Soaring finance costs hurt Huawei earnings
The Chinese telecom gear maker saw net profit jump 20 percent year-to-year, but finance costs soared to US$971 million, up from US$199 million a year earlier.
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Budgeting/cost control,
Mobile platforms/communications
Open source challenges students to think
Access to source code of open source software facilitates hands-on lessons so students can get practical development experience, say the technology's exponents.
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Open source,
IT training,
Personal development
China Mobile plans its own app store
The upcoming Mobile Market of the world's largest wireless carrier is set to go live later this year, indicating that Apple and China Mobile are done with any iPhone talks.
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Mobile applications
Portables buffer PC market in Asia-Pacific
Strong sales of mini-notebooks helps the sector meet expectations in the first quarter despite fall in total PC shipments in the region, says IDC.
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Personal Computers,
Consumer Technology
APAC users laud mobile data services
Interest in mobile broadband and wider device choice drive data revenues, which last year accounted for 27.8 percent of overall mobile revenues.
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Mobile/Wireless,
Data services
Chinese game company completes year's first Nasdaq IPO
Changyou.com, a subsidiary of Sohu.com, is successfully spun-off in a US$120 million listing.
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Business plans
Fewer IT jobs in Asia this quarter
At least one-fifth of region's IT and telecoms firms--and as high as 43 percent in Hong Kong--are set to reduce their hiring activities, finds new Hudson survey.
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Recruiting,
Trends
Apple's iPhone, an Indian flop, prepares for China
The failure of Apple's iPhone to make a dent in India's lucrative telecom market may hold important lessons for its upcoming push in China.
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Development/design,
Mobile/Wireless,
Mobile applications,
Mobile platforms
Huawei seals deal with US cable operator
Chinese telecom equipment maker is providing wireless gear to help Cox build its 3G cell phone network. The deal looks to be one of Huawei's largest in the United States.
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3G (Third Generation)
Conficker worm might originate from China
A Vietnamese security firm concludes that Conficker worm has the same root as the Nimda, which the firm believes originated in China.
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Viruses and worms
S'pore, China shine in global IT index
update Singapore jumps up to fourth spot in annual rankings, while China overtakes India to lead emerging markets, finds World Economic Forum report.
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Business Strategies & Functions,
IT Governance,
Network infrastructure,
LANs and WANs,
Networking technology,
Government,
Investments
Will Huawei finally make it big in America?
The Chinese telecommunications equipment maker scores a big deal and is close to making a second with a couple of U.S. service providers, reports The Wall Street Journal.
WSJ: China bans YouTube
Chinese officials confirm that they are blocking the Web's largest video site but haven't disclosed the reason.
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Web 2.0
Siemens onboard for high-speed trains in China
Japan and European countries like France have had them for decades. But now the race to build high-speed trains seems to have taken off in two of the leading world economies.
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Hardware
Via design targets first-time netbook makers
The Surfboard C855 netbook reference design is built around an ageing Via processor, but the company says it easily supports high-definition video playback.
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