasting increased demand for multi-lens camera modules, following the release of Huawei’s P20 Pro and its ‘world-first’ LEICA triple lens camera set-up. According to Taiwanese trade publication, DigiTimes ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese tech giant HTC announces blockchain smartphone ‘Exodus’
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is working on a new Android phone which will be powered by blockchain technology, The Next Web reported. Dubbed ‘Exodus’, the new phone will be “dedicated to decentralized applications [DApps] and security”, according ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2018
The DIGITIMES Research report you are trying to open requires subscription to Taiwan FPD Tracker data services. Please sign in if you wish to continue. Thanks to volume shipments of 18:9 smartphone panels from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), Taiwan's small ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan startups showcasing latest applications at IoT World 2018
The five Taiwan startups, led by ASVDA CEO Chiou Jiunn-rong ... allowing parents to use their smartphone app to take care of their babies. Just setting up a foothold in the US in early May 2018, iCarry mainly offers services covering travel, money flow ... ( read original story ...)
HTC to Launch Blockchain-Ready Smartphones
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is the latest tech giant to embrace the blockchain trend. The company is reportedly developing an Android smartphone, named “Exodus,” that can run blockchain-based decentralized applications (DApp). ( read original story ...)
Air Canada move to list Taiwan as part of China sees backlash, threat of boycott
VANCOUVER—Members of the Taiwanese community in Vancouver are alarmed after Air Canada caved to demands from Beijing to list Taiwan as part of China on its website for booking flights. The dissent comes in the form of a petition aiming to make Air Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Focus on Taiwan: Liang-Gee Chen Interview
Junko Yoshida sits down and conducts an interview with Taiwan's Minister of Science and Technology TAIPEI — Thirty years ago, few knowledgeable people would have believed a prediction that Taiwan would eventually produce more than half the chips consumed ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee patients were not forcibly returned to Nauru from Taiwan
The report regarding the transfer of two refugee patients from Taiwan to Nauru by Australian officials (Iranian refugee and son returned to Nauru against medical advice, 14 May) requires further clarification to avoid misunderstanding. The article implies ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101 waste cable-turned art project on display in New York
... artworks crafted from retired elevator cables from the Taipei 101 skyscraper by a Taiwanese artist with the help of prison inmates has gone on display in Manhattan, New York City. The "Rebirth" collection by artist Kang Mu-xiang (康木祥), which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Star reports positive EBITDA for April
Taiwan Star Telecom has seen its operations reach a milestone in April during which its EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) has become positive, three months ahead of target, according to company president Cliff Lai. ( read original story ...)
UOB ceasing foreign currency banknotes import in Taiwan – sources
TAIPEI, May 18 (Reuters) - United Overseas Bank (UOB) will stop supplying foreign currency banknotes to lenders in Taiwan from June 18 amid concern on tighter anti-money laundering rules in the region, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Macquarie Is Said to Seek Buyer for Stake in Taiwan Wind Farm
(Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Capital is seeking to pare its stake in Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Australian firm, which is an arm of Macquarie Group Ltd., has been reaching out to potential buyers for part ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei – Asia’s popular destination
TAIPEI ― Taipei is a rising tourist destination in Asia. In 2015, the city ranked 10th on the most popular tourist cities by MasterCard. A total of 7.4 million people visited the city, edging over other tourist destinations such as Bali, Shanghai and Sydney. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan finally acknowledges CPUT, to SA teachers’ relief
South African teachers in Taiwan who graduated from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after an impasse that had them worried about their jobs on the island. Education authorities in Taiwan raised ... ( read original story ...)