Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has won one spectrum block in the 1,800 MHz frequency band and four blocks of the 2,100MHz frequency band for a combined total of TWD 10.93 billion (approximately USD 362.26 million), Taipei Times reports, citing Chunghw ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tech stocks drop as investors take profits
Technology stocks in Taiwan fell on Friday as investors moved to take profits from several sector heavyweights. iPhone assembler and component supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry – also known as Foxconn – was down 1.4 per cent. Pegatron was the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
China Looks To Chip Away At Taiwan’s Semiconductor Dominance
China’s semiconductor industry, one that will make the core components of smartphones and PCs, is growing fast. If you said “hey wait, supplying semiconductors for consumer electronics sounds like more of a Taiwan thing,” you’d be right but outdated. ( read original story ...)
TrendForce Projects Global Smartphone Production for 4Q17 to Grow by 6.3% YoY as iPhone X Drives Quarterly Total to Its Peak for the Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--TrendForce’s latest analysis of the global smartphone market finds that sales are growing again due to the effects of the year-end busy season. The global smartphone production volume for the third quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Oct export growth cools, but demand still strong
Taiwan factories are an integral part of the global supply-chain for technology giants such as Apple Inc, and the economy is riding a robust exports cycle on strong demand around the world for new smartphones and memory chips. Exports in October rose 3.0 ... ( read original story ...)
First phase of Taiwan’s 1800MHz/2100MHz spectrum sale ends with four winning bidders
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that four operators submitted successful bids for new mobile spectrum in the first round of its auction for frequencies in the 1800MHz and 2100MHz bands. Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Fluid Mirror interior in Taipei
Incorporating themselves into the pleasing view of a waterfront residence, the undulate waters with ripples therein pass through the semi-circular surrounding windows and become part of the vicissitudes of your daily life. Inspired by the murmuring waters ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm’s halt of deal with ITRI could hurt Taiwan’s 5G development
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Qualcomm Inc.'s suspension of its 5G technology development collaboration with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will likely affect Taiwan's 5G technology development, Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in 6 major cities down over 10% in October
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan's six major cities fell more than 10 percent in October from a month earlier as Ghost Month still weighed down the market, according to government statistics. In October ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone manufacturer HTC launches U11+, U11 Life smartphones
Taipei: Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has launched its flagship U11+ with edge-to-edge display and mid-range U11 Life smartphones. The display on HTC U11+ has been upgraded from 5.5 inches to six inches with shrunken bezels while U11 Life is the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s MediaTek aims to recoup market share with new chips
The Taiwanese company earlier this year lost market share to its biggest competitor Qualcomm, as it trailed behind in modem technology to support faster data transfers and higher-quality phone calls. The iPhone X will be the first smartphone to adopt 3-D ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: HTC launches U11+
HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone, the U11+, in the Taiwan market at NT$19,900 (US$660) unlocked for a 4GB RAM version and NT$21,900 for a 6GB RAM version. The U11+ comes with a 6-inch Quad HD 18:9 panel, Qualcomm 2.45GHz Snapdragon 835 CPU ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 Plus Android Flagship Starts At Only $660 In Taiwan
The more premium version of the handset with double the storage space and 6GB of RAM will set Taiwanese consumers back NT$21,900, or approximately $725. Both price tags are significantly below what the smartphone is expected to cost in Europe where only ... ( read original story ...)
AI technology expected to get more humanized, interactive
were showcased in Taipei on Friday, with their developers sharing their vision of the cutting-edge technology that they predict will become more emotionally responsive like humans. With AI applications such as robots, self-driving cars and automated ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X hits stores in Taiwan
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Apple's new flagship iPhone X was officially ... Some 70 percent of Taiwan's iPhone users usually buy their phones on contract from a telecom service provider but because of the strong demand for the iPhone X, they are worried that ... ( read original story ...)
Property magnet to buy Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) A Taiwanese property magnet-led investment firm has agreed to buy Eastern Broadcasting Co. (東森電視), one of the leading cable TV stations in Taiwan. In a statement released on Thursday, Eastern Media International Corp ... ( read original story ...)