Cyberactivists Unblock Wikileaks for Thai Netizens
eTaiwanNews A group of anonymous Internet activists has set up a website to display information about Thailand that comes from the whistle-blower site Wikileaks, which is blocked to some viewers in the Southeast Asian country. Topics: telecom, Thailand, Taiwan, ISP
WiMAX Is Still Alive and Kicking in Taiwan
Going WiMax Just last month, Intel disbanded its offices in Taiwan, scaring investors in Taiwan that the future of WiMAX might not be so stable. Intel told investors that it was just a “normal process that takes place as new technologies mature”, but not everyone was convinced. Taiwanese companies make approximately 80% of WiMAX devices; [...]
Indonesia Joins Countries Mulling BlackBerry Ban
Taiwan News Online Indonesia said Wednesday it is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services, adding to pressure on device maker Research in Motion Ltd. to give governments greater access to data. Gatot Dewabroto, spokesman for the Ministry of Communication and Information, wants RIM to set [...]
Taiwan May Turn to ARM as Intel Fails to Fulfill WiMAX Pledge
The Taiwan Economic News The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is considering cooperating with ARM Ltd. to retaliate Intel for failing to fulfill its pledge to support Taiwan`s WiMAX projects. Cambridge-headquartered ARM is an archrival of Intel in the microprocessor market. The MOEA plans to cooperate with the company to help Taiwan`s chip designers develop [...]
Panasonic to Buy Out Sanyo, Panasonic Electric
eTaiwanNews Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such as electric cars and solar panels. Japan’s biggest consumer electronics maker said in a statement Thursday it will buy shares in the two companies [...]
Foxconn to Hike Prices to Cover China Pay Increase
Taiwan News Online Foxconn Technology Group, which makes iPhones and other gadgets for global technology companies, is seeking to charge its customers more to partly cover wage increases at its mammoth manufacturing compound in southern China. The extent of price hikes will differ according to products, C.L. Huang, vice president of Hon Hai Precision Industry [...]
U.S. Wireless Broadband Network Set to Launch Next Year
Taiwan News Online U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies. Private-equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners on Tuesday revealed details of the launch of its wireless network, LightSquared, which should [...]
Apple to Address iPhone Troubles on Friday
Taiwan News Online Apple says it will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the latest iPhone model, which has been beset by complaints about its antenna. Topics: Taiwan, telecom, Apple, iPhone
Japan’s NTT to buy South Africa’s Dimension Data
eTaiwanNews Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy South Africa’s Dimension Data Holdings Plc for 2.1 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) in a deal that advances the Japanese company’s efforts to expand its global business. Topics: telephone, telecom, Taiwan
China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users’ Anonymity
Taiwan News Online A leading Chinese Internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China’s portion of cyberspace, calling for new rules to require people to use their real names when buying a mobile phone or going online, according to a human rights group. Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, called for [...]
Far EasTone Strengthens Wireline Status
FierceTelecom Taiwan-based wireless operator Far EastTone Telecommunications wants to challenge wireline/wireless competitors such as former state-run monopoly Chungwa Telecom, and it thinks the right answer could be found by acquiring the remaining 73.26 percent stake in wireline operator New Century Infocomm Tech Co. (NCIC) for $646.8 million. Topics: Hong Kong, LTE, merger, telecommunications, telecom, Taiwan, [...]
Google Changes China Access After Objection From Beijing
eTaiwanNews Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing said the company would lose its mainland Internet license if the tactic continued. Topics: Taiwan, Google, Hong Kong, China, telecom
Hong Kong Protesters Picket Apple Supplier Meeting
Taiwan News Online Protesters picketed Foxconn’s annual general meeting in Hong Kong on Tuesday, accusing both the Apple Inc. supplier and computer giant of poor corporate ethics after a recent spate of suicides at Foxconn factories in mainland China. Topics: Apple, telecom, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Pakistan Restores YouTube, Will Block Some Videos Though
Taiwan News Online Pakistan will restore access to YouTube but will block videos offensive to Muslims that are posted on the video-sharing site, the government said Wednesday. A number of high-profile websites were blocked in Pakistan last week over offensive content, such as a Facebook page that urges users to post images of Islam’s Prophet [...]
Monks Hired To Cut Suicides at iPhone Factory
Sydney Morning Herald THE Taiwanese company that manufactures iPhones for Apple has recruited 100 counsellors and Buddhist monks to reduce stress among workers after a spate of suicides at its Chinese factories this year. Topics: Apple, Taiwan, iPhone, Hong Kong
