Lenovo mobile hopes threaten PC biz
Buyback of handset arm suggests computer maker harbors global intentions for Lenovo-branded mobiles, but analyst says this puts strain on core PC business.
Find more stories in: Development/design, Personal Computers, Strategy, Apple Inc., Computer, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Lenovo Group Ltd., China
Singapore startup faces lawsuit crunch
Fusion Garage may soon face multiple lawsuits from U.S. blog, TechCrunch, after deal to co-create tablet PC falls through. But lawyer says legal recourse still premature.
Find more stories in: Notebooks and tablets, Legal, CrunchPad, software, U.S., mobile, Tablet, Lawsuit, Singapore, intellectual property
IBM vs. SAS: Battle over data analysis software
Amid heightened competition to sell data analysis software, closely held SAS Institute says it will fend off threats from rivals IBM, SAP, and Oracle.
Find more stories in: IBM Corp., SAS Institute, SAP AG, Accenture Ltd., software, revenue, software company, Sales, Oracle Corp., data analysis
Ovum: China lacks IT services powerhouses
Despite government push in IT and business process outsourcing services, Chinese equivalents of TCS and Infosys will not emerge in "foreseeable future", report says.
Find more stories in: Outsourcing, Offshoring, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, Ovum, IT Services, India, software, Information Technology
Sony gets a TV repairman
Hiroshi Yoshioka, Sony's head of consumer products and devices, hopes to close gap with competitors in TV market by revamping supply chain, cost cutting and adding features to its products.
Find more stories in: Best strategies, Cost control, Hiroshi Yoshioka, TV, Amazon.com Inc., DisplaySearch, 3D, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., analyst, LG Electronics Inc.
Network costs plague Asian bourses
To support transaction growth from facilitating foreign trading, region's stock exchanges will need to overcome rising network costs, notes data center operator.
Find more stories in: Bandwidth, Network administration/implementation, Cost control, Equinix, Asia, network, Singapore, Server, stock exchange, North America
Lenovo repurchases mobile phone arm
Lenovo buys back its mobile phone arm which it had sold at start of 2008 at US$200 million, sees "mobile Internet as a key growth opportunity".
Find more stories in: Mobile, Mobile processors, Phone, handset, cell phone, mobile, Mobile Internet, private equity company, handset maker, Lenovo Group Ltd.
APAC firms still find cloud 'not relevant'
Only 46 percent of Asia-Pacific companies familiar with cloud concept and 78 percent have not adopted any cloud-based apps, finds new study.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), hosted CRM, Information Technology, Web Conferencing, CRM, Asia-Pacific, ERP, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Google Inc., Security, Energy Management Company, Home Energy Management Company, Energy, software, U.S., network, Green IT
German government doesn't want 'a vision'
Country's economics ministry hesitant to target singular IT goal, preferring instead to nurture diverse tech industry to better protect against crisis, says official.
Find more stories in: Local Government, Politics, Software engineering/development, Venture capital, economic policy, software, Information Technology, European Union, Software AG, Berlin
'Best effort' insufficient for cloud
Cloud ecosystem needs operator participation to provide single point of blame, to win businesses' confidence in moving over, says consultant.
Find more stories in: Service level management, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, NTT Corp., SingTel, network, Uptime, Asia-Pacific, SLA, Service Management
Nokia sees 10 percent sales increase for 2010
This past year has been a tough one for Nokia, but the mobile phone maker expects sales to pick up in 2010, as economy improves and its Ovi service expands.
Find more stories in: Mobile/Wireless, Nokia Corp., Phone, handset, Smart Phone, Siemens AG, cell phone, U.S., Telecommunications, Sales
Pedal-powered Christmas tree lights Copenhagen
With international climate change talks a week away, host city takes its tannenbaum off-grid with a rack of bicycles powering LED lights.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Tree, ViPS, climate change negotiation, Ceremony, climate change, Green IT, financial incentive, Copenhagen, Global Warming
Lessons from Apple-Psystar battle
Apple has long been one of the staunchest defenders of intellectual property. Psystar would have done well to brush up on its Steve Jobs history.
Find more stories in: Copyright, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Power Computing Corp., Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Florida, founder, Psystar
Asia mobile recycling yield beats Europe
Low labor cost in region allows mobile phone recycling plant to recover nearly 100 percent in recycling process through manual labor, says Nokia.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Nokia Corp., Phone, handset, cell phone, Asia, mobile, Green IT, Singapore, Europe
Govt support key to mushrooming startups
Countries eyeing a flourishing startup landscape should invest generously and court foreign investors, Israeli venture capitalist tells Singapore audience.
Find more stories in: Venture capital, Israeli Government, Start-up, Information Technology, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Government, Israel, founder, knowledge
Work governance into sourcing contract
Organizations that spell out in contracts how they intend to govern client-provider relationship will have "better chance at success", according to industry player.
Find more stories in: IT Governance, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Governance, Services Provider, Outsourcing, ITIL, IT Services, Information Technology, partnership
Google hosts energy experts amid climate talks
Next week, the international community plans to discuss climate change and green energy, and U.S. energy experts kicked things off at Google's offices.
Find more stories in: Green IT, Google Inc., climate change, Energy, Conference, Green IT, Copenhagen, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, China, agreement
NBN to lead pay TV way for SingTel
update Singapore's next-gen broadband network will play key role in boosting local carrier's competitive edge in pay TV market, says top company exec.
Find more stories in: IPTV, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Starhub, IP Television, SingTel, IPTV, TV, CEO, network
Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing
Nokia is seeking unspecified damages from several liquid display manufacturers, accusing them of conspiring to inflate prices for displays.
Find more stories in: Antitrust, Monitors and displays, Nokia Corp., Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., U.S. Department Of Justice, Bloomberg L.P., Sharp Corp., AT&T Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc.
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