Gigabyte shifting focus to enterprise products in SA
Taiwanese hardware company Gigabyte is coming off an outstanding 2025, when it saw "exceptional growth" in South Africa's PC components sector.
The company is now looking to diversify its portfolio and focus on reaching new customers with...
Taiwan holds back on chip export controls against South Africa
Taiwan is holding off on chip export controls it placed on South Africa just two days ago — a sign it is uncomfortable with using the key tech export as a weapon in diplomatic disputes.
The Economic Ministry said in a statement...
Huawei and SMIC blacklisted in Taiwan
Taiwan has blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., dealing another major blow to the two companies spearheading China’s efforts to develop cutting-edge AI chip technologies.
Taiwan’s International Trade...
Foxconn founder running for president of Taiwan
Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou announced his intention to run in Taiwan’s presidential election as an independent, deepening competition among the opposition contenders for the job.
Gou declared his candidacy for the vote in January...
Elon Musk's tweets are impacting US diplomatic relations
Elon Musk often wields his Twitter account as a weapon — threatening to back out of his deal to buy Twitter or insulting President Joe Biden as a damp sock puppet “in human form.”
More recently, the world’s richest person veered into...
So, we have this issue sneaking into the Russo - Ukrainian thread
Heres a place for those praatjies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59900139
Man dies after 3-day online gaming session
A 32-year-old Taiwanese man was found dead after playing online games for three days straight at an internet cafe in southern Taiwan
Apple fined R6.8-million for trade violation
Taiwanese authorities on Wednesday slapped a fine of TWD20 million (USD667,000) on US tech giant Apple for violating a fair trade law over local iPhone pricing.
100 tablet PCs expected to launch in May 2011
The co-sponsor of Asia's leading IT trade fair is expecting up to 100 tablet computers to be launched at the event in May, with technology firms vying for a slice of Apple's success with the iPad.
About 300 people were killed during a massive landslide in southern Taiwan that wiped out an entire village. This follows a massive typhoon that struck the eastern Asian countries this past week...