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At a recent mobile Monday event in Taipei, founder and CTO of Puno Systems John Williamson discussed the general structure of how the contract manufacturer-ODM-OEM-distributor value chain works for PDAs and Smartphones, touching on the dilemma over branding and other factors affecting the mobile distribution channel.

Computex Taipei is the not only the place to see current and future trends in the IT industry, but possibly also the place where trends and trendy combine, especially in terms of hi-tech shopping.

This was Computex Taipei’s 30th anniversary year and all the tech stops were pulled out. True, it was more Tablet-ex than Computex, but there was plenty to see and innovation still abounded.

It wasn’t just the tech that drew the crowds at Computex Taipei this year, with many coming from far and wide to admire the bevy of beautiful booth babes adorning vendor stands.

Now that the frenzied craziness that is Computex Taipei is done and dusted for another year, we can all take a step back and take a look at some of this year’s winners and losers.

We give you the best of what’s left from the Computex show in Taipei.

Mobile payments is widely agreed to be an up and coming industry and here at Computex Taipei there was certainly evidence that vendors are pushing ahead with products to facilitate the transition from ATM cards to SIM card transactions.

Wireless industry heavyweights NTT DoCoMo, Alcatel-Lucent, Qualcomm, and Anritsu co-hosted a keynote on Long Term Evolution (LTE) implementation and its impact at Computex this week.

The growing surge of mobile devices, as evidenced by the myriad display of smart phones and tablets at Computex 2010, combined with near-glacial pace of battery technology almost ensure ARM chips, with their battery sipping ways, continue to play starring roles in dedicated mobile devices.

Software, hardware and more from the third day of Computex in Taipei

Powered by the latest Android OS, the A10 is “the perfect combination” of phone and GPS; or so claims Asus.

At Asus’ pre-Computex press event today RCR got some time alone with the genuinely innovative Eee Tablet, and honestly, we’re really quite impressed.

Computex 2010, the massive Taipei electronics expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with a slew of new gizmos and gadgets, smartphones and tablets on display.

Computex 2010, the massive Taipei electronics expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with a slew of new gizmos and gadgets, smartphones and tablets on display.