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Intel and MediaTek have announced a strategic partnership under the former’s foundry services, whereby Intel will be manufacturing chips for the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company. The partnership is meant to help MediaTek build a more balanced, resilient supply chain.

The last time we saw ASUS ZenFone 7 series is because the devices have gotten their Bluetooth SIG certifications. With that happened, many are expecting the ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro to be launched soon. Now, the event for the launch has been officially confirmed and it's going to happen on 26 August in Taiwan.

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, Apple has announced that they will be making the switch from Intel chips to ARM chips for the Macs. By the end of this year, we'll get to see the first Mac with an Apple Silicon. However, few of us know that the Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is actually one of the key contributors to this switch, as they have invested in 300 R&D teams to help Apple in this huge transition.

You probably have seen Pokemon grandpa online before with his 'obsession' on Pokemon Go, you know, the elderly man who cycles around with a bunch of smartphones attached. Ever since the pandemic hit Taiwan hard, we haven't heard of him since but now that they are cleared from the lockdown, he came back with even more smartphones.

It seems that Crash Bandicoot 4 might have been confirmed, due to the fact that the listing was spotted on the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee. Other than the box art and game description on the website, there is not much known in regards to the game for now.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it seems that COMPUTEX 2020 will be rescheduled from 2 June 2020 to 28 and 30 September 2020 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2. Other than that, there will be the COMPUTEX online exhibition will be going on from 2 June until 6 June 2020 where keen purchasers can participate in online procurement meetings.

Everyone has their own preference on what kind of a partner they want. Some value appearance, some value personality and many other factors. However, someone stirred a wildfire online on a forum in Taiwan. Apparently, a conversation between two female friends sparked a controversy about "boys using Android phones are the first to be eliminated."

The Taiwan Excellence Intercollege Battleground is open to 10 universities in Malaysia which are KDU, INTI, HELP, Taylor's, TARC, MMU, UMS, UCSI, First City and Southern. eSports teams from these universities will be fighting it out for a chance win a share of the total prize pool of RM130000 as well as earn the title of Champion of Champions.