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Friday 22 September 2017
China enacting law to facilitate development of self-driving cars
In an effort to accelerate the development of its smart car industry, China is moving to legislate regulations governing the production and driving of smart vehicles. Its National...
Friday 22 September 2017
Asustek to launch next-generation ZenFone 5 in March 2018
Asustek Computer will release its next-generation ZenFone 5 family products at the earliest in March 2018 as the operations of its smartphone business have returned to a growth truck...
Friday 22 September 2017
Commentary: HTC faces new challenges after Google deal
HTC, which built the world's first Android-based smartphone, the HTC Dream, in 2008, is facing new challenges after it signed a US$1.1 billion deal to hand over its ODM team or half...
Friday 22 September 2017
China IoT market scale estimated to exceed CNY1.5 trillion by 2020
China's IoT (Internet of Things) market scale has posted an annual expansion of over 20% over the past few years, and the market value is estimated to exceed CNY1.5 trillion (US$227.6...
Friday 22 September 2017
TCA modifies exhibition shows to attract new participants
Taipei Computer Association (TCA) has been making adjustments to the names of its exhibition shows for 2018 and adding more new applications in order to attract more participants...
Friday 22 September 2017
LPWAN ideal for managing spacious cattle farms, green houses
The global animal husbandry industry is growing in economy of scale, but in the vast natural pasturelands, operators would see a certain risk of assets loss if they lack precision...
Thursday 21 September 2017
VIA sees rising income from embedded product lines
VIA Technologies has been pushing its embedded platform business and now sees 30-40% of its revenues coming from the segment, according to the company.
Thursday 21 September 2017
Taiwan delegation exploring smart manufacturing in Germany
In an effort to explore the essence of Industry 4.0 and promote technical exchanges and cooperation with German tech firms, a Taiwan smart machinery delegation is currently visiting...
Thursday 21 September 2017
Google buys part of HTC smartphone team for US$1.1 billion
Google and HTC have announced a definitive agreement under which certain HTC employees - many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones - will join Google...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
LPWAN offers two-way communications for data collection, remote control
From the control of household electric appliances at home to the monitoring of satellites in the outer space, grasping more data and expanding management depth and width are the exact...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Taiwan GloRIA project to connect academics with industrial resources
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has unveiled a project to connect universities' R&D capability with enterprises' resources to commercialize technologies developed...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Diverse LPWAN specs available for different IoT applications
Traditional telecom is suitable for long-range coverage but involves high power consumption, and the coverage capability is also largely affected by the density of base stations deployed...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
FormoSat-5 sends blurry images
Images transmitted from FormoSat-5, Taiwan's first satellite completely designed domestically, are blurry with light spots beside buildings in urban areas, according to National Space...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Taiwan market: CHT teams up with Fox+ to provide OTT service
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has teamed up with Fox+, a video streaming service unit of the Fox Networks Group, to provide OTT services in the Taiwan market, as the telecom operator has...
Tuesday 19 September 2017
Synnex applies AI to logistics operation in China, says paper
IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has applied AI (artificial intelligence) technology to operation of its logistics centers in China,...