A 40-hour-straight Diablo III gaming binge has proven deadly for a Taiwanese teenager.
According to the Australian Associated Press, the teen – who was only identified as Chuang – died after playing the popular Diablo III game for a full week’s worth of work without even eating.
At around noon on July 13, Chuang reportedly reserved a private gaming room at a café in Tainan, Taiwan to play Diablo III.
Chuang then proceeded to play for nearly two days straight foregoing meals and …

Taiwanese advertisers have used the image of late Steve Jobs to advertise the Action Pad tablet running Android, reports Reuters.
In the commercial, role of Steve Jobs is played by the Taiwanese comedian Ah-Ken. The video comedian is dressed in regular dress of Jobs – a dark sweatshirt and light jeans. He is also depicted with angel wings and a halo over his head. However, there is no mentioning about the name of Steve Jobs or Apple in the commercial.
The actor, who plays the role of …

Catcher Technology, one of Apple’s Taiwan-based supplier, has announced to shut down some operations at its factory located in Eastern China following pollution complaints by local residents, reports AP. The residents living near the factory were complaining of bad odors in the area for the past some time.
The company supplies metal casings for some specific models of Apple’s laptops. It also supplies cellphone casings for some other brands including HTC.
Hung Shui-shu, company chairman, …

Quanta Computer Inc has revealed on Wednesday that its staff in Taiwan has shrunk because of lower order levels from clients, reports coming from the Asian country reveal.

Quanta has said that its staff has been cut by a third compared to numbers in the first half of the year.

The news comes after Quanta spokesman Elton Yang revealed that about 1,000 employees have been cut from its staff in the country as orders from customers have waned.
Quanta is the world’s biggest PC contractor or …

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Apple devices are difficult to make, according to head of Taiwan-based company Hon Hai that acts as a supplier of Apple devices.
Terry Gour, chairman at Hon Hai, while speaking at his company’s annual shareholder meeting, said that iPhone and iPads are difficult to make and this has resulted in slow growth of the company, reports Bloomberg.
The Foxconn unit of Hon Hai assembles the …