"In response to the digital and cloud era," says Steven Shaw, General Manager of Microsoft Taiwan. "Technology is a major drive to digital transformation for businesses. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to ... ( read original story ...)
Change in Taiwan property buying rules will ease cross-Straits ties: experts
Experts said that Taiwan's property purchase amendment, which allows one Chinese mainlander to buy one property in Taiwan, serves to ease cross-Straits ties, following concerns from the island that the mainland may unify Taiwan through its real estate market. ( read original story ...)
Computex 2017: Microsoft launches Windows Mixed Reality headsets
Mixed reality merges real and virtual worlds to produce new environments where physical and digital objects co-exist in real time.IANS | May 31, 2017, 16:04 IST TAIPEI: Microsoft on Wednesday showcased an innovative Windows Mixed Reality headsets designed ... ( read original story ...)
Tech Show Displays Ways VR, AI Edging into People’s Lives
Computex organizers have not tallied the number of exhibitors showing AI technology, but analysts in Taipei say a number are pursuing servers that can speed up development of AI functions allowed by the likes of Nvidia’s Jetson TX computer processing module. ( read original story ...)
From a chess playing robot with ‘supervision’ to a backpack that lets you experience VR anywhere: Taiwan’s largest technology conference kicks off
A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia's largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan with artificial intelligence center stage. The annual Computex trade show in Taipei comes as Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen seeks to boost the island's economy with her ... ( read original story ...)
Computex 2017: Asia’s largest computer fair showcases the latest in AI technology
The fair also includes important information technology forums and an exhibition on this sector, which will be open to the public from May 30 to June 3 at the Taipei World Trade Centre, Nangang Exhibition Centre and the International Convention Centre. ( read original story ...)
Chess-playing robot star of Taiwan tech fair
The annual Computex trade show in Taipei comes as Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen ... interact with its opponent,” said division director Lewis Liu of the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, which built the robot. Enabled by an ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s largest computer fair showcases latest AI technology
The fair also includes important information technology forums and an exhibition on this sector, which will be open to the public from May 30 to June 3 at the Taipei World Trade Centre, Nangang Exhibition Centre and the International Convention Centre. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s OwlTing taps blockchain to improve food safety
Taiwan is fast-becoming a hotbed of blockchain developments. In December 2016, Microsoft partnered Taiwanese blockchain technology provider Amis to form Asia’s first blockchain consortium in an effort to lower blockchain transaction costs and speed up ... ( read original story ...)
Computex Taipei to feature AI, robotics, IoT
Computex 2017 positions itself as "Building Global Technology Ecosystems," focusing on such themes as AI and Robotics, IoT Applications, Innovations and Startups, Business Solutions, and Gaming and VR (virtual reality), said the Taipei Computer Association ... ( read original story ...)
Appetite for iPhone parts spurs Taiwan economic growth
Taipei: The seemingly insatiable global demand for smart phones and other high-tech products gave Taiwan's economy a welcome boost in the January to March period, official data showed Friday. The island is home to several key suppliers for Apple's iPhone ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments decline sharply in April
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 543,000 units in April, down nearly 10% from the previous month and 20% from a year earlier period, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Driven by brisk sales of the Galaxy S8 devices as ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom : Announces Senior Management Changes
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ("CHT", "Chunghwa Telecom" or the "Company", TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) today announced that Mr. Bo Yung Chen, the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will resign ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom teams up with DBS to build cutting-edge ERP cloud
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom is partnering with DBS Group Taiwan to create an enterprise resource planning (ERP) cloud to help small and medium-sized enterprises thrive by meeting their growing digital infrastructure needs. Chunghwa Telecom ... ( read original story ...)
“Big data” and takings compensation in Taiwan
It seems that, at least in some regions, property rights have been immensely respected. Government officials will sweet-talk the owners again and again (unlike in South Korea and Taiwan, where government officials will bargain once and, if unsuccessful ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Pay goes live in Taiwan
The seven banks are Citibank Taiwan, Standard Chartered Bank, Cathay United Bank, Taishin International Bank, E.Sun Bank, Union Bank of Taiwan and Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank. 10 Samsung smartphone models currently support the Samsung Pay system. ( read original story ...)