Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6

HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com starting March 8, priced at NT$7,790 (US$253) unlocked. The Nokia 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Snapdeal Partners With Taiwanese Smartphone-Maker ASUS

New Delhi: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Thursday announced its partnership with Taiwanese smartphone-maker ASUS with the launch of ASUS Zenfone 3s Max smartphones on its platform. The ASUS ZenFone 3S Max is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 ... ( read original story ...)

HTC decides not to issue cash dividends for 2nd straight year

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電) has decided not to distribute cash dividends for 2016 because of ongoing losses, the second consecutive year in which it will not issue a dividend. HTC, which has faced escalating ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone exploded in backpack

A man's smartphone suddenly "exploded" in his backpack several hours after he got off a plane in Nanjing, Yangtse.com reported on Monday. The man, surnamed Song and from Taiwan, said that while he was having dinner with his friends in a restaurant at about ... ( read original story ...)

Have a 4K TV? Chunghwa unveils 4K content to go with it

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom said its MOD 4K digital media player was available to preorder by customers on its 300M broadband plan. The telecommunications giant announced its MOD 4K service on Monday at an event that saw government officials and ... ( read original story ...)

High-tech giants to launch major recruitment drives

Taipei, March 4 (CNA) Several major high-tech firms in Taiwan are set to launch hiring campaigns to each recruit thousands of new employees this year for an upgrade in production technology and capacity expansion. Among these companies are Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s Foxconn ‘bidding’ for Toshiba chip biz

It can keep its core technology in Japan but it is about expanding capacity ... He also said it was important the U.S. did not engage in a trade war with China. Taiwan’s tech-dominated manufacturers have been unnerved by U.S. President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom recruiting set to grow

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (2412-TW) will be taking part in campus recruitment fairs for the first time in the company's history in order to recruit young talents for the development of its emerging businesses. The first event the company ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom mulls introducing Nokia 3310

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's leading telecom services provider, is considering introducing the new Nokia 3310 smartphone into the domestic market to help upgrade its 2G consumers to 3G, according to the Central News Agency. The company's ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom signs MOU with Nokia on 5G technology

Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on fifth-generation (5G) technology cooperation with Nokia Corp. at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday. CHT Chairman Cheng Yu (鄭優 ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom : Brings Amazing IoT Visions to MWC

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), invited by Taiwan Industrial Development Bureau, attends Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this year to showcase the latest developments in mobile technologies and the internet of things (IoT), and to promote premium ... ( read original story ...)