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Qualcomm managed to confuse and confuddle press at its Computex briefing on Monday, as the firm displayed slides showing MeeGo logos alongside other “supported OSes”.

The annual Computex trade show is well underway in Taipei, and local manufacturer ASUS have been showing off their newest creations. While many device makers have been moving away from Netbooks, the diminutive laptops that took the world by storm …

3D mobile technology is about to get a very big boost on Monday, as chip maker Texas Instruments (TI) confirmed it would be partnering with MasterImage 3D on a development board which could be used to build glasses free apps, …

While Google worked closely with Nvidia on its Gingerbread and HoneyComb versions of Android, Texas Instruments (TI) is the software firm’s latest best buddy when it comes to Ice Cream Sandwich, with Qualcomm rumored to be on the BFF list …

On the afternoon of June 1st, Microsoft VP Steve Guggenheimer will take the stage for a Windows lovefest where it’s rumored we’ll see the first glimpse of the company’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS) running on tablets.

Apple has purportedly had to buy 200-300 glass slicing machines for the curved cover of the upcoming iPhone 5, according to sources in Taiwan.

North Korea’s only 3G operator has reported the number of 3G mobile subscriptions in the country has surpassed half a million. The number represents a landmark for the company since it hit something of a peak in 2009, and was …

“I’ll take your iPad and raise you 10” – seems to be Intel Corp.’s message to tablet hungry consumers, as the firm readies itself for the launch of almost a dozen new devices running on its own Atom chips at …

AT4 Wireless | May 2, 2011 | Press Release Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan – May 02, 2011 — AT4 wireless Taiwan, a leading Testing Laboratory, is pleased to announce its official designation as First Continua Health Alliance Laboratory in Asia Continua …

Hollywood is rather adept at telling compelling stories, and the latest plot to come out of the LA studios concerns Apple’s third generation tablet, already in the advanced planning stages and very much 3D, we’re told.

Focus Taiwan| March 24, 2011 | Kendra Lin Taipei, March 24 (CNA) Taiwan’s telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom rose to the top of a list of dream employers for Taiwan’s college students, followed in second place by leading Internet search engine …

TeleGeography | March 22, 2011 According to the China Post, Taiwanese telecoms regulator the National Communications Commission (NCC) has rejected a proposal from Chunghwa Telecom to implement reduced call tariffs between offshore islands and the mainland. Chunghwa’s proposal would have …

Forbes | March 20, 2011 | Kerry A. Dolan Eike Batista, the world’s eighth richest man, expressed his desire last November for Apple to build a plant in Brazil, in part so Brazilians wouldn’t have to pay such high taxes …

Focus Taiwan | March 21, 2011 | Jeffrey Wu Taipei, March 21 (CNA) Taiwan Mobile Co., the country’s second-largest telecom operator, launched high-definition (HD) mobile games by U.S. video game producer Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) Monday to become a major …

Bloomberg | March 8, 2011 | Adela Lin and Janet Ong Taiwan will let Chimei Innolux Corp. (3481) and other domestic flat-panel makers take stakes or merge with Chinese peers as economic ties between the two sides deepen. The panel makers can …

Reuters | March 8, 2011 | Clare Jim TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s UMC, the world’s No.2 contract chipmaker, posted a 4.3 percent rise in February sales, thanks to a surge in demand in new electronic products including smartphones and tablet computers. Analysts …

Paris, February 24, 2011－Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has engaged in a optic-fiber network project with Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecommunications provider,to build the country’s first gigabit passive optical network (GPON). The fiber-based infrastructure will …

Fox Business News | February 23,2011 | Paul Mozur TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Chunghwa Telecom Co. (2412.TW) said Wednesday it signed two agreements with China Telecom Corp. (CHA) to share resources. The agreements come as China Telecom Chairman Wang Xiaochu is visiting …

The Financial | February 22, 2011 The FINANCIAL — Smartphones are not the only phones that give people access to Internet services. Any phone can, as long as it has a smart browser. Opera Software and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd on …

Focus Taiwan | February 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Wu Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) HTC Corp., the world’s fifth-largest smartphone maker, plans to build an open platform for mobile video content on its smartphones and tablet PCs to create new value …

Trading Markets | February 21, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING, Feb 21, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — Fixed line network operators across the Taiwan Straits are deepening their cooperation. Lately, China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA and SEHK: …

CNET | February 22, 2011 | Lance Whitney The iPad 2 may be delayed until June due to production issues. At least, that’s what one Taiwanese brokerage firm is claiming, according to Reuters. In a research note released today, Yuanta …