Internet Usage
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Parents unaware of children's online activities
News As the Internet becomes a larger part of everyday life, establishing boundaries online between parents and children is increasingly vital, says Symantec.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web sites, Mobile/Wireless, Norton Co., Survey, Singapore, Internet Usage, entertainment, Symantec Corp.
Clearing potential Olympics network hurdle
News Deluge of online content streamed during the Games may affect corporate networks, but firms should not practise "draconian filtering practices", says Fortinet.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Fortinet Inc., Security, Hour, Symantec Corp., Internet usage, network, NBC, Internet
Venture money finds India, China tech
News Venture capital firms stepped up investments in India-based companies by 120 percent in second quarter, finds new report. China's hot with venture firms, too.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, India, Investment, Advertisement, venture-capital company, Internet usage, venture-capital fund, China, Silicon Valley
Worldwide Internet-user total passes 1B
News In December, global Internet usage reached over 1 billion unique visitors, while the Asia-Pacific region accounted for the biggest chunk of people on the Internet during the month.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Search, Internet Audience, Mobile Internet, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Latin America, Internet User, Internet usage
Survey: Web-based malware puts corporations at risk
News One-quarter of IT administrators surveyed say data has been compromised by a Web-based threat and one-third cite employee use of social networks and other sites at work.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Web 2.0, Web sites, Malware, Survey, Video, Webroot Software Inc., social networking, Web application
Project helps Thai hotels profit from Internet
News The Tourism Authority of Thailand and local telco TT&T have teamed up with Intel and Google to promote the use of computers and Internet among smaller businesses in the country's tourism and hospitality sector.
Tags: Web sites, Mobile/Wireless, Intel Corp., Small And Medium Enterprise, Google Inc., Thailand, software, Internet usage, Internet, Internet access
IBM scientist predicts software's future
News Bigger, more ubiquitous and transparent, but software developers will increasingly have to worry about security and privacy issues, says Grady Booch.
Tags: Component-based development, Software engineering/development, IBM Corp., Computing, Security, Programmer, software, technology company, software development, Internet usage
Apple gives up a little Internet usage share
News Use of the Mac operating system to access the Web slides a little, but Apple's iPhone "dominates" the mobile browsing market, new reports indicate.
Tags: Web sites, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Beta User, operating system, Internet Usage, Microsoft Windows XP
PC vendors want slice of smartphone pie
News Converging mobile PCs and smartphone capabilities push vendors toward lucrative smartphone market, but barriers to diminish impact, says Gartner.
Tags: Development/design, Smart phones, Cellular phones, revenue, mobile, handset, Smart Phone, PC Company, Gartner Inc., Sales
M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
News Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
Travel firms use IT to beat recession blues
News Amid downturn, India's travel industry adopts IT tools to lower costs, improve operational efficiencies and diversify product offerings to increase revenues.
Tags: Traveller, Web sites, Mobile applications, Hotel, Mobile, India, Cell Phone, Tool, channel management, phone
Asia's bright spark shines from the Web
Blogs Refreshed from the long Lunar New Year weekend break, I returned to the office this week determined to stay away from bl...
Social networks will need to do more for Asia
News Beyond just speaking an Asian language, social networking sites must also pay attention to unique usage patterns to encourage user adoption, says analyst.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, eMarketer, Asia, South Korea, Japan, social networking, Social Networking Site, Facebook, network
Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise
News People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cell Phone, cellular network, 3G Network
Philippine carriers eye various growth areas
News As analysts expect phone sales in the country to fall this year, mobile operators mull revenue sources such as data traffic services, to overcome any handset sale slump.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Philippines, International Data Corp., Cell Phone, Wireless, phone, 3G
