Neowin News Feed for: Taiwan

Google opens new hardware engineering hub next door to China

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:22:01 +0000

Google has opened a new hardware engineering hub in Taiwan, just next door to China. It is the largest hub outside of the United States. Read more...

Test production of Apple's foldable iPhone is expected to start in Taiwan

Hamid Ganji — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:12:01 +0000

Before beginning mass production of the foldable iPhone in China or India, Apple plans to establish a pilot line in Taiwan. Read more...

Taiwan hits Huawei and SMIC with new export restrictions

David Uzondu — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:40:02 +0000

Taiwan is tightening export rules on Huawei and SMIC, which could make it even harder for China to push forward with its semiconductor goals. Read more...

Google bolsters its anti-scam efforts across Asia-Pacific

Fiza Ali — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:22:01 +0000

In 2024, customers across Asia-Pacific lost 688 billion USD to scams. At Taiwan's Online Safety Dialogue, Google unveiled new partnerships, grants, and real-time tools to fight back. Read more...

China is allegedly trying to poach Taiwanese tech talent

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:04:01 +0000

Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau has accused Chinese chipmaker SMIC of illegally recruiting Taiwanese tech talent. Read more...

Apple shares pre-order details for Vision Pro in Taiwan

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:46:01 +0000

Apple is bringing its expensive spatial computing headset to another country. Vision Pro headset is now available for pre-order in Taiwan and will start shipping to the buyers later this month. Read more...

China piles up tons of US-made chips before Trump enters the White House

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:26:02 +0000

China has reportedly started importing vast amounts of chips from the United States before Donald Trump could begin his new term as POTUS. Read more...

TSMC is building new chip-making plants in Europe to get away from U.S. - China tensions

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:38:02 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding into Europe by creating more fabrication units for AI and automotive sectors, while also trying to respond to geopolitical tensions. Read more...

Apple's first robotic device to be reportedly made by Foxconn

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:24:01 +0000

After a report highlighted that Apple was actively working on a robotic tabletop device, fresh information has popped up suggesting that the device could be made at Foxconn's Hongzhun factory. Read more...

YouTube testing a new way to let viewers 'Hype' their favorite creator's videos

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:52:01 +0000

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that would give one more option apart from Like and Share, to help viewers boost their favorite content creators' videos on the platform. Read more...

Amazon Web Services will set up shop in Taiwan by early 2025

Paul Hill — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:04:01 +0000

Amazon Web Services has announced that it'll set up shop in Taiwan in early 2025. The expansion to the East Asian country will see it launch three Availability Zones to help boost network performance. Read more...

TSMC resumes chip manufacturing a day after 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:46:01 +0000

TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing company, has resumed work on its factories with limited disruption to its operations after Taiwan was struck by a powerful earthquake. Read more...

Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard has received the thumbs up from Taiwan

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:40:01 +0000

The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission has approved Microsoft's plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, even as the company awaits final approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. Read more...

Microsoft warns of China-based espionage campaign targeting Taiwan

Omer Dursun — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:56:02 +0000

Microsoft has uncovered China-based Flax Typhoon cyber espionage targeting Taiwan since 2021, a campaign exploiting server vulnerabilities. The company said government agencies are at risk. Read more...

TSMC confirms partner affected by LockBit cyberattack, but there is good news

Paul Hill — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:46:01 +0000

TSMC has said that it wasn't greatly affected by LockBit malware that hit one of its suppliers. Despite this, hackers have demanded a $70 million ransom, or it will leak info it claims to have. Read more...

TSMC says that it is still committed to Taiwan's investment plans, amid slowdown reports

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:18:01 +0000

TSMC has reassured with a commitment to its expansion and investment plans in Taiwan despite reports of a slowdown in expansion in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung set to manufacture 28nm chips. Read more...

TSMC expands 3nm capacity in Taiwan and Arizona, prepares for 2nm fabs

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:32:01 +0000

TSMC has announced that its 3nm technology has successfully entered mass production with good yields. The company is also preparing its Taiwan and Arizona fabs for 2nm chip production for the future. Read more...

Apple warns suppliers to be cautious of cargo labeling when shipping from Taiwan to China

Usama Jawad — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:38:02 +0000

In light of growing tensions between the U.S., China, and Taiwan due to U.S. representative Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei, Apple has urged suppliers to be more cautious when labeling cargo. Read more...

Valve opens Steam Deck reservations in more countries

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:06:01 +0000

Following its massive success in western markets, and with supply chain issues finally being resolved, the Steam Deck portable gaming PC by Valve is soon officially coming to parts of Asia. Read more...

TSMC is building four new 3nm semiconductor chip plants

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:34:01 +0000

TSMC has unveiled plans to build four new chip fabrication plants in Taiwan. The news comes days after Samsung unveiled plans of investing $355 billion in the chip manufacturing business. Read more...

HTC U19e and Desire 19+ debut in Taiwan with mid-range internals

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:16:02 +0000

HTC announced two new mid-tier hones today, the HTC U19e and Desire 19+. The U19e will be available for purchase from June 12 for NT$14,900 (~$475) and the Desire 19+ for NT$9,990 (~$319) from July. Read more...

