iPhone 8 Plus Battery Swelling Problem Crops Up in Taiwan

TNW found Taiwan news reports saying week-old iPhone 8 Plus units ... Galaxy Note 7 owners learned last year when their phones caught fire, causing injuries and property damage. In Samsung’s case, the batteries had defects, and the cavity in the phones ... ( read original story ...)

Housing transactions expected to grow 10% in 2017: realtor

Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan are expected to grow more than 10 percent in 2017 as the country's economic recovery takes hold, the H&B Business Group, a leading real estate agency, said Friday. ( read original story ...)

IP Week @ SG 2017: Trade secrets at Taiwan Semiconductor

Sylvia Fang, vice president and general counsel at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, outlines to WIPR the importance of trade secrets and how courts have dealt with them, following IP Week @ SG, hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of ... ( read original story ...)

taipei: citizenm hotel opening

citizenm has made its hotly anticipated foray into the far east, opening a towering property on the doorstep of ximendeng, a bustling area of taipei known for its appealing nightlife and shopping infrastructure. called citizenm taipei north gate – it's ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Property Developers Drag Hang Seng Index Lower

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was dragged down 1% today, with Chinese property developer stocks among the worst ... dependent on Apple for almost 50% of its revenue, slipped 6.5%. Taiwan's benchmark Taiex, home to many Apple supply chain stocks, was 1.09% ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan shares dive in morning session; HTC extends gains

Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電), however ... Under the deal, Google will obtain a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property, while some 2,000 HTC engineers will go to work for the U.S. company. Through HTC's ODM services ... ( read original story ...)

Google deal expected to affect HTC smartphone R&D capability

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) A deal for Taiwan-based HTC Corp. (宏達電 ... a deal that will also allow the U.S. buyer to receive a non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property. HTC has built good business ties with Google over the years. ( read original story ...)

That Queasy Feeling Down Under

Why risk Los Angeles for Seoul or Taipei? I’d like to think White is too pessimistic ... Australia’s scandal of the year concerns two Chinese-born property developers, both allegedly connected to the Chinese Communist party, who funneled more than ... ( read original story ...)

Google buys Pixel team for $1.1B

Google is also getting a nonexclusive license for Taiwan-based HTC's intellectual property to help support Pixel phones ... said at a news conference in Taipei. "We've been focusing on building our core capabilities. But with this agreement, we're taking ... ( read original story ...)

Google steps up its hardware push with $1.1bn HTC deal

TAIPEI/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google said late Wednesday ... It will also acquire a non-exclusive licence for HTC's intellectual property and the two firms agreed to look at other areas of collaboration in the future. While Google is not acquiring ... ( read original story ...)

Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement

and TAIPEI, Taiwan , Sept. Google (NASDAQ GOOG ... Separately, Google will receive a non exclusive license for HTC intellectual property (IP). The agreement is a testament to the decade-long strategic relationship between HTC and Google around the ... ( read original story ...)