Apple is gearing up to open its first retail store in Taiwan

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Apple has announced that it will soon open its first retail store in Taiwan. The company posted the message on its Taiwan website. The Apple Store will be located in Xinyi District on the ground floor and basement level of Taipei 101 which is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world.  Continue reading “Apple is gearing up to open its first retail store in Taiwan”

Apple is working on new display technologies at a secret lab in Taiwan

Apple is said to be working on advanced display technologies for iPhone and iPad. The company has apparently opened a secret lab in Taiwan for developing the thinner and brighter screens, as per a latest report from Bloomberg.

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Asus ZenFone Selfie with 13 Megapixel front camera set for launch at Computex

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Asus is one of the major brands that is set to make announcements at Computex which is happening in Taiwan from June 2nd to 5th. According to a new rumor, they are apparently set to launch a new smartphone called Asus ZenFone Selfie which is said to pack a 13 Megapixel front facing camera.

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HTC One Max to finally launch on October 16th, comes with a fingerprint scanner

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The HTC One Max might be one of the most leaked devices ever, with virtually everything known before its launch. It was rumoured to have launched at IFA, but the company seems to have finally fixed on a date for the official reveal. According to a Taiwanese invite, the One Max is all set to launch on October 18th, in Taiwan, and the existence of a finger print scanner has been subtly hinted on the invite. The invite reads –

One finger opens up a big view

You are invited to immerse in the sound with us

Update: Two days before the Taiwan event, HTC seems to have scheduled another event on the 16th for the same, in Hong Kong.

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5 million HTC One phones sold since launch

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There is a lot of negativity surrounding the Taiwanese phone maker HTC recently due to some high profile departures from the company including Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera and Asia CEO Lennard Hoornik. But the company has managed to sell 5 million units of the its flagship HTC One smartphone since launch according to a report by the WSJ. HTC’s main Android rival Samsung just announced today that it had sold over 10 million units of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone in record time. The HTC One hit many markets before the Galaxy S4 but HTC is still struggling with the global roll out. India was supposed to get the phone in end of April but it is finally going on sale only this month end. HTC was also involved in some legal trouble with respect to the HDR microphone on the device. Continue reading “5 million HTC One phones sold since launch”

HTC Q3 net profits slip 79 percent

HTC announced today that its third quarter profits declined by 79 percent and missed forecasts. The reasoning given is that its flagship devices haven’t been able to match the Apple iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy series of smartphones. Its July-September net profit was reported at T$ 3.9 billion down from T$18.68 billion in the same quarter last year.

HTC Elavate members get the taste of new devices at MWC 2012

So finally the day we were waiting for is here, HTC will showcase its new devices in some hours today, but the HTC Elavate members were already given a taste of what is going to be showcased by the Taiwanese company today.

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Nokia N8 Pics from Taiwan

Here are some cool pics of the Nokia N8 Preview event in Taiwan which happened recently. Seems like Nokia is gearing up to launch the handset in Asia soon. It’s launching the N8 in 3 colors in Taiwan initially – silver , black and green. Orange and Blue and White variants will be launched later.

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