China's annual parliament gives tech industry much to ponder More digitization, more R&D, and more provocation of tech-producing neighbours Security08 Mar 2022 | 2
Ukraine invasion may hit chip supply chain – analysts Noble gas price hike would be just what the world needs ... not Systems25 Feb 2022 | 15
China's APT10 cyber-spies 'targeted Taiwanese financial firms' Operation Cache Panda went after software used by majority of industry players Security23 Feb 2022 | 4
Taiwan cracks down on China spying on tech firms Revised laws will regulate workers' travel to mainland in bid to protect economy Security18 Feb 2022 | 23
New chip-stuff factories are like buses: You wafer ages then two come along at once GlobalWafers uses cash stashed for stalled Siltronics deal and Toshiba also promises new wafer bakery On-Prem07 Feb 2022 | 3
German regulators nix Taiwanese titan GlobalWafers' acquisition of Siltronic China's slow signoff didn't help matters one bit Legal02 Feb 2022 | 6
US Army journal's top paper from 2021 says Taiwan should destroy TSMC if China invades No more chip factories would surely change Beijing's mind about unification Security05 Jan 2022 | 94
HPE picks Taiwan as 'global strategic hub for next-generation technology' Came for the people, the supply chain, and with hopes of building new servers, storage, HPC, and 5G kit. Don't mention the increasing geopolitical tension On-Prem04 Nov 2021 | 13
Acer servers cracked in India and Taiwan – including systems with customer data Gang says it grabbed internal info, could do the same to Acer elsewhere Security20 Oct 2021 | 2
Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview On-Prem12 Aug 2021 | 41
Over 100 Taiwanese political figures' messages leaked outta LINE app Attack turned off encryption function, which made snooping rather easier Security29 Jul 2021 | 6
D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons Bootnotes28 Jul 2021 | 64
Taiwan chip giant sees 20 per cent revenue spike as industry struggles to meet demand Capital piles into chip fabs as pandemic recovery pushes demand Personal Tech09 Jul 2021 | 4
Foxconn builds stuff for everyone. Now it finds vaccines for Taiwan, and TSMC's chipped in, too President blames China for blocking government purchases as tech titans say they'll find five million doses Legal21 Jun 2021 | 20
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago Column The history of computing is all change, all the time. Yet silicon-slingers let the chips fail where they may On-Prem09 Jun 2021 | 50
Taiwan’s top chip tester, King Yuan, shuts down production and quarantines workers Taiwan was COVID-free for almost a year. Now the virus is out and edging towards major silicon production centres On-Prem07 Jun 2021 | 19
Intel finds a couple more 11th-gen Core chips, one hits 5.0GHz in laptops Computex Teases Alder Lake architecture – which mixes different types of CPU – in mobile PCs. Also reveals some 5G fun Personal Tech31 May 2021 | 18
Taiwan’s PC-fest COMPUTEX cancels real-world edition – three months after promising in-person gathering If you can’t guess why, how’s life under that rock? On-Prem07 Apr 2021 | 3
Taiwan to create new mega tech Ministry spanning industry policy, security, comms, and more Led by proper CompSci boffin who wants to create a software development industry capable of earning billions Software29 Mar 2021 | 4
Something fishy is going on in Taiwan as folk change name to include 'salmon' for free sushi Youngsters rise to the bait after restaurant chain's promotion Bootnotes18 Mar 2021 | 36
Foxconn reports booming revenue – and a baby boom among staff A whole new dimension of social responsibility as Taiwan’s population falls while demand for stuff it makes surges Personal Tech05 Feb 2021 |
Taiwan scores Google’s first hardware engineering lab outside the US of A Job ads call for silicon designers, ASIC engineers, display wonks and folks to build data centre and home kit Science29 Jan 2021 | 4
Taiwan’s silicon titan TSMC says three-nanometre tech is on track for 2021 debut and a 2022 flood of kit Outlines $25bn of capex plus plans to expand in China Systems15 Jan 2021 | 12
Pork-tracking website problems add extra crackling to US-Taiwan-China tensions Data describing controversial supplement ractopamine didn’t render online Software12 Jan 2021 | 8
America, Taiwan make semiconductors their top trade priority at first-ever 'Economic Prosperity Dialogue' Do you see what I TSMC? Science23 Nov 2020 | 13
Microsoft brings Azure to Taiwan, therefore steps into a geopolitical cauldron Taiwanese president says this is about ‘strengthening Taiwan-US cooperation’ SaaS27 Oct 2020 | 3
Alibaba-aligned e-commerce outfit Taobao quits Taiwan Was given deadline to declare its Chinese ties or leave, chose the latter Personal Tech16 Oct 2020 | 1
Fake Zoom alerts and dodgy medical freebies among COVID-cracks detected by Taiwan's CERT Phishers claimed to be from 'National Health Commission', which exists in mainland China but not Taiwan Security17 Sep 2020 |
Taiwan tightens rules around local tech firms sharing tech with China Will vet even outbound investments under new rules Legal04 Sep 2020 | 5
Taiwan and US make joint declaration to only use 'clean' 5G kit It's all about transparency, yet China didn't rate a mention Networks27 Aug 2020 | 2
