
Line Users Tops 400 Million
TAIPEI, Taiwan — By spreading the concept of giving and receiving free calls, Line has reached 400 million worldwide and over 17 million in Taiwan alone, the service's developer said Wednesday. However, its rival WeChat has more than 600 million users still compares superiorly than Line and What's App...

Gartner Says a Thirty-Fold Increase in Internet-Connected Physical Devices by 2020
The future explosion in the number of intelligent devices will create a network rich with information that allows supply chains to assemble and communicate in new ways. Gartner, Inc. forecasts that a 30-fold increase in Internet-connected physical devices by 2020 will significantly alter supply chain leader information access and cyber-risk exposure...

ITU to Work on Standards for Future Flight Data Recorders
Dubai – The Malaysian Minister for Communications and Multimedia called upon ITU to develop leading edge standards to facilitate the transmission of flight data in real time. He was speaking at the opening of the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference taking place in Dubai...

Taiwan's LCD Makers Support Cross-Strait ATS, Call for Free Competition
TAIPEI, Taiwan -Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services(ATS) sparked a huge controversy in Taiwan, also to shut down Parliament. The subsequent impact on the negotiation of trade agreements with China, raise the concern of electrics industry...

Artesyn Embedded Technologies Launches New Website
TAIPEI, Taiwan —Artesyn Embedded Technologies, formerly Emerson Network Power's Embedded Computing and Power business, launched its new website at www.artesyn.com. The new site was designed with users in mind to provide quick and easy access to essential information and features about Artesyn's market-leading embedded computing and power conversion products and technology...

HTC One M8 to go on Sale in May?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — HTC Corp. declined to comment Tuesday on a media report that a mini version of its newest flagship smartphone, the HTC One M8, is scheduled to roll out in May. Also, denied media reports that its chief marketing officer Ben Ho will defect to a new entrant to the nation's upcoming fourth-generation (4G) market later this year...