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How to avoid social media faux pas

Social media has been around for a long time and you would think that people in high-profile positions would be more careful with what they say in public.

However this certainly wasn't the case for a certain Nike shoe designer who created a maelstrom on Twitter with his views that mocked a top athlete in the U.S. on Tuesday this.....

2 weeks ago in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Pervasive communication drives LTE forward

In the past two months, I've been reading quite a fair bit about the development of long-term evolution (LTE) in the United States, and how operators are gearing up for the next 4G wireless technology on the horizon.

Both main LTE operators in the U.S.-- Verizon Wireless and AT&T-- have been pushing the boundaries offering 4G services to potential subscribers by.....

April 19th, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

iPad-LTE saga: Why Apple should've been more transparent

Yesterday, I read with interest a Wired magazine report which stated that Apple may be in more hot soup for possibly having "misled" Australian consumers about the new iPad's compatibility with the country's 4G standards on the Telstra network.

"Apple's recent promotion of the new 'iPad with WiFi + 4G' is misleading because it represents to Australian consumers that the.....

March 30th, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Enterprise turf war breeds innovation

In my first blog for the year, I noted how cloud computing can be a force to be reckoned with, leveling the playing field between old school software companies and Web 2.0 ones.

Since then, I've been tracking a number of developments in the enterprise software world but one that caught my eye recently is how two old school giants.....

March 23rd, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Old favorites bidding to make a comeback

So the Mobile World Congress (MWC) has finally come to an end, and here are two stories that I thought were worthy of mention.

Firstly, very early on at the MWC, the once king of the mobile phone arena, Nokia, went on the offensive when its combative and outspoken CEO Stephen Elop trained the spotlight not on the Apple iOS ecosystem.....

March 7th, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Excitement surrounds wireless world as MWC begins

Dubbed the largest industry tradeshow for anything and everything mobile, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is expected to see over 50,000 visitors--spanning vendors, service providers, both small and large businesses connected to the mobile ecosystem--descending at the Fira de Barcelona, Spain, next week.

I remember first covering this show--organized by the GSM Association--some nine years ago when, I believe, I was.....

February 24th, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Lessons learnt from one who has not rested on his laurels

While taking a break during the Lunar New Year last week, I stumbled upon a fascinating story on my Google Currents reader about how Walldorf, Germany-based SAP is trying to re-invent itself in a bid to take on the new paradigms facing today's fast-paced computing world.

The Wall Street Journal chronicled how Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP, who 20 years ago.....

January 31st, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Isn't cloud the great leveler?

Happy belated new year, dear readers. After a long hiatus, I'm back blogging, courtesy of some very interesting stories I noticed during my year-end break.

The first is how traditional retailers in the U.S. have been struggling against their online counterparts during the shopping boom last month. Reuters reported how Tom Nenon, a philosophy professor at the University of Memphis, was.....

January 9th, 2012 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Welcome to the walled garden world, again

Reuters had an interesting story last week, in which it reported that Google is pondering an Internet service to help consumers shop online and take advantage of same-day delivery in a bid to stanch the loss of Web traffic to Amazon.com.

The story, originally reported by The Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter, noted that the Internet search.....

December 5th, 2011 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Today's tablets succeeded where previous ones failed

About three months ago, I bought myself a tablet computer, the Asus Transformer 101, with a docking station.

I had been toying with the idea of getting a tablet since the beginning of the year but had held back because I was waiting for a worthy Android-based tablet, as well as one that would sport the latest Honeycomb operating system......

November 10th, 2011 in Malaysia Explorer by Edwin Yapp Comment

Edwin Yapp

Edwin Yapp An engineer by training, Edwin first cut his teeth as a cellular radio frequency optimization engineer in one of Malaysia's largest telcos.
After more than five years, he hung up his radio engineering boots to try his hand at technology reporting at The Star, Malaysia's leading English daily, where he won several awards for Best Online Technology reporting.
He left to start his own editorial consultancy and is now a freelance journalist for several publications, including ZDNet Asia.
A self-confessed gadget geek, Edwin hopes his blog contributions will stir up deeper discussions within the Malaysian technology scene.
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