Taipei and San Jose, CA – Businesses throughout Taiwan can now accelerate their adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and deliver new connected experiences to their customers, thanks to Asia Pacific Telecom and Cisco. Asia Pacific Telecom today ... ( read original story ...)
MediaTek Holds Smartphone Design Training For Indian Mobile Brands In Taiwan
MediaTek Inc successfully concluded its "Smartphone Design Training Program" created to accelerate the "Make in India" initiative. MediaTek has developed the training program to foster and educate talent for India's fast-growing handset industry by sharing ... ( read original story ...)
Precise Biometrics’ fingerprint recognition technology in two more Taiwanese smartphones
featuring Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards technology. This is the first announcement of the year from the identity authentication firm, while it is underway acquiring NexID Biometrics, a spoof mitigation and liveness detection solutions provider ... ( read original story ...)
Tech Diplomacy? Taiwan’s President Tours Twitter
Alexander Huang, a professor at Taiwan’s Tamkang University, said the choice to visit Twitter during the stopover did seem symbolic for a government with few outlets for official diplomacy. “Modern technology will enable a lot of new ways of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech giant's Taiwan deals unravel as Powertech calls off share pact
TAIPEI Taiwan's Powertech Technology Inc (6239.TW) said Friday it was terminating a share agreement with China's Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, unraveling more than $2 billion in deal-making that the state-run Chinese giant had hoped to seal on the island. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Dips On Cautious Q1 Guidance
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), aka TSMC ... "Due to stronger demand for TSMC's 16-nanometer technology and a more favorable exchange rate than our original forecast, fourth-quarter revenue surpassed the high-end of our guidance ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan's TSMC chief praises Trump's US jobs goal as Q4 profit sets record
TAIPEI: The chief of Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker ... a normally slower period for the technology sector, but remained conservative in their outlook. "It really comes from the seasonality of our customers in the mobile area ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tech sales rebound 5% in December
"Taiwan's semiconductor sector is on the path to recovery ... In December, key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, posted a 9.76% rise in sales, thanks to relatively robust demand for the 5.5 inch ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Sales of mid-range smartphones to increase in 2017, says Samsung Taiwan executive
The ratio of mid-range smartphones priced at NT$10,000-15,000 (US$313-470) to total smartphone sold in the Taiwan market is expected to grow to 15-16% in 2017, up from 11% at the end of 2016, according to Randy Lee, deputy general manager of mobile ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Desire 650 Goes Global After Its December Taiwan-Exclusive Launch
HTC announced the Desire 650 low-end Android smartphone back in December, but the company confirmed the devices will be exclusively available in Taiwan, its home turf. In a surprising move, the handset maker announced recently that the HTC Desire 650 will ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Alibaba, part of planned Taiwan fund, won't seek board seats at local firms – source
The deal has yet to be approved by Taiwan's Investment Commission despite an application three months ago, raising concern that the fund may be rejected amid a chill in political relations with China. It follows a $300 million Taiwan Entrepreneur Fund that ... ( read original story ...)
The story of smartphones has a lesson for Taiwan
On Jan. 10, 2007, President Chen Shui-bian attended the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega during his Central America visit. Exactly 10 years later, it was again Ortega who hosted the R.O.C. head of state — President Tsai Ing-wen — in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan objects after Vietnam deports telecom fraud suspects to China
Taipei: Taiwan on Tuesday strongly objected to the deportation from Vietnam to China of four Taiwanese nationals suspected of telecommunications fraud, saying the move was carried out under pressure from Beijing. The latest deportation followed a series of ... ( read original story ...)
REFILE-Taiwan objects to deportation of telecom fraud suspects from Vietnam to China
(Corrects spelling of Tsai Ing-wen's name in paragraph 7) TAIPEI Jan 3 Taiwan on Tuesday strongly objected to the deportation from Vietnam to China of four Taiwanese nationals suspected of telecommunications fraud, saying the move was carried out under ... ( read original story ...)
Aloft Taipei Beitou Hotel Opens in Taiwan
Featuring vibrant design and innovative technology, the 292-room hotel is just steps from a multitude of hot springs, and a quick 5-minute stroll to two Metro stations, enabling easy access to Taipei's downtown area and attractions. Marriott International ... ( read original story ...)
Marriott International Debuts Second Aloft Hotel In The Buzzing City Of Taipei, Taiwan
Featuring vibrant design and innovative technology, the 292-room hotel is just steps from a multitude of hot springs, and a quick 5-minute stroll to two Metro stations, enabling easy access to Taipei's downtown area and attractions. "We are proud to debut ... ( read original story ...)