Qualcomm agrees to pay a largely reduced fine to Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:42:45 +0000

The American chipset maker has settled an ongoing dispute with the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission, with both sides agreeing to a much smaller fine than the one imposed late last year. Read more...

Apple squashes bug that caused Taiwan to crash iPhones

Boyd Chan — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:52:01 +0000

Bundled in the latest iOS 11.4.1 update, Apple addressed a flaw that would culminate in a crash whenever Taiwan was mentioned or the emoji representation of its flag was encountered. Read more...

HTC to lay off 1,500 employees from its Taiwanese manufacturing division

Vishal Laul — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:02:01 +0000

HTC today announced that it will be laying off 1,500 employees from its Taiwanese manufacturing division. This move comes just after the company sold a large part of its smartphone R&D to Google. Read more...

Taiwan fines Qualcomm for $774 million in relation to monopoly abuse

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:16:01 +0000

The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission found the silicon maker guilty of abusing its monopoly over smartphone modems in the country and has accordingly fined Qualcomm to the tune of $744 million. Read more...

Apple's Taipei 101 store to open on Saturday

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:08:01 +0000

Apple will open a new store in Taipei on Saturday. It's the second store to open in Asia in as many months. This store introduces "Today at Apple" hands-on sessions which cover several topics. Read more...

Sharp agrees to $5.8b Foxconn sale

Matt Blowes — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:26:01 +0000

Reports say Sharp's board have agreed for the company to be taken over by Taiwan's Foxconn, bringing an end to years of financial uncertainty and marking one of the largest deals in Japanese history. Read more...

The Qualcomm reign on smartphones and tablets is almost over; all hail MediaTek

Steven Johns — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:14:01 +0000

Qualcomm's dominance over the smart device industry may be coming to an end, if not at the hands of Samsung and Intel then it's definitely at the hands of the ever-growing juggernaut MediaTek. Read more...

Parents in Taiwan are now legally obliged to limit their kids' computer time

Justin Luna — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:56:01 +0000

A law has been expanded in Taiwan that obliges parents to regulate their children's time on the usage of electronic devices. The law now also equates excessive gadget use with smoking and drinking. Read more...

Samsung fined by Taiwan government for faked Internet comments

John Callaham — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:50:08 +0000

Samsung has been fined over $340,000 by the Taiwan government after it found that the company had hired a third party to place fake Internet comments praising its smartphones and attacked competitors. Read more...

Microsoft now selling Surface tablets in country where they're made

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:16:39 +0000

Microsoft began selling its Surface RT and Surface Pro in Taiwan on Sunday, marking the first time the tablets have been officially available in the country where they're manufactured. Read more...

Taiwanese minister pushes iPhone 5, causes outrage

Brody McKee — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:31:49 +0000

Despite being manufactured by a Taiwanese firm, pushing the iPhone 5 over home-grown HTC has caused one Taiwanese minister a lot of trouble. Read more...

Teen dies after playing Diablo III for 40 hours

Tyler Holman — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:38:44 +0000

An 18 year old from Tainan, Taiwan reportedly collapsed and died after playing Blizzard's Diablo III for over 40 hours at an internet cafe without even taking a break to eat. Read more...

Studio behind viral news animations up for sale

Tyler Holman — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:13:57 +0000

Next TV, the Taiwanese animation studio behind those hilarious animated news shorts that became a YouTube sensation, is for sale, and we've assembled their best shorts for your viewing pleasure. Read more...

Suspects arrested for selling sample Intel CPUs on eBay

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:18 +0000

Four engineers from Taiwan that worked for Intel's OEM makers have been arrested for allegedly trying to sell sample engineering CPUs on eBay, The suspects could face up to five years in jail. Read more...

Microsoft's Taiwan website gets Mango 'coming soon' image

Brad Sams — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:28:52 +0000

Microsoft has posted up a teaser image on its Taiwan website that appears to relate to its upcoming Mango update. The teaser image says to check back on 9/9 for more information. Read more...

Apple producing more iPhone 5 parts in Taiwan

Byron Hinson — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:04:03 +0000

Apple seems to have plans afoot to move a number of their iPhone 5 parts from Japan to Taiwan, at least according to a report on Electronista. It seems that Taiwanese companies Foxconn, Foxconn Electronics,... Read more...

Taiwan makers conservative about 6x BD burners

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:56:31 +0000

In response to the launch of LG Electronics' latest Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner (GGW-H20L), complete with claims of it being the first BD burner to support 6x BD-R SL (single-sided single-layer) write speeds, sources at... Read more...

Asustek Eee PC goes on sale in Taiwan

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:19:12 +0000

Asustek Computer's low-cost Eee PC notebook has gone on sale in Taiwan with pricing at online retailers at around NT$11,655 (US$35. This is much higher than the price of US$199 Asustek originally promoted for the... Read more...

Taiwan companies team up on Microsoft smartphones

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:28:39 +0000

Taiwanese companies E-ten Information Systems and Arima Communications have signed a technology agreement to develop 3G and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, combining their technical expertise to deliver at least four new Windows... Read more...