Taipei Tech Club

Apple and Foxconn, the song and dance

Check out Tim Culpan's recent article illustrating the relationship between Apple and Foxconn.

Hmmm, I wonder who wears the pants in this relationship?  

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Heathrow Bag by Want

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Skyviia Job Opening: Business Development Professional

Here's another job opening from David at Skyviia:

Skyviia is a Multimedia IC Design House currently seeking a talented In-Bound Business Development Professional. For job description, please review the file attached.  For more information, you can contact me at: davidpan@skyviia.com.tw  Thank you!

 

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Skyviia Job Opening: International Marketing Professional

Please see the message below from David at Skyviia:

Skyviia is a Multimedia IC Design House currently seeking a talented International Marketing Professional. For the job description, please review the file attached. For more information, you can contact me at: davidpan@skyviia.com.tw Thank you!

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July Meetup and News

This Friday we're getting together at the Tavern for burgers and a drink or two.

$300NT for a burger + a bottle of Blue Girl 
$100NT Blue Girl bottles all night long

Starting from 7:30pm and onwards.

On the news front, here are some recent headlines from around the hood. 

Pegatron receives orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple

Stealth-boat technology, made in Taiwan

Lady Gaga rocks out in Taichung

Hope to see you on Friday. Bring a friend that's new in town to join the meetup! 

Lady Gaga poses with children in Taichung, Taiwan. (July 3rd, 2011) [Source]

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AXE Party in Taipei @ Room 18

People are familiar with the AXE brand of men's body spray and deodorants thanks to their sexually charged advertising campaigns. As a tech blogger, I rarely get the chance to hang with the "cool" kids, but my friend Peter invited me to an AXE event a while back and I was granted temporary access to the inner circle. AXE had rented out all of Room 18 here in Taipei to promote their line of body sprays while local athletes and models attended as brand ambassadors. 

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He Huan Shan

Skimming through photos on Flickr and saw this one: 

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Taipei cat and mouse shopping scene

Whenever you're walking around Zhong Xiao Fu Xing and Zhong Xiao Dun Hua (Taipei's main shopping district) you're bound to see street side vendors. But they're kinda illegal and there's always a cat and mouse game between the hawkers and the cops. The cops just strolled up and shooed this vendor away. The racks are on wheels so he'll cruise around the block and settle in on a different corner, and maybe change his hat as part of a new disguise.

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Hey spring...where are you?

It has been way to cloudy and gray lately. Unseasonably cold, even. Alas, this is the climate burden strapped to our overworked backs. 

 

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Bold course

Press release snippets are funny. 

Leo Apotheker, Hewlett-Packard's CEO, says the company is embarking on a "bold" course that will include a focus on cloud computing as well as the creation of an online store for downloadable applications. 

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