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Monday 5 January 2026
Asus pulls back from smartphone market after two decades of losses
Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not release any new smartphones this year, effectively suspending a mobile business the Taiwanese hardware giant has sustained for more...
Monday 5 January 2026
Taiwan fortifies silicon shield with 2026 push to set global chip agenda
As AI server and semiconductor companies look set to close out a profitable 2025, recent Chinese military encirclement exercises and live-fire drills around Taiwan have once again...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Asus halts 2026 smartphone plans, eyes entry into drone and AI glass markets
Asustek Computer has confirmed it will not launch any new smartphones in 2026, effectively scaling back its mobile device business. At the same time, the company emphasized that after-sales...
Friday 2 January 2026
Asus to pause new smartphone launches in 2026, maintain mobile operations
Smartphone distributors in Taiwan have recently said they are no longer able to obtain Asus handsets through local agents and claimed they had received information indicating that...
Friday 2 January 2026
Taiwan networking firms expect 2026 growth as AI drives switch upgrades and Wi‑Fi 7 adoption
Taiwanese networking companies are broadly optimistic about returning to growth in 2026 as an AI-driven expansion moves beyond chips and servers into network transmission layers, and...
Friday 2 January 2026
Twoway chair indicted in Taiwan for alleged attempted breach of trust
Twoway Group announced on December 31, 2025, that its chairperson, Bi-shuang Chen, along with other business personnel, has been indicted by the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office...
Friday 2 January 2026
Power supply chain weighs price hikes, long-term contracts as copper price increases
In the midst of the global energy transition, expanding AI infrastructure, and rising electricity demand, international copper prices have recently remained at high levels, bringing...
Friday 2 January 2026
Smartphones and notebook prices could increase as memory lead times extend
Demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is crowding out production capacity for consumer memory. Despite capacity expansions by major memory makers, including Micron, Samsung, and SK...
Friday 2 January 2026
Chunghwa Telecom upgrades certificate governance, applies for Chrome root trust list
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced on December 31, 2025, that its CHT Trust Root CA has completed a six-month systematic overhaul and top-level comprehensive review, achieving an organizational...
Friday 2 January 2026
Galaxy S26 mirror predecessor specs, sparking Samsung's cost-cutting strategy debate
Samsung Electronics' 2026 spring flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26/S26 Plus, are rumored to feature specifications similar to those of the previous generation. Analysts have revealed...
Friday 2 January 2026
Samsung's Exynos chip faces challenges returning to Galaxy flagship, focuses on expanding applications
Samsung Electronics' Exynos 2600 chip platform is confirmed to be used in the upcoming Galaxy S series flagship phones, but it still faces significant challenges. Recent market reports...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Taiwan smartphone market steady in 2025 despite challenges, AI phones drive growth
Taiwan's smartphone market shipped around 5 million units in 2025, remaining stable despite factors like high market penetration, longer replacement cycles, and inflation, according...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Foxconn's FIH Mobile may start new smartphone product development in Vietnam by 2026
Under ongoing geopolitical risks and rising tariff barriers, Foxconn Technology Group's smartphone assembler FIH Mobile plans to shift part of its new product introduction (NPI) operations...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Top tech topics in 2025 (2): turbulent year for end-device and downstream applications
2025 proved turbulent for downstream applications and end-user devices. Tariffs and geopolitical tensions dominated the first half, while AI gained momentum later in the year. Global...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Ericsson forecasts 5G to surpass 4G in 2027; Taiwan nears 2 years of 5G SA rollout
Global 5G penetration is expected to overtake 4G in 2027 to become the dominant network technology, according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson. In addition to this pivotal...