As Taiwan News suggests, it’s common for people to test the authenticity of gold by biting it, but iPhone batteries are not made of pure gold. In fact, all smartphones are made of pretty toxic shit when you get right down to it. At the end of the day ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Symposium To Discuss Future Of Displays
in cooperation with the Taiwan Flat Panel Display Materials and Device Association (TDMDA) and MOS Technology, will host the 6th International Laser and Coating Symposium (ILaCoS) on February 1, 2018 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. This year's theme, 'The Future of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan telecom operators begin offering IoT applications
Taiwan-based telecom operators including Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have begun promoting related IoT applications as they are preparing to kick off commercial 5G operations in 2020, according to industry ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to start building first self-driving test field
Taiwan will start building its first self-driving testing field in February, in a smart green energy science town in Tainan, in southern Taiwan, DigiTimes reported. The field will normally open mid next year, according to the science town development ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘plant factory’ may be answer to post-Brexit veg price pressure
"This is an excellent example of the UK and Taiwan working together on forward-thinking technology, which will bring good quality food to our people into the future," she said. YesHealth also wants to sell vegetables in Taiwan, where the amount of land ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan IT players have big opportunites in AI, IoT era, says Pegatron chairman
Despite not performing well in the era of smart mobile devices, there is no reason for Taiwan's information technology (IT) players to feel pessimistic about their future prospects, as huge opportunites from the emerging AI (artificial intelligence), smart ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scholars playing major role in sustainable agriculture
Fu noted that agricultural exchanges are a key component of Taiwan's New Southbound Policy, and said that the country will continue to share its technology and skills in agriculture with other countries. ( read original story ...)
ASM Pacific Technology : Invests in its Future with the Opening of its R&D Center in Taiwan
Taiwan, Jan 22, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - In recent years, driven by the increased connectivity, sophisticated data-gathering and analytics capabilities enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) have led to a shift toward an information-based economy. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 0.72%
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 422 to 373 and 95 ended unchanged. Shares in Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (TW:3532) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.00% or 13.00 to 143.00. Shares in Spirox Corp (TW:3055 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to open 1st self-driving testing field in mid-2019
southern Taiwan, in February 2018 and it will be open in mid-2019, according to the science town development office under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The town will also have an exhibition center with 600 booths, a five-star hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Didi makes first move outside mainland China with Taiwan launch
But Didi is being forced to do things differently in Taiwan, where the powerful taxi lobby has prevented ride-hailing apps from tapping into ordinary people driving their own cars. Didi is partnering with a Taiwanese firm, LEDI Technology, to run the ... ( read original story ...)
CES 2018: COMPUTEX Making a Presence Taiwan Innovators Unveil Major Breakthroughs in Smart Devices and IoT
The 2018 press conference featured addresses from TAITRA’s President and CEO, Walter M. S. Yeh and Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology Deputy Minister Yu-Chin Hsu highlighting the Silicon Island’s evolution in the information and ... ( read original story ...)
44 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects charged
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Forty-four Taiwanese nationals who were allegedly part of a telecom fraud ring in Latvia that targeted Chinese citizens have been charged with aggravated fraud, Taichung prosecutors announced Saturday. The suspects were allegedly part ... ( read original story ...)
Woes deepen for China’s smaller smartphone makers
An executive at a major Taiwanese supplier to Gionee told the Nikkei Asian Review that the company was experiencing some financial troubles, without providing further details. Gionee's woes highlight the problems of mid-sized Chinese smartphone makers in ... ( read original story ...)
Asustek’s new 6-inch smartphone reportedly certified in Russia
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) A new 6-inch smartphone released by Taiwanese PC vendor Asustek Computer Inc. has received certification from telecommunications authorities in Russia in preparation for sales there, according to tech website GizmoChina. Citing media ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan could reach 90% mobile e-payment penetration by 2020, says Visa executive
QR Code scanning is another engine driving mobile e-payment because smartphone penetration in Taiwan is 86.8%, the highest among Asia Pacific countries, and over 70% of smartphone users prefer or are willing to use QR Code for mobile e-payment. EMVCo ... ( read original story ...)