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China to power North Asia's 1B mobile subs
News Mobile subscriptions in the region will cross 1 billion in 2009, with the Chinese market accounting for 80 percent of users, new report reveals.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Hong Kong, Compound Annual Growth Rate, Japan, Frost & Sullivan, Korea, 3G, China
OECD sees signs of tech turnaround
News New report has found signs of recovery in the ICT industry worldwide, even among those countries and sectors that have been hard hit.
Tags: Components, Software, Semiconductor, Information And Communication Technology, Japan, Software, Korea, billing, China, revenue
Asian Net users most engaged online
News Chinese youths spend more leisure time online than anyone else globally, while Koreans top the world in social networking, new study finds.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Web browsers, Web logs, Wiki, Social Media, Japan, Internet User, social networking
Developed SMBs to increase IT services spend
News IT services expenditure among small and midsize firms in Australia, Korea and Japan will grow 10 percent from 2009 to 2013, says AMI.
Tags: Business, Services, Business, Information Technology, IT Services, Services, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Japan, Korea
YouTube Korea squelches uploads, comments
News To work around new prohibition of anonymous video uploads, Google disables the feature in Korea and offers advice to sidestep the South Korean law.
Tags: Privacy, Web sites, Regulations, Google Inc., Video, YouTube Korea, South Korea, Internet Service, YouTube Inc., Korea
Russia may increase oversight of Microsoft
News The country is considering whether to add Microsoft to a list of companies with high market share. Microsoft said it is cooperating with the inquiry.
Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Russian Government, Europe, software company, operating system, Korea, software
With Korea deal, eBay tries again in Asia
News The auction site's purchase of a 67 percent stake in Gmarket will boost its expansion in one of the world's fastest-growing online markets.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., Asia, Yahoo! Inc., Gmarket, Sales, e-commerce company
Report: Countries prepping for cyber war
News U.S., Israel, Russia, China, and France are gearing up for cyber offensives, according to a new McAfee report.
Tags: Security, International governments, Defense/military, ARPAnet, U.S., network, Georgia, South Korea, denial of service, McAfee Inc.
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
Digital stimulus for Philippine e-commerce
Blogs A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend a government-organized public consultation meeting on a proposed certifi...
SMBs to spend US$7.6B to build online presence
News Small and midsize businesses in developed countries of Asia-Pacific region find it essential to give potential customers positive "first impressions" online, says analyst.
Tags: Internet, IT budgeting, Web sites, Online Advertising, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Advertisement, Korea, Web hosting
Asia's tech CEOs still eye robust growth
News Most chief executives in the region are confident of maintaining growth, and one in two expect over 25 percent jump in headcount in 2009, new survey finds.
Tags: Growth strategies and tools, Earning reports/forecasts, Strategy, Integrated Circuit, Asia, Telecommunications, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Korea, CEO
APAC SMBs to increase IT spend in 2009
News Region's small and midsize businesses are expected to spend US$153 billion on IT and telecom in 2009, or US$6.5 billion more than last year, says new report.
Tags: IT budgeting, Cost control, Business, India, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, Telecom Service, Indonesia, Indian SMB
Participation key to S'pore 2FA framework
News update Singapore's national authentication framework needs critical mass of transactions, observers say, but local banks may choose to retain their own two-factor setup for now.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Data security, Government, Authentication, Singapore, Web Service, Portal, Data Security Systems Solutions
Why Korea won't bite the Apple
News South Korea is proud of its electronics makers and tech-savvy consumers. Samsung and LG won't roll out the welcome mat for the new iPhone 3G.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Internet Access, Mobile Internet, WIPI, Touch Screen, phone, Korea
