Touch Taiwan 2017: Merck to showcase innovative LCD technology

including its SA-VA technology for large-area displays, during the Touch Taiwan 2017 that will kick off in Taipei from September 20-22. Also on display will include smart and privacy windows made of Merck's state-of-art Liquid Crystal Windows (LCW ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to rebound in September

Smartphone shipments in the Taiwan market are expected to rebound to over 650,000 units in September, buoyed by the launch of new flagship models by Samsung Electronics, and Sony Mobile Communications, as well as new iPhone devices by Apple, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom ramping MOD business

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has made a great progress in promoting its ... The successful running of the Summer Universiade Taipei 2017 helped boost CHT's MOD business, Cheng said on the sidelines of the ongoing World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT). ( read original story ...)

Taiwan prepares for typhoon as hurricane batters US

“For Taiwan, the most serious chance of a disaster is heavy rain causing a sudden mudslide. Before Morakot, people were taking chances, sort of like gambling,” said Li Wei-sen, secretary-general with the government’s National Science and Technology ... ( read original story ...)

Google may buy HTC’s smartphone business

Google is reportedly considering to acquire the struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC's phone business, media reported.IANS | Updated: September 08, 2017, 12:50 IST Beijing/San Francisco: Google is reportedly considering to acquire the struggling ... ( read original story ...)

NSB denies collaborating with telecommunications company

Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) The National Security Bureau (NSB) rebutted Friday a local online media report that it is collaborating with a local telecommunications company to foster a civilian cyber security force. In a press release, the NSB denied claims made ... ( read original story ...)

HTC: Sell to Google or Cut Half Its Staff?

Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. (2498.TW) have struggled this year but Bernstein reckons there is one dramatic way it could revive its fortunes - cut half its staff. It may sound like a tough prescription for a company that has seen its ... ( read original story ...)

Google is very close to buying HTC’s smartphone business

Google may be close to buying the smartphone business of HTC, the troubled consumer-electronics maker based in Taiwan, according to a report. According to a report in a Taiwanese publication (Google Translate version here), the two companies are in the ... ( read original story ...)

Nokia Secures 3G Network Contract from Chunghwa Telecom

Moreover, Nokia in collaboration with Chunghwa Telecom plans to bring G.Fast — ultra-broadband access technology — in Taiwan. This is because a surge in 4K TV and HD video services in Taiwan is exerting severe pressure on the service providers ... ( read original story ...)

Google is apparently ready to buy smartphone maker HTC

A report from a Taiwanese news outlet called Commercial Times says Google is in the final stages of acquiring all or part of smartphone maker HTC. The news follows a separate story from late August that suggested Taiwan-based HTC was interested in some ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan HTC down 8% as August sales plunge

HONGKONG -- HTC, a Taiwanese smartphone maker, extended a losing streak on Thursday, plummeting to 63 Taiwan dollars (US$2.09) at one point, down T$5.5, or 8.02%, from Wednesday. It was the stock's lowest level in about 2 and a half weeks. It finished at T ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan among first wave of markets for iPhone 8 release: source

Taipei, Sept. 7 (CNA) Taiwan is one of the countries targeted ... The source said Apple has been in private discussions with Taiwan's five major telecom carriers -- Chunghwa Telecom, FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Star Telecom and Asia Pacific Telecom ... ( read original story ...)