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Finland decrees Net access legal right
News Country becomes world's first to pass law making broadband access, at speeds of at least 1Mbps, a legal right for all its citizens by July 2010.
Tags: Regulations, Web sites, Finland, Telecommunications Company, cell phone, International Telecommunications Union, mobile phone network, Web sites, France, Internet Access
S'pore R&D spend pushes forward
News The country's overall spending on research and development last year hit an "unprecedented" high of US$4.3 billion, according to government agency.
Tags: R&D, Singapore, Japan, public sector, Finland, Korea, Germany, Sweden, U.S., agency
Privacy vs protection: Police and the right to hack
Insight Renowned security researcher Mikko Hyppönen discusses the pros and cons of law enforcement using hacking techniques to fight crime.
Tags: Hacking, Privacy, Government, Police, Security, F-Secure Corp., Privacy, New South Wales, antivirus, computer
Time right for young open source companies: Proactum
Blogs During the recent Beijing Open Source Camp, I met with senior executives of Proactum, an open source software company fr...
Asian mobile apps need better usability
News Developers in region hoping to bring apps to global audience should work on developing cleaner and more intuitive user interfaces, says Nokia exec.
Tags: Mobile applications, Software engineering/development, Nokia Corp., Mobile App, Phone, App, advertisement, revenue, mobile, Mobile applications
Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
News Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
Tags: RFID, Business applications, Asia, Monitoring System, Singapore, QoS, Finland, e-mail, agency, point-of-sale
Google unleashes unlocked G1 on developers
News Google has announced a SIM- and hardware-unlocked version of the first Android smartphone, available for purchase in 18 international markets including India and Singapore.
Tags: Mobile processors, Handhelds, Google Inc., Hungary, Developer, SIM Card, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden
Nokia cuts production, closes R&D facility
News Company says it's cutting production at one plant in Finland and closing an R&D site there to help slash costs by US$905 million by 2010.
Tags: Layoffs, Innovation, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Sales, Finnish company, smartphones sale, Forecasting
UK govt to reassess tech strategy
News U.K. business secretary Peter Mandelson has said the government plans to look at a number of measures in an effort to revamp its technology strategy.
Tags: Innovation, R&D, Training, Nesta, Broadband, Britain, Government, Finland, Germany, Sweden
Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
News The Finnish handset manufacturer has embarked on "workforce adjustments" affecting around 600 employees, following a drop in profits.
Tags: Layoffs, Cellular phones, Workforce, job loss, Finland, financial, job, marketing, handset company, workforce adjustment
S'pore, Taiwan among world's most competitive
News update Five economies in Asia-Pacific make top 20 list of world's most IT competitive nations in new study conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit.
Tags: Local Government, India, Business Software Alliance, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Broadband, Broadband Penetration, South Korea, Environment, vision
Researchers still uncertain whether cellular phones are safe
News Leading scientists gathering in Washington, D.C., this week say more research is needed to once-and-for-all determine whether cell phones pose major health risks.
Tags: Cellular phones, DNA, Conference, Wireless, researcher, scientist, health care, American Cancer Society, Cellular phones
Germany approves Symbian deal
News Nokia said Wednesday that its attempt to buy a majority of Symbian, the cell phone software joint venture competing with Microsoft, has been approved by a German competition authority, thus completing a "formal clearance process."
Tags: Cellular phones, Symbian
S'pore 10th in tech achievement
News The United Nations Development Program launched its Technological Achievement Index yesterday, and named the Republic tenth in its list of 72 countries, in terms of creating and using technology.
S'pore 10th in tech achievement
News The United Nations Development Program launched its Technological Achievement Index yesterday, and named the Republic tenth in its list of 72 countries, in terms of creating and using technology.
