TWSeries: Staying ahead of the Internet pack in Taiwan

Passing through Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, the first thing many travellers do is scan ... Fu-Kuei Chung is the Chief Audit Executive at Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd, Taiwan’s incumbent telecommunication operator and provider of HiNet. ( read original story ...)

WCIT 2017 set to open Sept. 10 in Taipei

Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) Dubbed the Olympics of the international technology industry, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2017 will be held in Taipei from Sept. 10-13, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. This year's theme is ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s peering community in the spotlight

Taiwan’s major Internet Exchange is Taipei Internet eXchange (TPIX), which is operated by Chief Telecom, a company in the Chung Hwa Telecom (CHT) group. Later in the day, the Chairman of Chief Telecom, Yan Hong Wu, explained that TPIX is focused on ... ( read original story ...)

Microsoft launches Azure Stack hybrid cloud system in Taiwan

The system incorporates features of the public and private clouds, Taipei Times reports. The product would be available in 46 countries from next month during Microsoft’s phase one launch program. Microsoft partnered with Far EasTone Telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)

HTC Drops To The Fifth Position In Taiwan’s Phone Market

The Taoyuan City, Taiwan-based smartphone maker was outpaced by OPPO largely due to the launch of the OPPO R11, a selfie-focused handset which was the best-selling Android device in Taiwan last month, according to sources from retail channels in the Far ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan startup develops laser engraver for general users

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Muherz, a Taiwan-based start-up, is aiming to bring laser engraving to the masses with its Kickstarter-funded device Cubiio. Built in the shape of a cube, Cubiio can be used to engrave images saved on a memory card onto leather ... ( read original story ...)

HTC, Asustek smartphone businesses hit headwinds

Taiwan's top-two smartphone vendors HTC and Asustek Computer are facing mounting pressure on how to make a turnaround of their beleaguered smartphone business amid increasing competition, according to industry sources. In the Taiwan market, China-based ... ( read original story ...)

Driverless bus test reveals many faces of smart car push

and he cautioned stakeholders not to over-promise what the cutting-edge technology can do. "The tests we have seen recently are at a preliminary stage, and we need better infrastructure and step-by-step adjustments," he said. And that is what Taipei ... ( read original story ...)

Satellite for Taiwan launched from California

Formosat-5 is the first satellite to be fully designed by Taiwan's space agency and is intended to advance the nation's space technology and scientific research while providing global imagery with a wide array of uses ranging from natural resource studies ... ( read original story ...)

SpaceX launches Taiwanese satellite, lands rocket stage

The satellite is the first to be fully designed by Taiwan's space agency and is intended to advance the nation's space technology and scientific research while providing global imagery with a wide array of uses. Its main instrument is a sensor that ... ( read original story ...)