Hon Hai Precision shares closed down 1.06 percent at a 19-month low on Thursday on the back of an unfavorable ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Apple, its biggest client, in a patent lawsuit.

Siemens Ltd., Taiwan is specially staging its Green+ Siemens Super Summer Intern competition to find a young talent with a particular interest in sustainable development and green topics this year.

Taiwan's HTC Corp. needs to conquer structural issues to win more ground in the highly competitive smartphone market, despite its well-reviewed New HTC One flagship phone, according to a U.S.-based brokerage.

Japan's NHK network broadcasted an animated documentary on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, 台積電) at midnight Thursday, with TSMC's chairman and CEO, Morris Chang (張忠謀), depicted by the fictional character Shima Kosaku.

Smartphone sales will eclipse those of basic mobile phones this year for the first time as desire for handheld computing power grows, a market tracker said Tuesday.

Samsung won a round in its long-running patent battle with Apple on Tuesday when a U.S. trade panel banned the import and sale of some older models of the iPhone and iPad.

Software giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show in Taipei.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. will see strong revenue growth in the next two quarters with the launch of two new flagship models, J.P. Morgan Securities said Monday in a research note.

Total global smartphone subscriptions are expected to increase significantly over the next few years on the back of growing popularity and better network speeds, according to Ericsson.

Global newspaper chiefs have some rare good news to share after years of slumping print sales and advertising revenues — readers appear increasingly willing to pay for online news.