Taiwan tech stocks hit by faltering iPhone expectations

Shares in Taiwan’s Apple suppliers have taken a hit from worse than ... and their shares have been hit hard since Apple launched the phones. While Yuanta remains “very optimistic” about demand for the iPhone X, uneven production quality flow for ... ( read original story ...)

Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Rumors: Updated Specifications Leaked

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has signed an agreement with Alphabet subsidiary Google to sell some of its mobile phone businesses to the latter for USD1.1 billion. One is the redesigned Pixel launcher, and the other three features are a Portrait mode for ... ( read original story ...)

MediaTek smartphone chipset MT6739 debuts in India

and activated a smartphone design training program for Indian talent. The training program, created in collaboration with India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Indian Cellular Association (ICA) and Taiwan's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone effect casts a shadow over Asia’s bumper export year

Given that smartphone improvements help power demand for electronics components from supply-chain powerhouses such as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, a weaker upgrade cycle would have macro-economic implications too. The weakening “smartphone effect” is ... ( read original story ...)

Full-Featured MediaTek Smartphone Chipset MT6739 Debuts in India

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/-- MediaTek Inc., the ... The chipset delivers a package of superior features for entry-4G smartphone users in India, including: In India, MediaTek is on to its next phase of growth and expansion, the salience ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan to allow visa-free entry for visitors from Philippines

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will allow visa-free entry for visitors from the Philippines in hopes that the Southeast Asian nation will reciprocate the gesture, a spokesman for the self-ruled island’s cabinet said on Thursday. Taiwan does not have formal ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom signs cooperation pact with Cisco

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cisco Systems calling for cooperation in the fields of new network technology, information security, data center, IoT and smart city applications. The Taiwan-based CHT has been ... ( read original story ...)

More Taiwan flights ahead

With the debut of Bangkok-Taipei flights by Thai Lion Air (TLA) and Bangkok-Kaohsiung service by THAI Smile, Thai arrivals to the island republic may set the pace for Southeast Asia next year. Thai visitors to Taiwan so far this year number 200,000 and are ... ( read original story ...)