How A Taiwan Startup Plans To Kill The Traditional Phone Charger

When someone drops the term “wireless charging,” this question usually follows straight away: Can I really get juice in my smartphone battery without using a cable, ever? Taiwan startup founder Tank Huang keeps getting asked. His firm is in a global ... ( read original story ...)

Over 100 foreign suspects in telecom fraud nabbed in Philippines

Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) More than 100 suspects believed to be from Taiwan and China were arrested in the Philippines on Saturday for their alleged involvement in fraudulent telecom activities. Acting on a tip provided by the Chinese police, officers from the ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Hybrid Warfare and Taiwan

Whether Taiwan’s existing crisis management mechanism is capable ... Nowadays, under the assistance of technology, there are new variations to this unrestricted warfare, which could be used together with the “three warfares” that China unveiled ... ( read original story ...)

Apple suppliers drove record Taiwan tech revenue in December

TAIPEI -- While Apple suppliers continued to fuel sales in Taiwan's tech sector in December and helped ... also known as Foxconn Technology Group, whose record monthly revenue surged more than 50% year-on-year, or more than 18% month-on-month. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan operators’ 3G licenses to expire on 31 December

The 3G licenses held by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications and Taiwan Star expire on 31 December this year. According to Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC), more than 6.43 million 3G mobile customers must ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan chosen for Microsoft AI development center

According to Sun, the goal is to amass a development team of 200 people in five years, with a key focus on SwiftKey Chinese language input, user-intent technology and AI forward integration applications. On why Microsoft chose Taiwan to be the base for its ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan set to become 4G-only nation by year-end

The 3G licences held by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone and Taiwan Star on the 2.1GHz band expire on 31 December. Asia Pacific Telecom, the country’s smallest operator, ended its 3G service in 2017. Taiwan’s four largest mobile players all ... ( read original story ...)

Global tech demand drives Taiwan’s exports to new high

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports climbed to a record amount in December, boosting confidence solid global technology demand will keep the island economy's growth momentum steady this year. Taiwan's factories are an integral part of the global supply ... ( read original story ...)

BOE Technology

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing service provider Chipbond Technology's latest strategic investment deployments in China are mainly designed to consolidate its market... Global shipment momentum of large-sized LCD panels is expected to slow ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s property market shows contraction: survey

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's property market flashed a "blue light" in December, pointing to contraction as the number of new residential listings dropped, according to a survey by the real estate magazine My Housing. Citing the survey, the magazine said ... ( read original story ...)

Foxconn Builds Taiwan’s Largest Supercomputer

A six-petaflop system has been installed at Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Software Technology Park, making it the most powerful supercomputer in the country. The machine was constructed by Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, aka Foxconn Technology Group ... ( read original story ...)

Smartphone sales in Taiwan see worst-ever decline in 2017

About 7-7.5 million smartphones were sold in Taiwan in 2017, slipping nearly one million units or 9% from a year earlier - the worst-ever decrease in the local smartphone market, according to an industry estimate. Nevertheless, sales value of smartphones ... ( read original story ...)