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Taiwan Singer Jay Chou Tops The 2012 Forbes China Celebrity List

Veteran Taiwan singer Jay Chou tops the 2012 China Celebrity List published in the May issue of Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes. (read on…) Related items Taiwan's Jay Chou Tops The Forbes China Celebrity List Taiwan MP calls for fairness in LTE shift Taiwan Mobile builds $170m green cloud data center...

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Taiwan's Jay Chou Tops The Forbes China Celebrity List

Veteran Taiwan singer Jay Chou tops the 2012 China Celebrity List published in the May issue of Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes. (read on…) Related items Taiwan Singer Jay Chou Tops The 2012 Forbes China Celebrity List Taiwan MP calls for fairness in LTE shift Taiwan Mobile builds $170m green cloud...

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Taiwan Mobile builds $170m green cloud data center

Taiwan Mobile said the company is investing NT$5 billion ($170 million) to build a green-energy cloud data center in Neihu district, a suburban area of Taipei. (read on…) Related items Taiwan Mobile sees net profits move higher in 1Q12 Nokia Swings Axe Again, Plans To Cut 4,000 Mobile Internet access is basic right, says...

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In-Vehicle Box Embedded Computer has eMark certification.

Powered by 1.33 GHz Intel® Atom(TM) Z520PT CPU and Intel US15WPT chipset, IP40-rated tBOX311-820-FL is certified with eMark for in-vehicle equipment and ISO-7637 certified for vehicle power requirement. Ruggedized, fanless computer operates from -40 to +65°C and can be DIN-rail, wall, or stand mounted. Along with expansion via 3 PCIe Mini Card slots, features...

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Acer Liquid Glow hits the FCC, keeps its secrets

Acer's Liquid series phones only occasionally reach the FCC , so it's with some surprise that we've just spotted the still-fresh Liquid Glow getting the US agency's approval under its E330 model name. Details are scarce as to whether or not there's been any changes made to the Android 4.0 phone on its way...

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Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET set 2012 sales goals for tablet PCs, says report

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have set targets for contract-bundled sales of tablet PCs in 2012, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. (read on…) Related items Taiwan market: TWM launches sub-NT$4,000 own-brand smartphone Taiwan market: Sub-NT$11,000 models to account...

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Rambus to Present at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, today announced that Harold Hughes, chief executive officer, and Satish Rishi, chief financial officer, will present at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The presentation, which is scheduled to...

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Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches Xperia ion LT28i

Sony Mobile Communications on May 8 unveiled Xperia ion LT28i, its latest smartphone model, for launch in the Taiwan market in late May exclusively through Taiwan Mobile's (TWM) contract-bundled sale. (read on…) People who looked at this item also looked at… Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to focus on high-end smartphone segment Rambus to Present...

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Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to focus on high-end smartphone segment

Sony Mobile Communications has no plans to launch sub-NT$5,000 (US$170) smartphone models in the Taiwan market, and models with a suggested retail price of over NT$15,000 will account for 50% of the company's total shipments in the local market in 2012, according to Jonathan Lin, president of Sony Mobile Communications Taiwan. (read on…) People...

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Mobile telecom carriers tend to support WP8, say Taiwan makers

The support for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8) by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel is likely to spread to other mobile telecom carriers due to concerns over the growing dominance of the Android and iOS platforms, according to Taiwan-based smartphone supply chain makers. (read on…) Related items HTC Arrive Will Be Sprint’s First Windows...

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TWM constructing green data center in northern Taiwan

Taiwan Mobile, one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, is constructing a green-energy cloud computing data center in a suburban area of Taipei, northern Taiwan, with investment of NT$5 billion (US$170 million). The company plans to complete construction and begin offering cloud computing services in the first quarter of 2013, according...

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Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions

May 7 (Reuters) – The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies werereported by 2000 GMT on Monday: ** Billionaire investor Carl Icahn won control of oilrefiner CVR Energy Inc after shareholders flocked toaccept a takeover offer valuing the company at about $2.6billion, ending a three-month-long war of words with...

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