Taiwan’s struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it would sell part of its smartphone business to Google for $1.1 billion as the US giant looks to take greater control of its hardware business. Google will take on half of HTC’s research staff ... ( read original story ...)
Top 9 Most High-Tech Cities in the World
Taipei, unlike others on our list, tends to specialize in hardware rather than software. Taipei is one of the greatest technology capitals of the world. Tech giants like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Acer make Taipei their home. The city also scores highly for ... ( read original story ...)
National Day – but which nation?
Wong’s son is studying medicine at a university in Taipei. “If he graduates and settles in Taiwan ... They are proud of the achievements of China in economy, science and technology, the military, space exploration and raising living standards. ( read original story ...)
FSP Technology Inc (3015) Plunges -0.22% on Oct 4
One of the region’s key players is Taiwan. Being inside TAIEX list brings a lot of benefits for FSP Technology Inc. In Taiwan, there is a competitive borrowing environment that is widely appealing to investors. The nation also boasts with excellent ... ( read original story ...)
ENE Technology Incorporated (6243) Plunges -2.18% on Oct 4
One of the region’s key players is Taiwan. Being inside TAIEX list brings a lot of benefits for ENE Technology Incorporated. In Taiwan, there is a competitive borrowing environment that is widely appealing to investors. The nation also boasts with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches mid-tier Xperia XA1 Plus
It comes with a high-end camera as the photograph capability has become one of the most important features of today's smartphones, according to Jonathan Lin, general manager of Sony Mobile Taiwan. Sony Mobile already launched the 5-inch Xperia XA1 and 6 ... ( read original story ...)
GaN Systems and Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs collaborate on GaN technology to meet global power challenges
GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control – and Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) have entered into a Letter of Intent to ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 Life will be the first Android One smartphone
A large swathe of HTC’s phone expertise may have been snapped up by Google, but the Taiwanese electronics firm isn’t done ... These specs point towards an solid mid-range Android smartphone, but the more interesting side of the U11 Life is that it ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi aims at monthly shipments of over 10 million smartphones in 4Q17
Xiaomi launched recently its dual-lens Android One smartphone, Mi A1, in India aiming at expanding its share in the market. The Mi A1 is also available in Taiwan now at NT$6,999 (US$230). Xiaomi's smartphone shipments reached a milestone in September. ( read original story ...)
Sharp Taiwan invests in local retail chain
Sharp (Taiwan) Electronics has revealed it will acquire a 66% stake in Aurora Telecom retail chain for NT$546.89 million (US$18.1 million) to strengthen marketing of its consumer electronics and home-use electric appliances in the Taiwan market. ( read original story ...)
Even if you’ve never watched esports, here’s why you should watch League of Legends Worlds 2017 this month
Taiwan's Taipei Assassins and Samsung Galaxy White of Korea have both won the tournament once, while the other three have been won by the aforementioned SK Telecom T1. There are three teams attempting to be the first ever American team to win Worlds ... ( read original story ...)
Modest test of driverless bus may hint at big things to come
commissioner of Taipei's Department of Information Technology. "The rest of the world isn't going to stop and wait for you just because you're sputtering along," he said. Martin Ting, the general manager of 7StarLake, the Taiwanese company testing the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to acquire Orbital ATK cannons for local vehicle program
27 that will be used on an infantry fighting vehicle variant of the CM-32 Clouded Leopard. (Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Technology) MELBOURNE, Australia — Taiwan has ordered the Orbital ATK 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannon for an indigenous ... ( read original story ...)
Chaintech Technology Corp (2425) Dips -0.59% on Oct 3
Chaintech Technology Corp currently has a total float of 109.25 million shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 16.2 and high of 24.15. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
CHI MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (4960) Dipped -0.7% on Oct 3
CHI MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION currently has a total float of 515.73M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 10.4 and high of 16.9. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphones made in India? Manufacturing ambition hits hurdles
Plans for Taiwan-based Foxconn to build an electronics plant in the state of Maharashtra, which local officials said in 2015 could employ some 50,000 people, have gone quiet. According to tech research firm Counterpoint, while phones are assembled ... ( read original story ...)