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Tuesday 2 October 2018
Apple hardware-centric policy may no longer be viable
With sales of a series of Apple's products including the iPhone, MacBook, iMac, Apple TV, iPad and HomePod having fallen below expectations recently, Apple had better adjust its hardware-centric...
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Forum explores ways to create smart medicine ecosystems in Taiwan
While tech innovations have kept driving medical innovations, Taiwan can move to build smart medicine ecosystems by applying 5G and AI technologies to promote new-generation telecare...
Monday 1 October 2018
Taiwan gearing up to build world-class AI development ecosystem
Taiwan's cabinet-level Board of Science and Technology has recently set up a preparatory panel for enforcing an "AI on Chip" pilot development project, seeking to pool forces from...
Monday 1 October 2018
Memory market growth promising: Q&A with Apacer president CK Chang
The memory-chip market exhibited impressive growth in 2017 as undersupply drove up both the DRAM and NAND flash prices. However, oversupply has re-emerged this year casting a shadow...
Monday 1 October 2018
BenQ Medical obtains US FDA permission for portable color ultrasound scanner
BenQ Medical Technology has obtained permission from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for producing and marketing a portable color ultrasound scanner, according to company president...
Friday 28 September 2018
3-Elite unveils underwater ROV robot
3-Elite has unveiled an underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) robot at the AI Robotics Hub under the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP).
Friday 28 September 2018
Startups must be innovative in serving customers, says Facebook executive
What counts most for innovation startups lies not in business models but in how to serve customers, and therefore startups must work hard to find ways to solve problems for customers...
Friday 28 September 2018
Sharp China eyeing 20% revenue growth in 2019
Having seen its performance in the China market improve significantly thus far in 2018, Sharp aims to ramp up its yearly sales revenues in the market by 20% in 2019, according to...
Friday 28 September 2018
Worldwide spending on cloud IT infrastructure continues double-digit growth rate in 2Q18, says IDC
Vendor revenues from sales of infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew 48.4% on year in the...
Friday 28 September 2018
Asustek dismisses layoff rumor
Asustek Compouter has dismissed a recent media report that claimed the company was ready to axe half of its gaming department's personnel with at least 300 employees to be affected,...
Friday 28 September 2018
Acer, Yulon Motor unveil co-developed self-driving car
Acer and Yulon Motor have unveiled an autonomous driving vehicle, Luxgen S3 EV+, they have jointly developed.
Friday 28 September 2018
iPhone XS Max costs Apple US$20 more in materials than iPhone X, says IHS
The teardowns and cost benchmarking team at IHS Markit has completed its preliminary physical review of the new iPhone XS Max. The model A1921 version of the smartphone sold in North...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Microsoft to release new Windows Server OS in October
Microsoft is planning to release its new Windows Server 2019 operating system worldwide in October and will completely stop support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in 2020.
Thursday 27 September 2018
APT builds 4G smart bus shelters in Taipei
As part of its efforts to help materialize smart mobility in Taiwan, Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has completed the installation of 4G smart display panels at 65 bus shelters in Taipei...
Thursday 27 September 2018
Compal mulling restarting production in Vietnam
Compal Electronics is evaluating the feasibility of restarting its assembly lines in Vietnam amid growing US-China trade tensions and will come to a conclusion by the fourth quarter...