HTC 10 Evo smartphone announced in Taiwan
Larger display, but no headphone jack
HTC took the wraps off yet another flagship smartphone in its product lineup for 2016, the HTC 10 Evo. The device is headed for the Taiwan market at the moment and will be up for pre-order this week, with availability starting in December.
Taiwan’s smartphone sales decline
Lower than expected results
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs showed a surprise fall.
TSMC plunges billions into fab upgrades
And poaches Intel man
Taiwanese fab company TSMC has approved a capital injection of $4.91 billion at a board meeting.
Lenovo returns to Taiwan
China getting expensive
Chinese PC maker Lenovo appears to think that its home turf is getting too expensive.
Pokemon GO causes rash of traffic tickets
Violations a-plenty
Traffic police in Taiwan have doled out over 1,000 tickets since Pokemon GO was launched in Taiwan last week.
Brexit threatens Taiwan business
Subsidiaries mostly into IT
A report from Price Waterhouse Coopers Taiwan has warned firms with subsidiaries in Britain could well face being stung for extra tax after the European country completes its divorce from the European Union.
TSMC wants Chinese off Taiwanese boards
Chang worried about Intellectual Property theft
While Taiwan should welcome Chinese investors into the island's protected chip sector, they should not be allowed to become directors so that prized intellectual property is not nicked, claims TSMC.
Apple carries out bizarre financial manoeuvres in the dark
Raises a billion in Taiwan
The fruity cargo cult Apple, which is sitting on a cash mountain larger than Mount Everest is flogging off a billion dollars of bonds in Taiwan to raise money.
Taiwan worried about Chinese semi-conductor deals
Tsinghua plans a "huge threat"
Taiwan is investigating Chinese state-backed Tsinghua Unigroup's proposals to buy stakes worth nearly $1 billion in Powertech Technology and ChipMOS two domestic semiconductor companies.
China using Beidou to track people
Taiwan government warns employees not to use it
The Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology is warning government employees to avoid using phones that use China's GPS system Beidou to prevent ‘targeted attacks’