World Health Organisation AI chatbot goes deaf when asked for the latest COVID-19 figures for Taiwan, Hong Kong Funny that! AI + ML21 Jul 2020 | 15
Taiwan to stay ahead of China as top chip manufacturing titan Make America Bake Again movement not going well, Europe also increasingly out of the picture On-Prem25 Jun 2020 | 11
Taiwan aims to trump China with new display tech industry development plan Just comes right out and says it will leverage twin crises of trade tension and pandemic Personal Tech12 Jun 2020 | 7
Two COVID tests, five-day quarantine, limited expense account abuse opportunities: Taiwan sets new rules for business travel Visits to your favorite electronics supplier are not going to be fast or fun On-Prem11 Jun 2020 | 5
Taiwan trumpets Apple planting next-gen monitor plant in local science park And smiles as its tech services industries do swimmingly in Q1 Personal Tech12 May 2020 | 5
Taiwan’s tech production went boom! in March Possibly picking up China's slack. Fingers crossed for more than that! On-Prem24 Apr 2020 | 5
Taiwan to develop military exoskeleton because it's not like these things are open-sourced or one-size-fits-all Shall we call it the Termin-Acer? Or maybe the ASUS-inator? BenQ for coming – we're here all week Bootnotes15 Apr 2020 | 20
Taiwan may turn traffic advice app into massive tracking system To offer social distancing advice when people head out to play on a looming long weekend Legal13 Apr 2020 | 13
China and Taiwan aren't great friends. Zoom sends chats through China. So Taiwan has banned Zoom Government and local business told to buy local, but slum it with Google or Microsoft if you must Security08 Apr 2020 | 13
Taiwan collars coronavirus quarantine scofflaws with smartphone geo-fences. So, which nation will be next? Just don't let your battery die or you'll have to explain it to the police Personal Tech24 Mar 2020 | 29
What? No way. Apple? Censoring iOS 13 to appease China? Gosh. How shocking. Who'd have thought it? iGiant declines to Taiwan on for Hong Kong and Macau Personal Tech07 Oct 2019 | 40
So how'd this go again... A sea goddess told you in a dream to run for president of Taiwan? OK, Mr Foxconn boss Founder Terry Gou steps down for new life in political limelight Bootnotes18 Apr 2019 | 21
Taiwanese cops give malware-laden USB sticks as prizes for security quiz What was second prize? We think we'd rather have that Security10 Jan 2018 | 17
Fuming Qualcomm smashed with 23 BILLION DOLLAR fine in monopoly abuse probe Wait, wait, this just in... make that 23 billion Taiwanese dollars Legal12 Oct 2017 | 6
Taiwan government to block Google's public DNS in favor of HiNet's Claims it's for cybersecurity – but whose security exactly? Security11 May 2017 | 19
HTC shedding 15 per cent of workforce in 'strategic realignment' Share price plummets, so off you go guys, sorry On-Prem13 Aug 2015 | 6
Taiwan: Top tech giants must stop playing fast and loose with privacy 12 smartphone makers (cough, cough, Apple, Xiaomi, etc) probed by watchdog Legal05 Dec 2014 | 5
Acer puts fundraising plan on ice as stocks struck by chilly winds Could be 2015 before firm grabs its PC biz transformation funds Channel28 Oct 2014 | 1
Mine's 0.2 inches bigger than yours (says future fanboi of his iWatch) Two sizes, sapphire glass - more predictions from tech 'analysts' Personal Tech16 Jul 2014 | 11
ARM to open CPU design centre in Taiwan Computex Greater China scores lab for next-generation M-series kit for wearables and IoT On-Prem02 Jun 2014 | 4
Taipei's tech malls are less than sum of their parts Computex Preview More Hello Kitty kit than urban overclockers On-Prem01 Jun 2014 | 6
Foxconn devours $390m stake in Taiwanese 4G mobe network Tasty slice of mobile broadband market ahead of planned slurp On-Prem27 May 2014 |
Acer coughs to insider trading probe on 2 staffers Taiwanese prosecutors storm HQ, firm says it has always been 'honest, law abiding' Channel18 Mar 2014 |
Foxconn preps for Peak Apple with FIFTEEN THOUSAND new hires Fruity fabricator embarks on Taiwan recruitment drive On-Prem11 Mar 2014 | 12
Taiwan Mobile unveils Granny-tracker smart bracelet NFC-enabled wearable could help elderly users find their way home Personal Tech26 Feb 2014 | 6
BEASTED: Apple fined $666k in Taiwan for iPhone price meddling Cupertino tentacle biffed in reseller bullying brouhaha Legal27 Dec 2013 | 9
Smartphone addicts go floppy under the sheets, warns DOCTOR WANG Switch it off to switch it on, advise docs Personal Tech15 Nov 2013 | 9
Samsung swallows $340k fine for renting trolls to TRASH-TALK HTC phones Tells Taiwanese regulators it's very, very sorry Legal24 Oct 2013 | 18
Taiwan bids to bolster security with free malware database Resource is open to all in malware-addled Asian nation Security02 Sep 2013 |
Trend Micro turns RAT catcher as Taiwan cops cuff hacker Ghost RAT attacks hit thousands on the island... Security25 Jun 2013 | 2
First bricks of Great Firewall of TAIWAN are being laid, netizens fear Today, it's a piracy filter... But will it stop there? Legal29 May 2013 | 8
Taiwanese uni sues Apple over FaceTime and QuickTime Rogue province pulls the patent infringement trigger again Legal07 May 2013 | 14