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Three Taiwanese workers fired for using Facebook - Oct 12, 2009

Blogs The Taipei Times Online recently wrote a story about an auto parts factory in central Taiwan that fired three workers for spending too much time on Facebook.  Meanwhile, a Taiwanese factory ... Read story »

HTC's product excellence "tip jar" - Nov 6, 2009

Crave HTC CEO Peter Chou unveiling the "quietly brilliant" tagline. We pointed out recently that HTC changed its tagline from "HTC Innovation" to "quietly brilliant". What we did not know then was ... Read story »

HTC Magic to get Sense UI - Aug 17, 2009

Crave HTC Sense is the custom interface developed by the Taiwan manufacturer for its latest Android phone, the Hero. It is one of the highlights of the device because of its various ... Read story »

Asus makes mecha-inspired gaming machine - Jul 2, 2009

Crave Nobody has ever accused gamers of being style icons, and the latest gaming portable from Asus shows it with its angular hard edges. The Taiwan maker claims the new G51 gaming ... Read story »

Cooler Master's compact 95W power adapter - Jun 30, 2009

Crave The SNA 95 with its detachable reel base. If you have a compact notebook, chances are it will come with a 65W power adapter. If you have a huge desktop replacement ... Read story »

Taiwan's richest man has a bone to pick with Warren Buffet - May 5, 2009

Blogs Guo Tai Ming is Taiwan's richest man. As president of the Hon Hai Industrial Corporation, he built the company from a small plastics manufacturer located in central Taiwan to one of ... Read story »

Microsoft upsizes Xbox 360's hard drive for free - Jul 30, 2008

Crave Following Microsoft's earlier E3 announcement, the Redmond software giant is finally extending the Xbox 360's free harddisk upgrade to selected Asia markets. Come August 13, the Pro model will be shipped ... Read story »

PC DIY: Taiwan style - May 15, 2009

Blogs Taiwan has a huge PC DIY population. This is a due to a combination of three things: A healthy PC components industry, a large pool of engineers and tech fans, and ... Read story »

Global Blogger Survey Results--Text100 - Jun 30, 2009

Blogs Last week, I was invited to participate as a panel member at the Global Blogger Survey Results launch by Text100 here in Hong Kong. Text100, a reputable global public relations firm, surveyed ... Read story »

HTC Hero gets priced in Malaysia and Singapore - Sep 4, 2009

Crave Those waiting for the Hero in Singapore and other Asia-Pacific countries may have a good idea now how much the device will cost. Earlier last month, HTC launched the Hero in ... Read story »

The inside take on Computex 2009 - Jun 8, 2009

Blogs This year's Computex was certainly more subdued than last year's. The economic meh loomed high above the Taipei World Trade Center as Taiwan's exports have been hit hard in Q1 and Q2. ... Read story »

HTC Hero's software previewed - May 19, 2009

Crave Last week, we previewed the HTC Magic and revealed some of the enhancements the company made to Android, most significantly, the addition of Microsoft Exchange support. Well, it looks like the ... Read story »

Big layoffs at Yahoo Taiwan - Dec 10, 2008

Blogs Well, it's no HUGE shock (unless you work there) but Yahoo Taiwan is following its global big brother's demand for blood and is chucking out a bunch of staff today. Sources ... Read story »

Goodbye to all that - Dec 26, 2008

Blogs Dear faithful readers: I hope you have enjoyed our journey together through the Taiwan technoscape. I have been privileged to have this outlet for sharing my opinions during this exciting time ... Read story »

Report: 9.6-inch Apple tablet expected in February - Sep 16, 2009

Crave All has been quiet on the Apple tablet rumor front since the company introduced its new iPod lineup a week ago, but now a new report reveals components information for the ... Read story »

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