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Court dismisses M'sian blogger's plea
News Malaysian blogger Ahirudin Attan fails to get the court to strike out an amended defamation suit against him by New Straits Times Press.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web logs, Legal
S'pore, M'sia to explore wider use of smart cards
News Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to explore further the possibility of adopting the smart card to ease immigration clearance and inter-country travel for their citizens.
Singapore telcos connect MMS networks
News Cell phone users in Singapore will be able to send and receive multimedia messages across the different networks thanks to an inter-connect agreement.
MSN takes on Google AdWords
News The Microsoft unit launches AdCenter in France, and plans to test out the paid-search ad system in the U.S. next month.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising
Asian tourists love to click and go
News Expect huge growth in the region's tourism through the end of the decade, thanks to rising incomes and the popularity of travel booking sites.
Ask.com becoming the search engine that could
News The butler is dead, the name has been tweaked, but executives at Ask.com would like to remind the world that they are still very much in business.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Advertising
Samsung and InterDigital reach 3G, 2G settlement
News Under the settlement agreement, Samsung will receive an InterDigital license to use its technology in all of Samsung's 3G related products through 2012.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Settlement, 2G, payment, 3G, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., W-CDMA, wireless technology provider, litigation, technology provider
M'sia, S'pore to explore wider use of smart cards
News Malaysia and Singapore Monday agreed to explore further the possibility of adopting the smart card to ease immigration clearance and inter-country travel for their citizens.
Anti-piracy firm sues Microsoft
News InterTrust, a company that provides technology to protect songs and videos from being illegally copied, says the software giant's music and video software illegally infringes its patent rights.
Anti-piracy firm sues Microsoft
News InterTrust, one of several companies providing technology to protect songs and videos from being illegally copied, sued Microsoft Thursday, saying the giant's music and video software illegally infringes its patent rights.
HK mobile firms hit money snags trying to connect SMS networks
News Hong Kong's mobile operators are working to allow subscribers on one network to send SMS messages to those who are on a different network. However, there is a still a long way to go before the six operators agree on payment terms.
Take three: Antivirus apps could spread infection
News A flaw in Trend Micro's software lets attackers run a virus instead of stopping it, in the third such security hole found this month.
Tags: Security applications/tools
DBS adds new passwords to online banking
News Singapore's largest bank, stung last year by a hacker who raided the accounts of online users, has put into place a new security measure that uses mobile phones.
Full disclosure: The only protocol for Net security
News news analysis The big BGP threat to the Internet is not new at all--but a bigger fix is required.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Disclosure, BGP, Conference, researcher, Internet Service Provider, Internet, industry, strategy
Short Take: Digitel's suppliers may lend it US$210m
News Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc, the country's second-biggest provider of fixed phone lines, is in talks with suppliers for "long-term financing" of about US$210 million.
