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Taxi travelers in Taiwan will have something interesting to do the next time they’re stuck in a traffic. MTaxi, one of leading taxi operators in Taipei and Vmax Telecom have signed a deal to fit in WiMAX-enabled MIDs in 1,000 taxis. The in-taxi Mobile WiMAX service is known as Mobile Internet Cafe and will be [...]

 
Asus today unveiled two USB 3.0 equipped N-Series notebooks in an event in Taiwan. The notebooks – 16-inch N61 and 14-inch N82 features Core i5/i7 to handle the processing duties while choice of ATI or Nvidia GPU will fill up the graphics department.
Now coming onto the important feature, both the notebooks feature one USB [...]

 
We told you about Garmin-Asus’ M10 yesterday and now it’s got the official acknowledgement by way of a pre-order page. The pre-order link has gone live in Asus’ home market where consumers will be able to pick it up from February 6 for 13,900 TWD ($435). In addition to running the latest build of Windows [...]

 
The only customized UI for Android by HTC will soon be seen gracing in phones other than Hero. HTC have announced a free upgrade for Magic users, which they’ll be able to download from October 31. This update will work with Magic sold on Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan or any other Magic not bearing the [...]

 
Looks like Samsung is late to the party as Taiwan based Altek has done the honors of launching a camera phone with optical zoom. The T8680 is a GSM phone and is referred to as a professional cameraphone because of its pro-photography features.
The phone captures images at a decent 12MP resolution with a 3x [...]

 
If you’re in the market for an AIO, the most you will have to settle is for an Atom based one. Atom powered AIOs are cheap, power efficient but not powerful. But Taiwan’s Cybernet Inc. is stepping up in the AIO game to offer users wanting that extra juice in the same compact form factor. [...]

 
In a bid to promote the Gateway brand in its homeland, Acer has announced ZX2300 all-in-one PC bearing the Gateway sticker. The PCs will take a dig at Eee Tops but with a larger screen sans the touchscreen interface. ZX2300 will sport an 18.5-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution of [...]

 
Fujitsu in collaboration with NTT DOCOMO will soon sell their FOMA F905i model in Taiwan. It is the same phone which is currently being sold in Japan but will be localized to view and input traditional Chinese characters. The phone will be sold by Far EasTone Telecommunications which will also DOCOMO’s i-mode mobile internet service. [...]

 
MSI revealed three Wind Netones in Taiwan. The M16, M19 and M22 boast screen sizes of 15.6-inch 18.5-inch and 22-inch respectively. Going by the machine translation, all the nettops will be powered by an Intel Atom processor with OS option of Windows XP or Windows Vista. MSI has made the displays touchscreen enabled with [...]

 
Taiwanese company LiteOn IT has decided to shed its OEM route for digital frames and come out with its own brand. Under the brand name Skyla, LiteOn will now be selling Memoir, a digital frame with a built-in scanner. The scanner helps to digitize old hard copy photos (no larger than 4 by 6 inches) [...]

 
Asus recently launched P552w touch screen phone in Taiwan. The phone seems to be an upgrade to P320 with a tad larger screen and a new body design. The full specifications are not revealed but it has a 2.8-inch touch screen with connectivity options of Wi-Fi, HSDPA and Bluetooth. Just like P320, this one also [...]

 
Interested in checking your pulse rate while you’re playing an intensive session of Call of Duty or even just for fun? Asus’s latest mouse, Vit W1 Wireless Laser Mouse can do the trick as it magically measures a user’s pulse rate with the help of embedded pulse rate sensor. It then sends the data to [...]