Taiwanese

And So the AsiaD Speakers Begin: Google, Alibaba, Twitter, Asus, Nvidia and More to Come!

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on July 11, 2011 at 12:31 pm PT

D: All Things Digital is going to Asia and here’s some of the people we’ll be grilling onstage at the event, which will be held in Hong Kong from October 19 to 21.

Dispatches From the Supply Line Stoke iPad, iPhone Chatter

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 21, 2011 at 12:44 pm PT

With the first-year anniversaries of the iPad and iPhone 4 fast approaching, and both devices destined for an update per Apple’s annual mobile device refresh cycle, the Apple rumor mill is undergoing a refresh of its own.

Cheezburger's $30M Gets the Taiwanese Animator Send-Up

Liz Gannes in Social on January 21, 2011 at 9:31 am PT

Next Media Animation depicts Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh as an evil stealer of memes, over-worker of cats and receiver of Internet flames. It’s pretty funny.

Pegatron About to Begin Building CDMA iPhone Verizon Hasn’t Yet Earned

John Paczkowski in Mobile on September 24, 2010 at 5:16 am PT

Cue up those Verizon iPhone rumors once again: Industry sources are telling the occasionally reliable DigiTimes that Pegatron Technology will begin volume production of a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 in November.

The Freak-Out Flight Attendant's Internet Moment: Facebook Fan Page, Ballads on YouTube and, Yes, a Taiwanesed Treatment!

Kara Swisher in News on August 11, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

BoomTown has not been much of a fan of Facebook fan pages, finding most of them sterile affairs with empty marketing messages and little in the way of real life. But things are actually hopping if you click over to the one created for JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who went loco after an encounter with a belligerent passenger, opened the emergency inflatable slide and got out of Dodge.

Viral Video: Snooki Gets Taiwanesed Too!

Kara Swisher in News on August 11, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

Last week, it was inebriated actress Lindsay Lohan–and, this week, it is falling-down-drunk reality show star Snooki Polizzi. Getting the wacky CGI treatment, that is, from Taiwanese “news” outfit Next Media Animation. Depicting the “Jersey Shore” potty-mouthed princess pretty accurately–making out, passing out and getting smacked–I am starting to think these videos are the work of geniuses.

Viral Video: Lindsay Lohan Gets Taiwanesed

Kara Swisher in News on August 9, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

BoomTown is back from the woods of rural New York and was thrilled to find this waiting for me: Lindsay Lohan getting the wacky CGI treatment by Taiwanese “news” outfit Next Media Animation. Lohan is out of jail, after 13 days of incarceration, and is now in rehab–all of which is covered here, along with other examples of the unstable actress’s greatest hits.

Apple’s Next iPhone More of an iPad Mini?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 17, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Market source reports from Taiwanese trade publications are usually best taken with a grain of salt, if not a salt lick, particularly when they’re about Apple. That said, Digitimes reports today that the company’s next-generation iPhone is interesting in its detail.

Viral Video: Shatner and Web Singing Sensation Have a Total Eclipse of the Heart

Kara Swisher in News on April 22, 2010 at 12:34 am PT

Here is yet another classic talk-sing video of actor William Shatner. He’s in a duet with Taiwanese singer Lin Yu Chun, aired on the “Lopez Tonight” television show last night. Lin became well known after a video of his wowza performance on a Taiwanese talent show, singing “I Will Always Love You” in Whitney Houston style, garnered more than 12 million views on YouTube.

ITC to Investigate HTC Over AAPL IP

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 2, 2010 at 8:19 am PT

If patent suits Apple filed against HTC in March didn’t send rival smartphone makers scrambling to review their devices for potential infringements, this certainly will. The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate Apple’s infringement claims against the Taiwanese handset maker.