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• Giving up your iPhone

  By Mark Gibbs | 27 February, 2012 16:35

  The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.

• Taiwan researchers turn to silk for flexible e-devices

  By Ralph Jennings | 04 March, 2011 12:58

  Researchers at a Taiwan university said on Thursday they had found a way to use silk membranes in flexible electronic devices and started talks with manufacturers about adopting the unusual but cheap material.

• In Taiwan, smartphones are a dog's best friend

  By Dan Nystedt | 22 October, 2010 05:57

  It takes about an hour to lure the stray dog into a steel cage with food. During that time, Sean McCormack, a co-founder of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Taiwan, sits taking pictures and video with his HTC smartphone.

• Taiwan company, executives indicted for LCD price fixing

  By Grant Gross | 11 June, 2010 06:12

  A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted the largest Taiwanese maker of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, its U.S. subsidiary and six executives for participating in a conspiracy to fix TFT-LCD prices, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

• Google's Android may win backing from China and Taiwan

  By Dan Nystedt | 10 June, 2010 08:14

  Google's Android was promoted as the mobile software of choice for China and Taiwan at a high level telecommunications industry conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

• Microsoft opens Cloud Computing center in Taiwan

  By Dan Nystedt | 04 June, 2010 05:03

  Microsoft opened a joint cloud computing center with Taiwan's economics ministry on Thursday at the Computex electronics show, and announced a plan to work with two local companies on new designs for servers meant specifically for cloud computing, the growing trend towards decentralized, virtualized computing services.

• Compal readies Windows, Android and MeeGo tablets

  By Dan Nystedt | 02 June, 2010 05:55

  The world's second-largest contract manufacturer of laptops is spreading its bets on tablet PC operating systems. It is building tablets running Microsoft Windows, Google's Android, and the MeeGo OS backed by Intel and Nokia.

• TSMC's chip sales in April hit all-time high

  By Dan Nystedt | 11 May, 2010 05:19

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, on Monday reported record high chip sales for the month of April.

• Japan connects to TPE regional fiber network

  By Martyn Williams | 28 December, 2009 16:19

  A new undersea fiber-optic cable has gone into operation that links Japan with the regional Trans-Pacific Express Cable Network (TPE), Japanese carrier NTT Communications said Monday.

• Taiwanese operator forecasts strong Asian demand for Android

  By Dan Nystedt | 11 December, 2009 07:01

  The popularity of Google's mobile operating system, Android, will continue to grow next year with as many as 30 new handsets from Taiwanese manufacturers, and more app contests by mobile network operators throughout Asia, a mobile network executive said Thursday.

• Taiwan’s biggest tech deal ever sends stocks soaring

  By Dan Nystedt | 16 November, 2009 20:39

  Technology shares in Taiwan soared on Monday after LCD monitor maker Innolux Display announced its intention to buy Chi Mei Optoelectronics, the biggest acquisition ever on the island and one that will reshape Taiwan's display industry.

• Microsoft to open cloud computing center in Taiwan

  By Dan Nystedt | 05 November, 2009 09:58

  Microsoft celebrated its 20th year in Taiwan by agreeing to open a joint cloud computing center with the island's economics ministry.

• WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 October, 2009 07:49

  Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on Monday.

• WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan

  By Mikael Ricknas | 27 October, 2009 08:56

  Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on Monday.

• New material aims to make lithium-ion batteries safer

  By Dan Nystedt | 25 September, 2009 05:47

  A new material developed by Taiwanese researchers aims to put an end to fires and explosions caused by the lithium-ion batteries commonly found in phones and other mobile devices.