Smartwatch becomes major growth driver for wrist wearables

Smartwatch is expected to sustain an annual growth rate of 50 percent and achieve a sales volume of 62.7 million units in 2017 whereas the forecasted sales volume for smart wristband is 57.4 million units, according to Taipei-based IT research institute ... ( read original story ...)

ETFs tracking Taiwan's blue chips traded heavily in debuts

Taipei, April 1 (CNA) Two exchange traded funds (ETFs ... accounts for more than 21 percent of the index, ahead of telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom Co. (中華電) with an 8.15 percent share and smartphone camera lens supplier Largan Precision Co ... ( read original story ...)

San Bernardino school shooter threatened his wife

as concerns over tensions with North Korea and Syria weighed on U.S. But Tokyo ended 0.3 per cent lower and Hong Kong was down 0.7 per cent while Singapore gave up 0.2 per cent and Taipei slipped. Australia's TPG Telecom starts $1.4 billion network ... ( read original story ...)

Uber resumes service in Taiwan after 2 months

Taipei, April 13 (IANS) Ride-hailing service Uber on Thursday ... THIS WEB SITE MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTIONS, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS. IANSLIVE.IN (AND ITS OWNERS, SUPPLIERS ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Semi Hit by Slowing Smartphone, PC Markets

Shares of Taiwan-based contract electronics manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) are up 9 cents at $32.37, after the company this morning reported Q1 results that included revenue lower than analysts’ were expecting, with a big effect from the rising ... ( read original story ...)

Just Published: “Taiwan Telecommunications Report Q2 2017”

We retain our view that the Taiwanese telecommunications market is highly competitive and home to a tech-savvy population, propelling the market with high usage of advanced mobile and wireline services. The market continues to perform in line with our ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan fabless IC firms seeing ramp-up of orders from China

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders placed by their China-based smartphone customers ramp up for the second quarter, with demand coming from China's first-tier smartphone vendors being particularly strong, according to industry sources. ( read original story ...)